On Aug 26, 2011, at 6:54 PM, Timothy Miller wrote: > Hi Kee, > > I probably don't understand your reply. You overestimated my intelligence ;-)
:-) Hey you are using LiveCode so we know you have intelligence :-) > > Maybe it's LiveCode Server I want to know about. > > I don't know how to set up and maintain my own server. Probably a bad idea to > try to learn. Will others do this for me for a fee? Yes I think so and I don't have the details. I am guessing someone else on this list will point you to an ISP that can do this for you. I think RunRev has this service. In general I have to control all the components of server services that I create so I tend to ignore the "who hosts livecode server" kinds of comments. Someone will help you I'm sure. Kee > > Tim > > > > > On Aug 26, 2011, at 6:47 PM, Kee Nethery wrote: > >> There is a stack from Andre that is a web server. You can hit it with a get >> or a post and it will process whatever you have scripted and then return a >> result. I run in on a port other than 80 because I don't want to disable >> Apache (remember it is it's own web server). The big disadvantage is that it >> is one user at a time. Command comes in and gets replied to before the next >> command can come in and get processed. The big advantage is that I can run >> it in the IDE and step through the code. >> >> I'm attempting to learn LiveCode Server specifically because it is more like >> a "normal" CGI. The commands come into Apache and Apache handles the >> juggling of all the connections. More mainstream, more industrial, but way >> less documentation and examples. >> >> Kee Nethery >> >> >> On Aug 26, 2011, at 6:09 PM, Timothy Miller wrote: >> >>> Greetings, >>> >>> I have a vague notion that it's possible to write LC stacks in such a way >>> that they function as websites. If I'm not mistaken, one or more Internet >>> Service Providers support this functionality. I think there's a name for >>> it, but I can't remember. >>> >>> Is this true? >>> >>> I've got a shabby looking professional website I put together using a >>> primitive HTML editor in some ancient version of HTML. It needs upgrading. >>> >>> I do know how to use LiveCode moderately well. Without much effort, I could >>> make a LiveCode stack that would look and act in the way I want my website >>> to look and act. I suppose it might be possible to make it all shiny like a >>> WordPress template, though I don't know how at the moment. >>> >>> Is it really so easy as that? Is it reasonable to suppose that this is the >>> simplest and most cost-effective way for me to upgrade my website? >>> >>> I've looked at alternatives -- professional website designers, WordPress >>> templates, drag and drop software. All present problems. >>> >>> What does hosting cost? Any important limitations or gotchas? What are the >>> chances the LiveCode method will still be supported five years from now? >>> >>> Where do I learn more? >>> >>> Thanks in advance, >>> >>> >>> Tim >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> [email protected] >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
