Compile PHP/HTML(css&javascript) as an executable file

[turquato]

Hey guys.

 

Is it possible to create a standalone installer (.exe) file with PHP/HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript/MySQL?

If so, can you provide links to certain applications that might help me create an executable file with the above mentioned codebase?

 

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[madknight3]

Maybe one of these options will do what you need.

[Marxtai]

You could look here : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9046675/convert-a-php-script-into-a-stand-alone-windows-executable

 

I haven't tried any of them though. For what reason(s) do you want to create a desktop app with PHP? It would be best to use a language like C#, VB.Net, Python, which are more appropriate for that which have a better support of desktop apps.

[SSL]

No.

[burnttoastnice]

... It would be best to use a language like C#, VB.Net, Python, which are more appropriate ...

 

Seconded

[turquato]

Maybe one of these options will do what you need.

thank you madknight3, will check it out.

[turquato]

You could look here : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9046675/convert-a-php-script-into-a-stand-alone-windows-executable

 

I haven't tried any of them though. For what reason(s) do you want to create a desktop app with PHP? It would be best to use a language like C#, VB.Net, Python, which are more appropriate for that which have a better support of desktop apps.

Marxtai, thank you for the link I will look into it.

 

To be honest, I am trying to compare the .exe programs generated with a PHP vs C#, VB.Net & Python codebase. I also have not tried of C# & Python, and I only have a bit of experience with VB.Net.

[LunarBoy]

html is becoming an increasingly viable way to do UI for desktop applications. (Just look at the Spotify app for OS X/Windows, an average user would not know that it's just HTML) But using MySQL for a desktop app is extremely overkill. I'd suggest using SQLite instead, it's probably going to be faster and will definitely be more light weight and easier to work with. You should only use a SQL server if you are going to have multiple instances of the application that need to access the same data.

 

(sorry if I explained too much, i don't know what your experience level is)

[burnttoastnice]

No.

 

 

Web technologies can and are being used in desktop applications. Python is a great example of this, even though it is an interpreter used literally everywhere. Forget using PHP on desktop though.

[SSL]

Web technologies can and are being used in desktop applications. Python is a great example of this, even though it is an interpreter used literally everywhere. Forget using PHP on desktop though.

 

I was talking about PHP. I'm sure a desktop application could be made, it certainly runs on the commandline.

 

But doing such a thing would be silly.