MoWeS
Encyclopedia
MoWeS is a software from CH Software and stands for the abbreviation Modular Webserver System. MoWeS allows the user to start a full-fledged webserver based on Apache
, MySQL
and PHP
from a USB stick
or any other writable medium without installation.
This is free software
and released under the GNU GPL
.
.
Using MoWeS Mixer, an individual can create a custom package from different applications (for example Joomla!
, Wordpress
, Drupal
, OsCommerce
, TYPO3
, MediaWiki
, Moodle
, SugarCRM
and others).
All the packages are installed automatically without any user interaction and can be used immediately after MoWeS has started.
The advantage for the users is that they do not need to install the applications themselves and, thus, also beginners have the ability to try different web applications.
Since version 2.1.1 MoWeS Portable includes a backup function: with one click a ZIP
file of the whole webserver system is created.
After version 2.1.1. to version 2.2.3 only minor features were added and bugs were fixed.
to ensure full compatibility with Windows 7.
For some users, there is already an alpha version available for testing purposes. This alpha version contains the standard WAMP
components and also Perl
, Tomcat
, PostgreSQL
, Python
, Ruby on Rails
, CouchDB
, and MongoDB
.
MoWeS Portable 3 is portable software.
) or to install a webserver automatically on a harddisk and integrate it as normal software into the system. MoWeS Presenter can be used by developers to distribute webserver based software to end customers. MoWeS Presenter is still in a beta version and is soon to be released under a free licence.
and TYPO3
.
Apache HTTP Server
The Apache HTTP Server, commonly referred to as Apache , is web server software notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web. In 2009 it became the first web server software to surpass the 100 million website milestone...
, MySQL
MySQL
MySQL officially, but also commonly "My Sequel") is a relational database management system that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. It is named after developer Michael Widenius' daughter, My...
and PHP
PHP
PHP is a general-purpose server-side scripting language originally designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages. For this purpose, PHP code is embedded into the HTML source document and interpreted by a web server with a PHP processor module, which generates the web page document...
from a USB stick
USB flash drive
A flash drive is a data storage device that consists of flash memory with an integrated Universal Serial Bus interface. flash drives are typically removable and rewritable, and physically much smaller than a floppy disk. Most weigh less than 30 g...
or any other writable medium without installation.
This is free software
Free software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
and released under the GNU GPL
GNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project....
.
MoWeS Portable 2
MoWeS Portable 2 is the current, stable release that allows one to set up a webserver as a portable applicationPortable application
A portable application , sometimes also called standalone, is a computer software program designed to run independently from an operating system...
.
Using MoWeS Mixer, an individual can create a custom package from different applications (for example Joomla!
Joomla!
Joomla is a free and open source content management system for publishing content on the World Wide Web and intranets and a model–view–controller Web application framework that can also be used independently....
, Wordpress
WordPress
WordPress is a free and open source blogging tool and publishing platform powered by PHP and MySQL. It is often customized into a content management system . It has many features including a plug-in architecture and a template system. WordPress is used by over 14.7% of Alexa Internet's "top 1...
, Drupal
Drupal
Drupal is a free and open-source content management system and content management framework written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License. It is used as a back-end system for at least 1.5% of all websites worldwide ranging from personal blogs to corporate, political, and...
, OsCommerce
OsCommerce
osCommerce is an e-commerce and online store-management software program. It can be used on any web server that has PHP and MySQL installed. It is available as free software under the GNU General Public License.-History:...
, TYPO3
TYPO3
TYPO3 is a free and open source web content management framework. It is released under the GNU General Public License. It can run on several web servers, such as Apache or IIS, on top of many operating systems, among them Linux, Microsoft Windows, FreeBSD, Mac OS X and OS/2.-History:TYPO3 was...
, MediaWiki
MediaWiki
MediaWiki is a popular free web-based wiki software application. Developed by the Wikimedia Foundation, it is used to run all of its projects, including Wikipedia, Wiktionary and Wikinews. Numerous other wikis around the world also use it to power their websites...
, Moodle
Moodle
Moodle is a free source e-learning software platform, also known as a Course Management System, Learning Management System, or Virtual Learning Environment...
, SugarCRM
SugarCRM
SugarCRM is a software company based in Cupertino, California. They produce the web application Sugar, also known as SugarCRM, which is a customer relationship management system that is available in both open source and Commercial open source applications.Sugar's functionality includes sales-force...
and others).
All the packages are installed automatically without any user interaction and can be used immediately after MoWeS has started.
The advantage for the users is that they do not need to install the applications themselves and, thus, also beginners have the ability to try different web applications.
Since version 2.1.1 MoWeS Portable includes a backup function: with one click a ZIP
ZIP (file format)
Zip is a file format used for data compression and archiving. A zip file contains one or more files that have been compressed, to reduce file size, or stored as is...
file of the whole webserver system is created.
After version 2.1.1. to version 2.2.3 only minor features were added and bugs were fixed.
MoWeS Portable 3
MoWeS Portable 3 is also available. The change is that version 3 contains a simple scripting language that makes the integration of packages easier. Furthermore, version 3 is coded in Visual Basic .NETVisual Basic .NET
Visual Basic .NET , is an object-oriented computer programming language that can be viewed as an evolution of the classic Visual Basic , which is implemented on the .NET Framework...
to ensure full compatibility with Windows 7.
For some users, there is already an alpha version available for testing purposes. This alpha version contains the standard WAMP
WAMP
WAMPs are packages of independently-created programs installed on computers that use a Microsoft Windows operating system.WAMP is an acronym formed from the initials of the operating system Microsoft Windows and the principal components of the package: Apache, MySQL and one of PHP, Perl or Python....
components and also Perl
Perl
Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language. Perl was originally developed by Larry Wall in 1987 as a general-purpose Unix scripting language to make report processing easier. Since then, it has undergone many changes and revisions and become widely popular...
, Tomcat
Apache Tomcat
Apache Tomcat is an open source web server and servlet container developed by the Apache Software Foundation...
, PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL, often simply Postgres, is an object-relational database management system available for many platforms including Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, MS Windows and Mac OS X. It is released under the PostgreSQL License, which is an MIT-style license, and is thus free and open source software...
, Python
Python (programming language)
Python is a general-purpose, high-level programming language whose design philosophy emphasizes code readability. Python claims to "[combine] remarkable power with very clear syntax", and its standard library is large and comprehensive...
, Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails, often shortened to Rails or RoR, is an open source web application framework for the Ruby programming language.-History:...
, CouchDB
CouchDB
Apache CouchDB, commonly referred to as CouchDB, is an open source document-oriented database written mostly in the Erlang programming language. It is part of the NoSQL group of data stores and is designed for local replication and to scale horizontally across a wide range of devices...
, and MongoDB
MongoDB
MongoDB is an open source, high-performance, schema-free, document-oriented database written in the C++ programming language...
.
MoWeS Portable 3 is portable software.
MoWeS Presenter
MoWeS Presenter is a special version that allows a user to start a webserver from a read-only medium (CD, DVDDVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
) or to install a webserver automatically on a harddisk and integrate it as normal software into the system. MoWeS Presenter can be used by developers to distribute webserver based software to end customers. MoWeS Presenter is still in a beta version and is soon to be released under a free licence.
Use
MoWeS Portable was introduced as a development tool for programmers and developers to test and develop web applications on their own computers without internet access. However, with the introduction of the package feature and the easy extendability, many people use MoWeS Portable now to locally test the various web applications as well. These include MediaWikiMediaWiki
MediaWiki is a popular free web-based wiki software application. Developed by the Wikimedia Foundation, it is used to run all of its projects, including Wikipedia, Wiktionary and Wikinews. Numerous other wikis around the world also use it to power their websites...
and TYPO3
TYPO3
TYPO3 is a free and open source web content management framework. It is released under the GNU General Public License. It can run on several web servers, such as Apache or IIS, on top of many operating systems, among them Linux, Microsoft Windows, FreeBSD, Mac OS X and OS/2.-History:TYPO3 was...
.
See also
- Comparison of WAMPsComparison of WAMPsA variety of packages enable WAMP to be downloaded on a Windows-based computer. Some of them are compared in the table below....
- LAMP (software bundle)LAMP (software bundle)LAMP is an acronym for a solution stack of free, open source software, referring to the first letters of Linux , Apache HTTP Server, MySQL and PHP , principal components to build a viable general purpose web server.The GNU project is advocating people to use the term "GLAMP" since what is known as...
- List of AMP packages
- XAMPPXAMPPXAMPP is a free and open source cross-platform web server solution stack package, consisting mainly of the Apache HTTP Server, MySQL database, and interpreters for scripts written in the PHP and Perl programming languages.-Etymology:...