title: desktop apps running on browser: XAMPP+sqlite+PHP. is it a good idea?
body: <p>We are about to start to develop relatively small db desktop apps, running on a browser (analogous to a cashier system). </p>
  
  <p>We think the app could be distributed with a standalone webserver (XAMPP) + PHP + sqlite. Source code can be encrypted via ionCube.</p>
  
  <p>We already have web-apps and we wish to port them to be used locally, almost with the same code. That's the main idea.</p>
  
  <p>We think it is a good solution. But <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40870/why-dont-people-use-php-for-desktop-applications">in this question</a> it doesn't feel like it.</p>
  
  <p>Is there some trouble we have not seen/missed? Are there problems that we should consider further?</p>
  
  <p>update:
  * the installation of XAMPP consists of unzipping a folder
  * to update I can replace/patch the folder containing my code (automatically, the user doesn't have to do anything)
  * unistall is deleting the folder
  * backups are not a problem...</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>