More Than A Coin Requirements

Environment

Server: This software works well on LAMP (Linux, Apache, mySQL, PHP).

  1. MySQL is a core requirement.
  2. PHP (ver 4 or higher) is a core requirement.
  3. Apache is the only tested server. Other UNIX web servers might work if they provide the same PHP and mySQL features.
  4. UNIX is required. Linux and Mac OS X have been used. Other UNIX systems should work equally well, but have not been tested.

Email capability from PHP is a requirement for certain database features. Some ISPs restrict email quantity to control the ever expanding spam onslaught (you'll need to ask).

User: Database access is simply any browser, such as Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc. You can log on to the database from any location with an Internet connection. You do not need to install any special software on your computer to use More Than A Coin.

Costs

The "More Than A Coin" application is freely available without fee or royalty. This database application software is released under an open software license, similar to the PHP/Apache style open license.

This means that anyone can use "More Than A Coin" for free. Anyone may modify the PHP source code without paying anything. Any person who gets the application from us or in any other way, can use it, modify it and share it with anyone he elects to by simply complying with the terms of its open source license.

The license does not restrict anyone from charging for services like installation, customization or support.

If you want to use your own equipment in-house, you will need:
· mySQL, which is free when used under the GPL (and sometimes free under the commercial license).
· PHP. The PHP processor is free also.
· Apache web server, which is free.
· Linux operating system, which is free, or other UNIX operating system (which you may have already purchased).

Most internet web site providers (ISP) offer all of this at no additional cost, since it's all built-in with Linux, so you don't even have to install anything on your own equipment if you don't want to. Just make routine backups of your data and leave the maintenance issues to someone else. If your web site is not already on Linux, contact your favorite ISP to find out what services they provide.

Database access is simply any browser, so there is no user or client software cost.

Licensing

Each version of "More Than A Coin" carries a license which can be read clicking the link on database's top page. If there are any contradictions, the license that accompanies the software prevails over the general description above.