You could do without a web-server, but I find it too much work. Setting up an Apache webserver is no big deal. Have a look at Apachefriends where you can download fully functional Apache/(mod)Perl/MySQL all-in-one packages. You can set it up and run your own webserver/databaseserver in less than 5 minutes (more if you have a slow download link).
CountZero
"If you have four groups working on a compiler, you'll get a 4-pass compiler." - Conway's Law