Putting MODx with web server onto CD-ROM for Windows and Mac - is it possible?

I’m considering to create a catalogue of products made by one company and a set of articles
as real website that uses MODx for CMS. The catalogue will be distributed as downloadable
package and will be given out on CD-ROMs.
It seems a special web server for CD-ROMs can be used for this
http://www.stunnix.com/prod/aws/overviews.shtml
and it looks like it will allow to produce a CD-ROM and package for Mac OS and Windows.

Have anybody heard of doing something like this with MODx?

No but sounds very cool.

Can you get me USB sticks for pennies each?

Quote from: ganeshXL at Jun 27, 2007, 11:01 PM

Just use the portable XAMPP, it’s available for Win + Mac: http://portableapps.com/apps/development/xampp
I suggest you use USB-sticks instead instead of CD-ROMs though.

Hi,

Thanks for your note about XAMPP!

I’ve looked at XAMPP, it’s completely user-unfriendly (compared to the product I’ve referred to). XAMPP for Mac doesn’t support PPC Macs at all, and it requires installation of dmg file on the rest of Macs, requiring root password for installation, and requires typing commands in terminal to start/stop it. Also XAMPP doesn’t support stopping it on Windows in a friendly way too, and a lot of other features.

/Laura

Quote from: LauraRyder1 at Jun 27, 2007, 02:09 PM

I’m considering to create a catalogue of products made by one company and a set of articles
as real website that uses MODx for CMS. The catalogue will be distributed as downloadable
package and will be given out on CD-ROMs.
It seems a special web server for CD-ROMs can be used for this
http://www.stunnix.com/prod/aws/overviews.shtml
and it looks like it will allow to produce a CD-ROM and package for Mac OS and Windows.

Have anybody heard of doing something like this with MODx?

maybe this is something for you: http://www.chsoftware.net/en/products/wosx/wosx.htm

just one problem how would you write to the db and the cache files? things like who is logged in etc. on a stick this would work but on cd no way, then you need to store those files into memory maybe?

Quote from: Dimmy at Jun 28, 2007, 02:19 AM

just one problem how would you write to the db and the cache files? things like who is logged in etc. on a stick this would work but on cd no way, then you need to store those files into memory maybe?

The product I was referring to can copy DB files on HDD on the first run, and have mysql/sqlite use copy on HDD, allowing to keep all changes made to DB between user sessions (i.e. all changes will also survive a reboot of computer too).

BTW XAMPP can’t do this too, AFAIK.

Quote from: mmjaeger at Jun 28, 2007, 01:59 AM

Quote from: LauraRyder1 at Jun 27, 2007, 02:09 PM

I’m considering to create a catalogue of products made by one company and a set of articles
as real website that uses MODx for CMS. The catalogue will be distributed as downloadable
package and will be given out on CD-ROMs.
It seems a special web server for CD-ROMs can be used for this
http://www.stunnix.com/prod/aws/overviews.shtml
and it looks like it will allow to produce a CD-ROM and package for Mac OS and Windows.

Have anybody heard of doing something like this with MODx?

maybe this is something for you: http://www.chsoftware.net/en/products/wosx/wosx.htm

Thanks for the link! It seems to be slightly better than XAMPP, but it doesn’t support Macs at all..

On my mac, I use MAMP. And it works flawlessly for me. But it doesn’t save to the HD (if it’s on a CD).

Quote from: ProWebscape at Jun 29, 2007, 01:49 AM

On my mac, I use MAMP. And it works flawlessly for me. But it doesn’t save to the HD (if it’s on a CD).

Thank you for your note! Though MAMP FAQ says that it can start only from /Applications folder, so it seems putting to CDs is not possible). Did you really succeed in running MAMP from CD?