I build web-based applications using PHP, MySQL and Java.
I want to know if there are any restrictions in selling a web-based application that is coded with PHP as a software license?
If there is, in the way that Linux cannot be sold, may I charge customers for usage of my web-application?
PHP and money ???
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In most circumstances you may license your PHP code, anyway you like, including practically any payment scheme.. You could also charge for providing the service off your own servers.
The places where you need to be careful of:
don't include the PHP/MySQL s/w as part of your package, ie make sure that you are selling/licensing your s/w as a module that runs on top of the required components, not as a complete bundle, unless you are only providing a service, not s/w
If you've used any code from code libraries make sure you've looked into the licenses/conditions of use that lifted code imposes.
So in short, the fact that PHP and MySQL are both licensed under various licenses does not restrict your ability to license your software.
The places where you need to be careful of:
don't include the PHP/MySQL s/w as part of your package, ie make sure that you are selling/licensing your s/w as a module that runs on top of the required components, not as a complete bundle, unless you are only providing a service, not s/w
If you've used any code from code libraries make sure you've looked into the licenses/conditions of use that lifted code imposes.
So in short, the fact that PHP and MySQL are both licensed under various licenses does not restrict your ability to license your software.