What I have been trying to do for some time is to create a basic (online) text editor that saves files on to the web server.
So far I have had no luck mostly because a lot of examples seem to use a PHP uploader script to save the file and the web hosting service I use seems to have their PHP set up to not allow uploads and there is no way I can change this.
So after no luck elsewhere I decided to see what suggestions you might have. Any suggestions as to what to do?
Find another host. Are you using a free host by any chance? Considering how cheap they are these days (I pay £30ish per year, which is totally worth it as a playground for me), you should invest!
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So i have a server, with apache 2 - running a directory browser(i think it's called. Where i can access my files), as my own dropbox server. However it does how some limitations, when i'm at school for instance, and i wish to upload a project, i gotta send it with email to myself to upload it, i cant delete or anything. So i wanted to add a delete button(least important), i wanted to add a search function since the files are beginning to stack up. I would also like an upload button. I didn't really understand apache, i followed a tutorial for the server. I have a very basic html knowledge, and i have tried and tried to create it myself, and i have been searching for a loooong time(trust me).
So could anyone post a solution/tutorial/tip or anything useful? Please try to help me instead of answering with rude answers. I'm 15 and hoping to get these features up and running as soon as possible. Thanks:)
Just use the open source FTP FileZilla software https://filezilla-project.org/ instead?
I have an android app which successfully reads .json files from my localsever, however when the application runs on a mobile it is unable to read the files. I have had a nightmare trying to resolve the issue so I've given up.
I figured that perhaps uploading the .json files to an online web server would be an easier option. I have no previous experience with online web servers and wondered if someone could recommend a website?
I would only be using it to upload 5 .json files that are no more than 5KB and would probably only need it to be hosted online for about a month, I'm not sure if there is an alternative to a monthly subscription.
There are a lot of free web services. However, if you want to make it fast and easiest, try google sites. It gives you an evaluation time of about a month and it should be enough for you.
However, if you just want few files, you can go with any cheap web host such as bluehost and if you just want subscription on monthly basis.
You can also use amazon EC2 which provide you services on hourly basis so if you do not want to use it, just turn it off.
http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/
I need to create a daily process which pulls market data from a website http://www.apxendex.com/index.php?id=137.
I had originally created an excel+VBA sheet which added the data to an xml file and this worked fine. However, the machine which I will be putting the code on doesn't have excel so all my work was pointless (stupid I know).
I'm not looking for someone to write anything for me, but some general tips on where to start, what language to go for etc. would be helpful.
Thanks
How did you get your information from the website?
There is a DataCapture API for that site. You can find the manual on this site (you have to login to see the manual). I guess it would be the easiest way to go the recommended way.
This is my first time building a website and using CodeIgniter for a school project. I was wondering whether you have any tips on uploading CI to a free web host , my database, free webhosting and basic security tips.
Can I just upload the entire CI folder? Or do I have to upload individual files (God no!)? What are my options?
What about my MySQL database - do I just upload my mysqldump to the webhost?
Also, can you recommend a good free webhost. I was thinking about 000webhost.
Any basic tips on security would also be appreciated (I've implemented many of the form_validation rules like xss_clean for starters)
Any other suggestions will be more than welcome. Thanks!
I used 000webhost.com long time ago and remembered having minor inconvenient here and there (i.e.: slow connection, server unreachable sometime). I don't have any suggestion on a good free webhost because in most situation the words "good" and "free webhost" do not belong in the same sentence. You get what you paid for.
Now, onto the uploading itself.
You need to upload the entire CI folder and your app as well
You can either zip them all and extract the zip if you have shell access to the server
You can use FTP to upload all files at once
MySQL DB: if you have SQL scripts, you can execute them in phpMyAdmin interface if the web host provider gives you access to it. Please read phpMyAdmin documentation for ways to upload your MySQL data.
In terms of security:
http://codeigniter.com/user_guide/installation/index.html
http://codeigniter.com/user_guide/general/security.html
Sanitize user input if you're using SQL expression directly
If you are using CI ORM/database library, make sure you keep yourself up to date to any security issues by checking CI mailing-list, IRC, or whichever the preferred communication channel the CI people use.
For simplicity, avoid HTML tags (as a user) input, treat them as literal
Instead of uploading individual files make the entire directory into a zip folder (or any compressed folder) to save bandwidth and time.
Also most webhosts will have an uploader, but im not sure about free hosts supporting database services, you would have to look into that.
Before I start I want to say this is my first site I am uploading that has a database - so I will appreshate any help whatsoever!
What site is the best for webhosting - the cheapest and most reliable? I'm not sure how big my database will get - but I need to have a lot of space! (just in case).
I, of cource, don't want my site to break down, so need a very reliable well known site. I have an account already with 1and1.com - and know about Godaddy.com but neither of them are really THAT cheap - if you know what I mean. There is one site I found : "http://www.000webhost.com/" - does this seem alright?
Also, when I upload my site and database - do I have to leave my computer on full time to allow my database to be added to etc?!! Is there some way I can upload the database from my computer - so it's not anything to do with my computer ... or something.
As you can tell - this really is my first site - and I have really know idea.
Im using MYSQL, Coldfusion and Dreamweaver btw.
So again, any help would be great. thanks.
Cheap, Reliable, Easy.
In general, you can only pick two from the above.
Check out bluehost.com.
No, you do not need to leave your computer on. You definitely want to put the database on their server, not yours. It sound like you need to do some research on that.
Upload the CMS files from your local system and then perform an export of your MySQL database (software like phpMyAdmin makes this dead simple) and then import it to your new database on your new host. Modify the configuration of your CMS (database host, username, and password will need to change) and check that it connects and reads the database properly and everything works right.
That way you don't need to leave your computer on all the time - you're literally moving your entire website to their server.