[tpm] Bundling a Perl, mysql WEB app for local use

[Alejandro Imass]

On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 10:19 AM, Chris Jones <cj at enersave.ca> wrote:
> Thanks everyone for the suggestions and pointers.
> Because the MySQL database needs to be written to, I don't believe the
> application can be standalone on a CD/DVD.

Yeah, PAR (my earlier suggestion) won't work either because you
wouldn't be able to bundle Apache either.

> The best sounding approach is to create the necessary scripts to install the
> application locally.
>

Maybe your best bet would be to create a small footprint VirtualBox
(https://www.virtualbox.org/) using a light-weight Linux distro. That
is, create a small Linux distribution (e.g. Debian) without X11 or
anything. Just the basic OS, and the LAMP layers. It will _easily_ fit
on a single CD and the you can just copy the contents of the CD to any
Windows station and runs run the VM. You could also create the VM
using Windows but it may be larger than the size of a CD.

>
> Thanks again!
>
>
>
>> On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Chris Jones <cj at enersave.ca> wrote:
>> > We have an old web app running using Apache, Perl and Mysql on Windows -
>> > the
>> > development server.  We have a client that can't always get internet
>> > access
>> > in meetings and is hoping we can find a way to "bundle" the app for easy
>> > install on local computers.  Setting the app up takes a few minutes -
>> > install Perl, install the modules, install mysql, install Apache,
>> > configure
>> > the local server.  Is there some way to send a DVD to someone so they
>> > can
>> > click and install?
>> >
>> > Would this be something a consultant would take on to help us with?
>> >
>>
>> http://search.cpan.org/~rschupp/PAR-Packer-1.012/lib/pp.pm
>>
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > Chris Jones
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>
> Chris Jones
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