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Re:Show HN: KISS IDE – A simple web based IDE by shakna on Friday February 10, 2017 @06:58AM (#13614765)
I wasn't meaning to criticise the use of PHP at all.

But creating some sort of bundle with a portable PHP and server, just a zipped folder or something, would hugely reduce the barrier to entry, and reassure people like me who shy away from part of the tech stack.

Re:Show HN: KISS IDE – A simple web based IDE by nsabine on Friday February 10, 2017 @10:25PM (#13620787)
Use a container to package the dependencies and runtime, so you don't need to install them on your OS.