is it possible to run a site from cd but keep code hidden?

[jacobyte]

hi guys

sorry if this sound like a crazy question but here goes:

im building a php/mysql portal site that connects to a third party site for data - the site im building is php,mysql running on windows - the 3rd party site is requesting that we ship a demo of the site onto a cd for them to demo to their customers which im a bit concerned about handing over all the php code, database structure etc

is there any way to do the following:

1) get a php/mysql site & web server to run from a cd
2) scramble the code so that anyone looking at it cant decipher it?

any ideas anyone? thanks very much!

[bpat1434]

1.) Yes. Google for Portable Web App or google for "Webserver on USB" and you'll find quite a number show up. Also there is Uniform Server that runs on a USB as well.

2.) Yes. You can look into the Zend Encoding engine as wella s IonCube. Both are code obfuscaters and would make the code look like incoherent characters if opened in an editor. You can also google for code obfuscater and possibly find a free one.