rayleiter Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I was wondering about developing simple client side graphical apps. I was thinking of using php with an ODBC connection to the data store. The data store might be a text file in CSV format or something similar. (maybe even a spreadsheet)! I was wondering what would be a very simple minimally useful web server to run on the client? The client would probably be MS Windows XP/7. What are your thoughts? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/288659-use-of-php-for-simple-client-side-apps/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Php comes with a web server built in. Still though, I'm not sure "client side" apps is a great domain to be using php in. I meen, you'd need to take care of the installation and maintenance of php and all then. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/288659-use-of-php-for-simple-client-side-apps/#findComment-1480402 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayleiter Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 trq; Thanks for your thoughts. I didn't know php had a built-in web server. The maintenance wouldn't be too troublesome, as there as only a few clients. This is just something I've been thinking about. Thanks again. Ray Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/288659-use-of-php-for-simple-client-side-apps/#findComment-1480541 Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 I just don't see the point to be honest. The beauty of "web" apps is they are maintained in a single location. SaaS is here to stay, it's becoming more and more popular for good reason. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/288659-use-of-php-for-simple-client-side-apps/#findComment-1480559 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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