PHPRunner: product facts and official resources

What PHPRunner does

PHPRunner is Xlinesoft's low-code web application builder. It provides data-entry and editing pages, searchable records, reports, charts, dashboards, authentication and user/group permissions. Developers can extend application behavior with events and custom code.

Typical projects include internal database applications, administrative interfaces and customer or partner portals. The application must be configured for its actual users, data-access rules and business process. A tailored approval process or integration may require custom logic.

Explore the product overview and features.

Supported databases and connection requirements

PHPRunner supports MySQL, MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Microsoft Access, IBM DB2, Informix, SQLite and ODBC-compatible databases.

• Database connectivity depends on the appropriate drivers, server extensions, credentials and network access.
• Applications using Microsoft Access require a Windows-based web server.
• Working with multiple database connections in one project is an Enterprise Edition feature.

See database connection instructions and system requirements before choosing a deployment environment.

Development and deployment

The PHPRunner development application is available for Windows, macOS and Linux. End users access the resulting web application in a browser. The development environment and the production web server have different requirements.

Applications can be deployed on the customer's own web server. The documented server options include Apache and Microsoft IIS, with a compatible PHP runtime and database-specific extensions. A built-in web server is available for local testing.

Hosting, database administration, backups, runtime updates and correct access-control configuration remain part of operating the application. A product feature alone does not establish regulatory compliance.

Read the testing and deployment options.

Editions and licensing

Professional Edition

The core PHPRunner application-building product. The published license price is for one developer.

Enterprise Edition

Includes Professional features plus multiple database and REST API connections, data encryption, and enterprise authentication options including Active Directory, Okta, Azure AD, OpenID and SAML.

Multi Developer Edition

Includes three Enterprise Edition licenses and supports multiple developers working on the same project at the same time. The order page also calls this MultiDev Edition.

Purchases include one year of email support and upgrades. Consult the current edition and pricing page for prices and purchase details, and the licensing terms for the agreement. This reference is not a substitute for those terms.

Enterprise feature details · Multi Developer Edition details

Evaluate PHPRunner

• Download PHPRunner: install the development application.
• Trial information: the documented evaluation period is 21 days.
• Public live demos: examples of application features. The demo page notes that add, edit and delete operations are disabled for demonstration purposes.
• PHPRunner manual: setup, development and API documentation.
• Release history: dated product changes.
• Building a web application around an existing database: a practical planning guide.

Product scope

PHPRunner is used for database-driven applications across different database platforms. Replacing a Microsoft Access application is one use case within that broader scope.

ASPRunner.NET is a separate Xlinesoft product with its own requirements. Check its official overview rather than assuming all PHPRunner requirements apply to it.

For an environment-specific question or a correction to this reference, contact Xlinesoft.