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Portable Web Server

Server2Go is a portable web server that can be run from any storage space in a Windows environment. It can be placed on USB devices, removable devices, CDs, DVDs or the hard drive of the computer. It requires no installation at all and can be run right from the location where it has been placed it.

The web server can be downloaded in various configurations. The various configurations range from a bare-bone Apache web server to a web server supporting MySQL, SQLite, Pearl and PHP. The configuration only has an effect on the type of applications that can be run on the web server. Most users will probably need at least MySQL and PHP support to run their websites locally.

The web server can be started by double-clicking on the Server2Go.exe executable file in the root directory of the server. This will load the various web server modules and display a start page in the web browser. The pms_config.ini file can be used to change various settings of the web server including the default web browser, the port and whether the modules like MySQL or PHP should be started as well.

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The actual files of a website are placed in the htdocs directory of the web server. Loading them can be as easy as pointing your browser to 127.0.0.1:4001 or some subdirectory of it depending on the type of site.

MySQL comes with phpMyAdmin which is accessible from the main interface of the web server. Server2Go offers an uncomplicated way to run a web server, it is especially helpful in environments where software installations are restricted.

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About the Author:Martin Brinkmann is a journalist from Germany who founded Ghacks Technology News Back in 2005. He is passionate about all things tech and knows the Internet and computers like the back of his hand. You can follow Martin on Facebook or Twitter.

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Responses so far:

  1. MK says:

    Nice find. I’ve been using MoWeS Portable as my webserver and it works great.

  2. Ben Nguyen says:

    How does Server2Go compare to MoWeS or XAMPP ?

  3. snoop911 says:

    Does it have curl support?

    If I can’t host my own, I’m looking for a good hosting company that allows me to host and run curl scripts, any recommendations?

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