Found a product for running Python-based websites off CDROM -have anybody tried it?

[David Wishnie]

Hello,

Thank you for your input!

We've looked at XAMPP, and it has the following disadvantages compared
to Stunnix:

* it's not targeted for putting to CDs at all (it's "unzip and run apache and
   stuff"    type of thing). This means it probably can't autochoose
port numbers
   for mysql and http. It has no functionality for easy stopping of webserver
   and stuff from inside a script (that allows to release media on Linux and
   OSX). It's seems not to be tested for running from read-only media. It has
   no "showing logo at startup" functionality.

* XAMPP for Linux and OSX is considered beta

* XAMPP is unsupported as a whole

* XAMPP for Linux and OSX seem not to support Tomcat and mod_python

* XAMPP for OSX won't work on OSX 10.3

* Even if one will be able to somehow create a CD with XAMPP, the database
  files and content of document root needs to be replicated for each platform.

The only advantage of XAMPP is the price. But given a time needed for
highly-skilled
enginer (with good programming skills) to spend on XAMPP to make it ready for
creating commercial CDs for Windows, Mac OSX - cost of Stunnix tool is
very attractive, and don't forget about updates and support.

-David



On 2/20/07, Don Taylor <nospamformeSVP at gmail.com> wrote:
> David Wishnie wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Recently I've found a product that allows to create CDs or DVDs with
> > mod_python  -based websites
> > (and CGI python of  course) so that apache-based webserver, python and
> > mod_python are run directly
> > off CD on  Windows, MacOS X  and Linux at the same time (also it seems
> > to support perl, java,
> > php and mysql + SQLite as databases).
> >
> >     http://www.stunnix.com/prod/aws/overview.shtml
> >
> > Have anybody tried it? I'm considering to use it for several projects.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >   David
> >
> That is an expensive product ($789) especially considering it mostly
> consists of FOSS pieces.
>
> I found XAMPP, a FOSS, that is almost the same thing:
>
> http://portableapps.com/apps/development/xampp
>
> and this thread for getting mod_python running (scroll down a bit to the
> second post):
>
> http://www.apachefriends.org/f/viewtopic.php?t=21169&highlight=python
>
> I have not tried this yet.
>
> Don.
>
>
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