quick question to day. I've done a little digging around on the net and i can't really find a very definitive answer.
Basically, I run my own server on a redundant dual core, 4gb ram 2Tb pc (server1)
And on here, i would like to make an FTP partition. Reason being, i would very much like to be able to transfer files back and forth work, uni and home as i please.
I also run a website from my server which allows me to stream media from my hard drive to any laptop, tablet, desktop, iphone, android.. you name it!
I would LIKE to be able to add a section on my website where by I can log in and access my files as a sort of HTMF5 Front end.
I am aware and know how to create a login with a database which has md5 hash and store cookies to stop un-authorised people accessing my ftp.
Any help or a shove in the right direction would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance :D
Yes it's possible. but that won't be HTML5 ftp server etc that you mentioned.
You can achieve this by installing a web server on your machine like apache and then make directories public - run Apache on some port and you will be able to access the directory. if your server is running on port 8080, URL will be like: domain.com:8080 - You can style directory using this simple script & make this password protected as well using .htaccess .
osFileManager
The other option is to use some php script. Many commercial scripts are available and as well as open source. i recommend you trying osFileManager - it has a lot of features like:
Browse the directory structure
Create files
Upload files
Rename files
Move files
Delete files
Edit files
Change permissions
Change password
Create users
Here is it's installation instructions: http://www.osfilemanager.com/osfilemanager-docs.html
or a paid HTML5 & AJAX based script can be bought for 14$ from here:
http://codecanyon.net/item/file-manager-and-backup-system/5177206
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Finally i completed my first full project using server, client, data
i would like to know few things about how to host and upload full website include(server ,react, mysql)
i so wondering how that is work, for now i understand that to upload a simple website you need a domain and to hosting, just do npm run build and upload it..., this is something that i know but, when that is not just a simple website like
when i have such as
server side with Node.js + express that have requests (on localhost) *probably need to change the localhost to something else but what
Database running with MySql
React app that have many request to (localhost)
how can i hosting all of them and running my website for everyone, i mean that my sql will still running, CRUD Data will update normal, and the server will still get request and send or update them to mysql data.
and if I'll want to make some change on mysql, server, client
i want to change it like i change it now
Actually i'm not a FullStack developer if i don’t know it... 🥶 so i really interesting to understand all of that issues
i hope you guys havק An understandable answer for me, thanks 🙏 and just take your time :)
Well, where to start hehe. There are a lot of different ways to host a web app. Heroku for example makes this process really simple.
Personally, I use Digital Ocean to host my apps. This is generally how that goes:
I have a project with a folder structure that seperates the server logic and the client logic.
Since you're using Node, you build your client with npm run build. Next make sure the dist/build folder is inside your server folder. That is the folder you are going to 'host'. On Digital Ocean, you make a new droplet (which basically is just a tiny part of a server).
You install Node, Git, Pm2 and (for example) Nginx. You clone your project from Github to the server and install all the dependencies.
You have to do a few configurations with nginx (specifying a domain name for example) to make everything work. This article goes into more detail about that.
Also, a database is frequently hosted seperately. You should read more about that.
If you have everything setup, you can just code on your project as usual. Push new updates to github, and pull in the changes on the server.
Here is another post on Stackoverflow talking about hosting MySql with react.
On my under development website I am using a standalone SQL database file, users.db, to store user login details.
I am wondering though: Should I be using full MySQL integrated to the server like PHPMyAdmin? Is my current "solution" as risky as I think?
I am handling it this way as it means easy access from a number of utilities, including standalone desktop Python programs, via SQLite3 but is this insecure? The file is in my secured cgi-bin but could someone get their hands on it and just download the whole database?
Any and all advice or clarification appreciated,
Ilmiont
Both SQLite and MySQL store their data in some file(s).
Both are insecure if you allow HTTP users to access these files.
Typically, the default configuration of MySQL puts the database files into a separate, non-public directory, while SQLite has no defaults and allows you to put the file anywhere.
But when you are aware of the possible problem, SQLite is as secure as MySQL.
(Checking is easy; just test if http://www.example.com/cgi-bin/users.db works from the outside.)
First of all, if you're on a linux machine, not sure about windows, you can set users and file permissions who are allowed access to that file, but you should know what you're doing when it comes to permissions. The other thing that you want to make sure of is the file location. Don't place the file in the web root, place it somewhere else not accessible from the web, but accessible to your app.
What I need is a web server hosting just for saving large files on it and share it online, so today I downloaded XAMPP Control Panel V3.2.1 as I read on a topic that it can help me.
Actually, I don't have enough knowledge about XAMPP, can I use it to upload files with normal domain(like: www.mydoamin.com/myfile)?, how can I connect the server I build with a domain after purchasing it? and how can I upload files to this domain.
Till now I done all the needed setup, and here's what I get when I start the application:
Also I can use the "MySQL" in the webpage after log-in, and here's how the page looks like:
Is there any recommendation for other application that helps me uploading files to my own domain/server and share it, if this one isn't for these stuff?
XAMPP is software bundle containing cross OS solutions (X) for webserver Apache (A), MySQL database (M), and server-side language PHP (P) and Perl (P).
If you got a domain you need to redirect it to IP on which this XAMPP server works. To do it call/mail your domain registrator (a company that sold you a domain) and ask about it. It involves DNS (Domain Name Server) configuration - ask them how to change DNS to direct it to your XAMPP server.
PS To add files go to htdocs direcotry in your XAMPP instalation or whatever you defined to store files (and websites) and drop your files in there.
As I can see you are not experienced in that kind of things so maybe ask company that sold you a domain name about "shared hosting"? It's preconfigured ready to go server where you send files over FTP
I created a website using Code Ignitor and MySQL and want to upload everything to 000webhost.com
How do I:
upload my models, views and controllers to the public_html folder of 000webhost?
get my MySQL database up and running on 000webhost?
Thanks in advance
I am presuming that your control panel is cPanel. If thats the case then upload all your files in the web root of the server. Create a database, and change that details in database.php inside config folder. thats it, your site will be up and running.
Your .htaccess (at least mod_rewrite for codeigniter) will not work if you use the free 000webhost service (at least the last time i wanted it, the support told me that they doesn't support it... that was thy time i signed up for their free service for private test of scripts i wrote). Another thing is that for the free hosting they use their own control panel (not cPanel), cPanel is for the paid accounts.
Anyway they both offer ftp accounts, mysql databases and of course web ftp (online file manager). All you need is a ftp client (such as FileZilla or even Windows Explorer itself).
I'm not sure if this is a programming question, or would be better served on a sister site.
I want to mock up a web site & distribute it by email to some non-tech people for comment.
I can't ask then to install an Apache server, but wondered if I could bundle the site into an .exe, or a .zip and have them open Index.php and play around with the site.
All users are non-techie; all will use Windows; the site is coded in PHP and all internal references to URLs, CSS< images are by way of $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']
Any advice?
Just throw it on a web server hiding behind some authentication.
It'd be hard to ask a non-techie person to get it running seeing that it would need apache or another server that would run the php. If I were you I'd probably set up a site that's password protected, you send the link & password to the people and they have a look.
I recommend using something like XAMPP if you can get them to install it. Unfortunately, your website cannot run locally as is without the proper software.
Alternatively, you can either pay for web-hosting or create a server that you can access via its IP address from another user's machine. Make use of this guide for access control if you wish.