I need to do this for a client:

Create a wireless LAN that works as a "mini internet" the server must have a forum created with php and mysql

then the palm has to be wirelessly connected to this LAN, (to the server)

and must be capable of viewing the forum and capable of interacting with the forum, sending new posts, reading posts, answering posts.

All in a wireless manner, and all as if the LAN were a "mini local internet"

Is this possibble?

how can I do this?

by mini internet do you mean intrAnet?
most intranets are basically built the same as an internet site but they are only exposed to a select number of IPs and run behind a firewall. Not sure how you would lock it down with wireless but reskinning PHPbb so it looks nice on a palm screen shouldnt be too hard.

regarding reskinning:

what are the differences between a palm and a regular pc?

can a palm read html regular code?
can a palm read javascript regular code?
can a palm allow a user to fill an html regular form to be sent to the php-mysql-linux server?
Can a palm browser read javascript and make simple calculations, or all calculations must be made by the server?


PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm only speaking from black berry experience.
They will read regular html code but not JS or style sheets.
You can fill out html forms the same way you would on a browser.

The bottom line is if they want you to develop for their devices they will need to provide you with one. At that point it's just trial and error.