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[Adrian Noland]

While I agree with everything Tom said, if you really *must* have a web
server, check out nanoweb. A web server written in PHP.

http://nanoweb.si.kz/manual/

On 7/4/07, Tom Melendez <tom at supertom.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Rick,
>
> On 7/4/07, Rick Retzko <rick at click-rick.net> wrote:
> >
> >  Hi All –
> >
> > I've developed a web-based audition registration application for musical
> > organizations (All-State Chorus, Regional Band, etc).  The application has
> > been well received, but some organizations are too small to benefit from the
> > web orientation and have asked if the application could be provided in a
> > single-user version without hosting.
> >
> Not the answer you want, but I would address this as a business model
> issue.  Everything that isn't web based today will probably be tomorrow.  If
> I'm "reading into" your statement correctly they seem to have an issue with
> the hosting cost.  The answer then, is, to reduce or replace the hosting
> cost.  Build it into the support costs perhaps.  If they don't want
> recurring fees then build it into license cost (with an availability cap of
> say, 3 years).  Keeping it web-based will benefit you both in many ways,
> including:
> - Deployment
> - Support (if they have internet access and a web browser it should work,
> no PC issues to worry about)
> - One code base
> - They can access the application anywhere and one day, not too far from
> now, they'll want to.
> - tons more which I'm sure you've heard before
>
> I'm exploring how to rewrite the app in PHP5 using sqlite as the backend
> > database, but haven't figured out how to package the code so that it can be
> > loaded onto another PC without the need to install and configure an Apache
> > server for each user.  My prospective clients will not be PC-literate beyond
> > medium-weight spreadsheet usage.
> >
>
> See above, this is only more work (and a lot more work at that) for you
> with no real benefit IMO.  You now have the issues of backups, upgrades,
> support, maintenance, security fixes on individual, possibly
> not-internet-connected machines for which you probably can't charge for.
> The computer-illiteracy of your clients is even more of a reason to keep it
> web-based as they don't want to deal with this stuff, either.
>
> HTH,
>
> Tom
> http://www.liphp.org
>
>
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