Building Internal Web Tools on Windows
By late 2007, a lot of “enterprise” work still happens on small internal web apps: timesheets, inventory lookups, simple ticketing, phone directories. You do not always need Java or .NET. Sometimes you need PHP, MySQL, and a Windows server that the IT team can actually maintain. That is common in broadcasting, education, and mid-size offices — anywhere IT support sits close to the users and budgets are tight. Why Internal Tools Matter Desktop apps are expensive to deploy. Browser tools win when: ...