[NTLUG:Discuss] Standalone web application/server, Was Re: VMware Server Questions

[David Stanaway]

A standalone web application might sound nice on the surface (Not to me,
but it might to some), but I don't think it is a very good idea. Most of
the problems with php enabled webservers are the php application, not
the webservers. It seems to me that trusting the distribution of the
webserver component to the developer of a pretty trvial web application
like a wiki is not the greatest idea.  That will probably end up turning
in to an non-security maintained back door that might not end up being
the target of a worm, but may have all kinds of ways in for some bad
person specifically targeting your site.

Why do you want to get away from a main stream well maintained webserver
platform? What do you see as the benefit?

Robert Pearson wrote:
> On 10/23/06, Patrick R. Michaud <pmichaud at pobox.com> wrote:
>> On Sun, Oct 22, 2006 at 09:40:13PM -0500, Stuart Johnston wrote:
>>> Robert Pearson wrote:
>>>> Wayne Walker wrote:
>>>>> I could talk about VMware Workstation and Server if anyone's interested.
>>>>> My trip to the Ruby conference got cancelled, so I should make
>>>>> tomorrow's meeting.
>>>> I could use some feedback on VMware server. I downloaded a copy of it
>>>> but have been stuck without inspiration since then.
>>>> First, in my Security ignorance, I don't like servers running on my
>>>> workstations. I have wanted a mainstream Wiki locally for development
>>>> but none of the stand-a-lones are mainstream, except the Windows
>>>> versions. I may have to retract this but the last time I looked all the rest
>>>> require Apache or some Web server to generate the pages for them.
>>> MoinMoin has a standalone version and is pretty mainstream.
>>>
>>> http://moinmoin.wikiwikiweb.de/
>> PmWiki (the wiki we use for ntlug.org) also has a standalone
>> version:
>>
>>     http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Cookbook/Standalone
>>
>> Pm
> 
> The URL only shows a Standalone for Windows.
> For Unix it says, "Instructions forthcoming".
> I couldn't find any instructions. Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks,  Robert
> 
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