Is it possible to run an Apache web server on a USB thumb drive STAND-ALONE, on a Windows desktop?

Question

I want to be able to have a "portable" web site, to do demos on PCs without having to install or configure the PC. I know I can install to the USB drive, keep configuration file on the drive, and store pages, but what about the "service"? anything else? Alternatives?

Answer 1

You can find XAMPP online at http://portableapps.com/apps/development...

XAMPP is an integrated server package of Apache, mySQL, PHP and Perl (the AMPP in XAMPP) that all run from a removable drive. Everything is pre-configured and ready to go just by unzipping or installing it.