running php within an .app not interfering with maybe existing php installations

[tomekboy]

hi team, please be nice with me anyway even if i am totally at the wrong place....

i have a php app developed which is non-commercial and for free for motorcycle workshops. they are all excellent to brilliant mechanics but by far no "informatics" lovers!

so i thought i provide them my app with a lean and easy install with no extensive informatics know-how needed or that the preparation to run it is harder than the "result".

is there any chance to encapsulate php into the .app, running it with the internal server on localhost so that they just need to call the web browser?

i managed this on windows with inno setup. internal structure of files is: 2 php versions (x86 , x64 - i.e. 8.2) and one www where the app has found its home. get me right, i am not looking for how to create a nice .dmg installation...

i desperately need to know whether one can run php, so to speak along side, a maybe existing "full" installation without interference. i had already a look on .appimage but that seems to work on linux only.

i would owe you a glass of milk for any tips, hints or pushes in the right direction...
cheers tomek

[shivammathur]

I have not tried this, but might be useful
https://github.com/dixyes/phpmicro/blob/master/Readme.EN.md