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Running Apache, PHP and MySQL on a Thumb Drive
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 4:28 am
by anjanesh
Is it possible to run Apache, PHP and MySQL on my 512MB Thumb Drive ?
So that I can take my work to other PCs without copying files.
All PCs will be Windows 2000 or XP.
Thanks
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:47 am
by John Cartwright
Yes it is possible, if I remember correctly some one did it recently. I'll try and dig up the thread.
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:02 am
by patrikG
Knoppix is a lightweight Linux installation that does fit on a CD. Not sure exactly of the size, but it might just all fit on a memory stick.
Note: the site is in German, but they do have an English version.
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:45 am
by timvw
Ah, there are some more distro's that fit on a usb memory stick

Unfortunately not all bioses support booting from the stick...
But with the win32 binaries.... You might want to add a .bat file that launches all the servers at once

Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 1:10 pm
by phpScott
floppix used to run an just a couple of 3.5 inch disks.
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 4:59 pm
by Deemo
what about wampp2? it doesnt require an installation and stuff
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 5:40 pm
by Skara
O.o he wants to have apache run, not install an OS. Unless apache/php/mysql installs keys into the registry, he should be able to simply treat it as another hard drive and install it. And if it needed keys, he could, as timvw posted, write a batch file that ran a reg key file if the keys weren't already installed.

Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 5:50 pm
by JAM
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 12:32 am
by anjanesh
Yes. This excellent. Thanks JAM. This should do for my 512MB stick.