gossamer axe wrote:
I'm working on a database program, it's done with MySQL, PHP and
Apache. It's basically to keep track of items pertaining to crafts.
Needles, yarn, thread etc., I'm learning PHP as I go, but a lot of
people who run Windows don't know much about installing Apache, PHP
libs and MySQL. I've been reading a little about GTK PHP to create an
actual program rather than web scripts. Does anyone have any ideas?
I'd like it to run in at least Windows and Linux, and be a
self-sufficient program (not needing a lot of extra
software/libraries). My programming experience leaves a lot to be
desired, I mostly work with PHP, Bash scripts, very little C (I can do
a little more than "Hello World") and some Pascal (BBS Days Doors,
Utilities etc.,). I don't want to spend years learning a new
language, basically, I'm trying to easily port what I have (most of
the site is done) to a non-web based app.
I've found that if I want something that will run on, and/or be accessed
from multiple platforms, and have a GUI interface, a web front end is the best
way to do it. There's no windows and dialogs to create, no GUI toolkit needed,
no platform interoperability problems for the GUI, and changes/upgrades are far
easier.
I also like Java if I don't want a web based GUI. Whatever it is I use for a
multi-platform application, I NEVER develop on Winsucks first. M$ likes to
change standards and break things for other operating systems and competing
applications. I develop on and for Linux, keeping to whatever open language
standard is out there for the language I'm using. Then I test on that other OS.
Alternatively, if I *need* it to run on Winsucks as well as Linux, I'll develop
on Linux in stages, and test on both platforms as I move forward.
PGA
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