Make PHP + MySQL applications into software for Windows?

Question

So I have built a lot of php+mysql+javascript applications and deployed on the server side. Users can access my applications on the server, via a browser on the client computer.

However, is there any easy way to migrate a whole php+mysql+javascript application into Windows just like a software.

Users can download an installation package that includes the whole WAMP environment and the php+mysql+javascript application. After the user starts the program, a window with the native IE rendering engine would automatically open up http://localhost:1234. The window would be bare minimum with just borders - users doen't have to know it's a browser.

Any existing software or framework helps achieve this?

Seen from the users, it's NO different from any other software. Can it be made as clean and cool as a native software created with C++ and .NET? I know the applications are essentially still just web pages, but would there be any other problems that would make this a bad practice?

Answer 1

Yuo could use a standalone webserver and php module like

http://www.zachsaw.co.cc/?pg=quickphp_php_tester_debugger

and put this with your root directory in a single installation package (e.g. with NSIS).

Also have a look at http://wapache.sourceforge.net/