[Hampshire] Simple Database apps

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Author: Philip Stubbs
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To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List
Subject: [Hampshire] Simple Database apps
In the past, I have created simple apps that store data in a Mysql
database, and are accessed with some simple PHP forms. I found this simple.
intuitive and quite successful.

Now I have a requirement again for something similar at
work. Unfortunately, we only run Windows. The obvious solution would be to
use Microsoft Access. It will certainly do what I want, but I don't really
want to spend the time learning it.

Running apache/mysql/php for my own needs seems a bit of a pain. What I
would rather do is use something like Sqlite for the database, and then
create a simple UI with something as simple as PHP/HTML.

I know that there are a ton of scripting / programming languages that could
be used. My question is, what can I use that will be no more complicated
than PHP/HTML, will run on Windows /Cygwin, and be available on Linux too?
Ideally for my simple database type app, I want no more than one file for
the data, and another for the app.

Any suggestions?

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