RE: Anyone have MySQL/PHP running from CD?
For this to work you would have to have a web server (Apache?) with PHP compiled in and mysql all installed on the target machine. I'm guessing the answer is no here. HOWEVER. Not knowing your exact requirements I'm going to blindly give advice here. Do you really need a database and a scripting language for a static site? yes, I know right now that's the way it's built but the main reason you have a database behind a site is because the data will change. If the data is not going to change (you ARE burning it onto a CD, right?) then I would re-examine my structure. If you goal is to provide the existing site on a CD then I would suggest investing about an hour over at www.freshmeat.net. I bet that you could find a 'bot' that will spider your existing website and create an 'off-line' version complete with URL's that point to the off-line version and all graphics. If this magical bot (and I know they exist but I'm not going to spend the time looking for one for you) spiders ALL your pages then, unless you have something like an integrated search engine, you should be able to burn the off-line content to a CD. Add an autorun.inf and anyone dumb enough to leave autorun turned on will see the site whenever the disk is inserted into the drive. The advantage of this is that it's cross-platform. (Linux, Mac and even Windows) The other option is to write pages that will go on the CD that check for an internet connection via JavaScript (will this page load, etc. not hard if you think it through) and then display default content if no connection is present but if a connection is present it pulls from her site. The upside to this is if you are burning the CD's manually, you can add a unique ID to each of them and track their usage through your web server's log files. HTH, =C= p.s. nothing works WITH WinME. Some things work in spite of WinME! :) * * Cal Evans * The Virtual CIO * http://www.calevans.com * -Original Message- From: databarn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 9:34 AM To: MySQL Subject: Anyone have MySQL/PHP running from CD? Folk, A friend has asked me to help her to create some business card CDs (with her web on them) that she can use to promote her business. The web uses PHP, with MySQL for the database engine . . . it hasn't been published yet, still in the throes [up] of creation. I've found MicroWeb, which purports to do just what we need, but it's a bit steep for a startup on a shoestring budget - $300 for a developer's license. Haven't checked it out yet, so I cannot speak to its effectiveness. Anyone know of anything else that might do the job, preferably at a lower cost, open source or maybe freeware? It would need to run transparently, i.e., autorun or run one executable that would fire up PHP, MySQL, and the default web browser for the machine using the CD. 'Twould be nice if it was OS/platform independent, but it'll need to run on Windows 9x/NT/2K at the least, and should work with Win ME/XP as well. 'Preciate any aid on this. Make a good day . . . . . . barn ~ Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles. ~ - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
Re: Anyone have MySQL/PHP running from CD?
You just need to snag the website once you have published it or at least have it running on a server somewhere. The result should be standard html no need for MySQL or PHP on the CD. Hope this helps Pat... - Original Message - From: databarn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MySQL [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 10:34 AM Subject: Anyone have MySQL/PHP running from CD? Folk, A friend has asked me to help her to create some business card CDs (with her web on them) that she can use to promote her business. The web uses PHP, with MySQL for the database engine . . . it hasn't been published yet, still in the throes [up] of creation. I've found MicroWeb, which purports to do just what we need, but it's a bit steep for a startup on a shoestring budget - $300 for a developer's license. Haven't checked it out yet, so I cannot speak to its effectiveness. Anyone know of anything else that might do the job, preferably at a lower cost, open source or maybe freeware? It would need to run transparently, i.e., autorun or run one executable that would fire up PHP, MySQL, and the default web browser for the machine using the CD. 'Twould be nice if it was OS/platform independent, but it'll need to run on Windows 9x/NT/2K at the least, and should work with Win ME/XP as well. 'Preciate any aid on this. Make a good day . . . . . . barn ~ Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles. ~ - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
Re: Anyone have MySQL/PHP running from CD?
At 11:38 AM 12/29/2002 -0600, databarn wrote: Wouldn't it make more sense for your friend to design a flash based Demo CD, then have links to the sites on the web? No. The purpose of the CD is to let people see the products w/o net access. It seems to be a bit excessive to run a HTTP Daemon on a business card CD + PHP + MySQL. If I were the employer, I wouldn't even bother installing all that stuff just to view the card. You may have missed the point; I was apparently not clear . . . all this must run _from the CD_ w/o installing to the hard drive. The idea is to let anyone who has access to a spindled CD player view the web/products by doing nothing more than putting the CD in the player and _possibly_ clicking a start file - autorun would be preferable, but some folk may have it turned off. The concept here is not to build web traffic, but to build orders grin /. I understand you want to run all this stuff OFF the CD. But the reality is - all those daemons need to be configured, installed, and executed. It seems a bit excessive for a business card CD ROM. Also, keep in mind that most business card CD ROMs are ~100MB. If you install MySQL + Apache + PHP + the sites, you're going to hit the limit really quick. With that many executables, your demo cd will become very complex very quickly. You may have more technical problems than it is worth. Others have suggested that you spider the websites and place them on the CD ROM. I think that is a very good solution. At least you're guaranteed cross platform compatiblity and it is almost sure fire solution. Another possiblity is to convert all the application/search logic into Java like Macromedia's Help files. Also... if one does not have internet access, what are the chances that they'll view your CD-ROM in the first place? If you're trying to sell websites to businesses who are NOT net savvy, a flashy CD-ROM may not do the job... Instead, pictures, charts, and graphs may do the job better. -- Michael She : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mobile : (519) 589-7309 WWW Homepage : http://www.binaryio.com/ - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
Re: Anyone have MySQL/PHP running from CD?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 databarn -- ...and then databarn said... % % Folk, % % ... MicroWeb, ... % % Anyone know of anything else that might do the job, ... I echo the sentiment of others that you may not really need all of this on a CD. However, there is a perl httpd that should be portable and lightweight enough to fit in and at least get you going. I don't think you'll find platform independence (as you would with simple HTML), but you could probably get a perl, a mysql, and a php for each OS and put 'em on the CD -- with perhaps room for some content as well :-) % % 'Preciate any aid on this. HTH HAND mysql query, :-D - -- David T-G * There is too much animal courage in (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * society and not sufficient moral courage. (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health http://www.justpickone.org/davidtg/Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE+D1hIGb7uCXufRwARAtOFAJ4hbbozLGG7QOJNJMXXnx1o1rGgBACguUk9 wF3HDtrfOJP3P/ABXVK1UtQ= =h4EH -END PGP SIGNATURE- - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
