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 Using PHPRunner to create an offline mobile app

1/2/2014 4:56:11 PM
PHPRunner General questions
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bencroftweb author

Hi Support
I have a question that I need to describe as best I can so you get a flavor of what I'm trying to achieve.
I have been asked if it's possible to make an offline copy of a phprunner project on a mobile.tablet device.
I.e have main database and platform on a webserver using mysql and then some data to be synced/downloaded/stored on the mobile device.
So far I have shied away from mobile apps but I'd really like to have a crack at this.
I need to be able to store usernames and passwords for authentication and some filtered data from the client table
Do I:
A: Look for an app builder to facilitate - Suggestions very much welcomed

B: Install a small webserver onto each proposed device and copy the frontend and replicate the sql (which I think will be clunky/complex to setup, possible unreliable and kill the battery in a flash)

C: Pick a platform and start from scratch
Really, any suggestions at this stage will be massively welcomed.
Thanks
Ben

HJB 1/4/2014

Some testing few months ago to connect PHPrunner with a tool which owned EMBEDDED support, compromising: a.) IE web browser (Trident engine) b.) Web Server c.) PHP and d.)SQLite3 ran successful under MySQL connection, resulting in a roughly 8 Megabyte large .exe file plus WWW Directory and some PHP DDL files and else to run under under WINDOWS OS (you talk mobile tablet device, OFFLINE app, so, under this embedded issue, one would need to either buy coming 8 Inch tablet from ASUS, ViVoPad, or existing M$ Hardware a.k.a. Surface). In a further attempt, say, to get rid of MySQL and subsequent resource requirements to finally achieve 100% usage of embedded issues here too, I connected PHPRunner under SQLite3 file (nota bene: SQLite3 is using file based storage, so, in my opinion, running on an SSD these day and under even EMBEDDED I'm guessing that a true hell of speed on INPUT and RETRIEVAL missions would be finally around)..., yet I did not go further here as my SQLite3 knowledge base is little and finally I had to experience a BLOB oriented error message under PHPRunner's ability to absorb SQLite3 data, anyway, I did not want to bother SERGEY's team here as in fact, such things would be total niche business like yours where it is really questionable whether the client would really honour the time and skills on it.