How To Run A Webserver Of A CD

Ever wanted to run a webserver of a CD or a USB Drive then Server2Go is the answer.Server2Go is a Webserver that runs out of box without any installation. That means it is a webserver that can run directly from cdrom, usb stick or from any folder on harddisk. Server2Go allows you to create a standalone working web site or PHP application on a CD-ROM.Server2Go supports all Windows operations systems. The server starts automatically and opens a browser with the Website on the CD-ROM.

Main Features

Free! No royalties
Complete WAMPP Server
Runs directly from CD-ROM, USB Stick or Harddisk without installation
Full featured webserver (based on apache)
PHP 5.x support with many extensions installed (i.e. gd)
Supports SQLite databases
Running on all Windows Win 98 and newer
Support for MySQL 5 Databases
Supports many PHP extensions (GD-Lib, PDO…) by default
Support for Perl 5.8

You have different packages to choose from with an option of either Apache 1.3.35 or 2.0.58

PHP 5.2.3, SQLite
PHP 5.2.3, SQLite, MySQL 5.0.41
PHP 5.2.3, SQLite, MySQL 5.0.41, Perl 5.8
Mini-Package (only needed files) PHP 5.2.3, SQLite, MySQL 5.0.41

Each package varies in size depending on the version of Apache You choose

How to Use?

The first time you open the Server 2Go, You get the default page with the sample pages and the tools option to the right.
Launch the Server, By double clicking server2Go.exe
Place all your HTML,PHP,etc files into the htdocs folder, run the files by typing http://localhost/filename.html for example.
For the documentation visit here and for the Wiki click here.