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Asked: 2026-05-23T18:30:33+00:00

I have a PHP page foo.php that pulls records from a MySQL database and

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I have a PHP page foo.php that pulls records from a MySQL database and displays them in a nice way. The tricky part is I have links at the top like “Sort by Name” that link to foo.php?sort=name.

My general question is if I have several POST variables like sort, there is an exponential number of possible pages (a few hundred in my case). Is there a good way to save all those pages for offline viewing? In the absence of a better solution I guess I can use a tool like wget to download all the possible combinations of the page. If this is the solution, can you recommend better tools for this task?

Edit: To answer the question of why I need this: I have a dynamic program for a conference ISPC 20 that I need to hand out to people on a usb flash drive. I don’t think providing a WAMP solution is an option in this case.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Just ship a minimal webserver along with the PHP code. Much easier. Some options:

    • MicroApache can run off a 1.44Mb floppy
    • MoWeS is a small, modular webserver stack based off Apache, designed to run off an USB stick.
    • QuickPHP is a microserver usually used for testing. But it may suit your needs.
    • NanoWeb is written in PHP. Your clients will need PHP installed, but not a webserver.
    • PHP itself may in the future get a built-in webserver just like e.g. Python and Ruby have. Here’s a patch that implements it.
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