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rkorts
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Usage of PortableApps

I'm sorry to be such a dummy, but I don't see how it works.
Here is my objective:

We want to create a web app that can run on the web server software XAMPP on a Windows PC.

We want to distribute the app via USB Drive for use on computers with no (or very slow) internet capability.

I have created a test version on a USB drive with Chrome & XAMPP. When distributed to the end user, how do they access it? Assuming the USB drive is E: on the PC, does the users just type E:(path to app)?

What if they already have Chrome and XAMPP on their computer. Does the stuff on the USB drive supersede what's on the local computer?

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Chrome Licensing

Chrome's license does not permit pre-installation on something like a USB flash drive.

Firefox's license permits this as long as you make no changes to it (this includes homepage and bookmark changes... those aren't allowed).

Something like QupZilla or Chromium would let you change whatever you want.

We usually recommend using something like the PA.c Platform in situations like this as it can handle running them both.

XAMPP can't run if something on the PC is already running on port 80 (note that Skype oddly steals this port).

Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!

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just curious, but ...

just curious, but if the issue is accessibility why start with XAMPP which is a monster and Chrome which is getting on for not being portable at all. It is almost as if you started at the wrong end on purpose, though I'm sure that wasn't your intention.

There are tiny web servers freely available and I'm fond of Qupzilla, which John mentioned, as a browser that just does stuff most of the time.

Do you even need a server at all if the end user isn't going to have easy or guaranteed access to the outside world? Why not just a good set of pages and a browser? Maybe even a minimalist help or man type environment.

Just thoughts

Wm

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