php deployment

[el chupacabra]

sorry for the [dumb] questions, I'm a newbie. On all my readings done I haven't been able to find answers to these questions.

1. Is there a deployment tool for php applications? sort of like wise installer or something?

2. Does the client have to have apache/mysql I can just do a php/access combo and deploy it as a standalone application?

3. Based on above, Does php support standalone type of applications or is it a server-client based?


thanks in advance.


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[Janwillem Borleffs]

Re: php deployment

el chupacabra wrote:[color=blue]
> 1. Is there a deployment tool for php applications? sort of like wise
> installer or something?
>[/color]

Deployment consists of copying the files to your server, no need for an
installer.

If you need a more verbose reply, Google for "php deployment tools", which
brings up some applicable links.
[color=blue]
> 2. Does the client have to have apache/mysql I can just do a
> php/access combo and deploy it as a standalone application?
>[/color]

The webserver is mandatory if you want to make your scripts accessible
through the WWW. If you want to create shell scripts, the php interpreter is
sufficient (see: www.php.net/features.commandline).

The choice of using a database and which is yours, as long as PHP supports
it (which is also the case for Access).
[color=blue]
> 3. Based on above, Does php support standalone type of applications
> or is it a server-client based?
>[/color]

There are some compilers available, but they are quite limited. If you want
to create client-side PHP applications, you might want to have a look at the
GTK extension (http://gtk.php.net/).


JW