Those unable to install GTD-PHP on an internet accessible web server, might consider an alternative technique - installing it instead on a memory stick.
Requirements
This is a WAMP installation (Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP)
- Windows (similar may be possible with MAMP (Mac, Apache, MySQL, PHP - open source project for OS X/Mac use -- stay tuned in the future for a new link in case anyone tries this!)
- Memory Stick
Technique
Essentially the technique is to install a webserver on a USB memory stick, then install GTD-PHP on top of this. At least one of the current packages comes with gtd-php already built in.
That one is MoWeS Portable (Modules Webserver System), although other alternatives should work as well. MoWeS can be downloaded from http://www.chsoftware.net/en/useware/mowes/mowes.htm?action=download - select Apache2, PHP5, MySQL5, PHPMyAdmin and gtd-php. The SE versions are "Small Editions" and work fine.
Installation instructions
- Transfer the MoWeS download onto your memory stick and run it. Install all of the available packages: Apache, MySQL, PHP, PHPMyAdmin, gtd-php.
- Then run mowes.exe in the root of your installed directory, to start the local webserver. Your browser should now open, showing the MoWeS start page.
- Browse to http://localhost/phpmyadmin and create a new database called 'gtd' (default options are all fine)
- On your memory stick, copy the file /www/gtd-php/config.sample.php to config.php and edit to reflect the settings of the database. The Database name should be 'gtd', user should be 'root' and password could remain empty.
- browse to http://localhost/gtd-php/install.php If all goes well, you'll see that the database is built up and you are ready to go.
Have fun!
Advantages
- Security: No-one can access the data unless they have the memory stick.
- Accessibility: Any computer can be used to read GTD-PHP, rather than only one with an internet connection.
- Cost: Everything involved (aside from the memory stick) is free and open source software.
- Compatibility: By using this technique, there should be no problems with a webhost using out-of-date versions of PHP or MySQL.
Disadvantages
- Data Loss:If memory stick is broken, lost or stolen - GTD data is permanently lost. Regular backups are therefore essential.
- Size: The memory stick needs to have large enough data capacity to hold the data. A typical installation of the webserver and GTD-PHP folder in total will weigh about 175MB, including 2000 entries in the gtd-php database.
Screencast
There is a screencast of installing the predecessor to MoWeS, WOS, at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5K05UVR0tY
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