PHP and SQL without internet connection??

Hi,

I do a lot of travelling and I was wondering if there is any way to be able to code php and sql on a laptop without an internet connection?? I see there is software somewhere but wouldnt have a clue.

I would love to use that time coding sites rather than having the computer beat me at chess???

Anything??

 

There is an open source package that provides that. I don't have a link, but it exists, works and is free.

Apache
MySql
PHP

 

That is exactly what I need.... Anyone know what it is?? Ive done a google search but Cant come across anything unfortunately.

Thanks for the help noppid

 

I used xampp myself. Installs apahce, mysql, phpmyadmin and a bunch of other stuff I dont use.... highly recommended:

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

 

The following link is a great package, I use it on all my computers, it's fast and clean, they have PHP4 and PHP5 modules and iy also comes with PHPMyAdmin, I highly recommend it.

http://www.wampserver.com/en/index.php

 

I found one for windows as well. http://www.appservnetwork.com/

 

Hmmm, I should have known this before. I did manual install of apache, mysql, php on my machines

 

Thanks... ill give them a try and tell you how it goes..

 

if you can do then manual install is much better

 

Appserv was excellent. All I did was install it, put my SQL DB in, and uploaded files into the www folder and it works the treat.

Thanks guys for the excellent recommendations. I always wanted to be able to do this.

 

JoeO is right, XAMPP is the best php&mysql distro

Linux/Windows/OS X/Solaris supported ...

 

absolutely agree about xampp. I have spent the last 3 years manually setting up all of my config, and felt like such a tool once I found a free solution that did it all in one shot.

I have never really messed with the Mercury Mail package that comes with it. Anyone got any info about this suite?

 

another suggestion is sqllite

it works like mysql but uses files, but if you just want to do some development on your laptop it might save you some overhead if your laptop isnt that strong of a machine

You can get all your tables, queries and code in place and then if you need to migrate to a mysql system, the only changes that need to be made are the connection strings

 

Nobody uses easyphp? Then u shd try it. U will love that i am sure. Xampp has more options, but its messy.

 

Then, I think that XAMPP is the solution. Extremely easy to install, really easy to use. Great piece of software.
Give it a try.

 

Just about any Linux distro comes with everything you would ever need and more, including the Apache web server, for FREE! I doesn't get much better than that.

I use Linux but I'm not a fanatic about it, I just think that if you are seriously into web coding it is probably worth investigating.

 

Any reviews for apachetriad?

 

I use " Merlin server " from http://www.abriasoft.com/download.php its free, easy.. has loads more stuff in it. Though I think, the versions inside are not the latest but steady releases. Mysql, php, java, SSL etc.. etc..

 

Great! I need it too since I don't even have a networkcard on one of my computers.

 

Dear friends,
Thanks to you who's supply the download link. I have some question to you all..
1. There is no cPanel. So is it possible to add that ?
2. I can create sql database from phpmyadmin. but phpmyadmin dont asked for sql pass and user name. But from cpanel of my real site, I created sql datbase first and then set user, pass.
3. I install some php script. The are allow membership. When I signup as a member with my email address they request to check my email for confirmation. But problem how can i receive that mail? Because the server is running my pc without net connection.
4. How can i uninstall that