phpMyOpenID is a simple to use install routine for the popular phpMyID library which allows you to host an OpenID server on your own hosting package! OpenID was designed to be a decentralised framework which means that you can keep your ID on any server - no single company will own it. However, most people tend to sign up with a site such as myopenid.com therefore putting all of the power into one single organisation (reminiscent of Microsoft Passport). Therefore, I looked for a way to run an OpenID server on my own machine so that I could be sure all of my details were being kept by someone I trusted; me!
After searching for a while, I came across phpMyID which I quickly set up and have been using ever since. However, there is no actual installation routine for phpMyID and I thought that the process of setting up would be incredibly daunting for some people (e.g. generating your own MD5 hashes, etc). I therefore created phpMyOpenID in order to be an easy to use way of getting the power and functionality of phpMyID, but with the ease of setting up an OpenID on a third party system.
Update: I'm currently in the process of rebuilding phpMyOpenID in preperation for a beta launch of version 2 complete with multi-user support and a stylish new interface. This is expected to be launched sometime in July 2008 so keep checking here for an update! If you'd like to become a beta tester, please contact me.