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will it be harder to find a hosting company if I use Django with Python?

I'd like to go into Django with Python, but it seems that some hosting companies like DreamHost, Netfirms, they both offer Ruby on Rails in the basic hosting package, but not Django. They only list Python, but not the framework. So does that mean if I use Django, I will need to look for companies that support Django, or can I simply ad...

how to test hosting companies's speed for our webpages / web app?

Before we sign up for any hosting company to host our app or pages, i think it probably is good to find out the speed so that if it is too slow, we may as well pay a little more to find a better place to put our app. the question is, is there a way to find out some sites that a hosting company is hosting and what is the best way to test...

Web hosting with Java

I'm looking for a new web hosting service; currently I'm using GoDaddy's Economy plan, but it offers only PHP server-side scripting. For my next project it looks like I'm gonna need to use Java. Currently I pay ~60 USD per year for both the domain and the web hosting plan. What web hosting service supports Java and isn't much more exp...

What video format is the smallest without losing quality?

We have a new client that we will be hosting content for. The client is producing a lot of video content. They have asked us what format we would like the files to be in. Now this video content will be uploaded and stored in our web based CRM. The client's customers will have access to this content for direct download (no streaming) thr...

Hosting Silverlight Video Player On IIS 7 Issue

I am trying to host an ASP.NET application that is running the Silverlight Video Player. I have recently deployed this application to a fresh Windows Server 2008 Virtual PC. I have installed the Silverlight plug-in as well as the Silverlight 2 SDK on the server (and the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1). When I try to browse to this site, the V...

what is grid hosting

I went to GoDaddy.com for hosting. They have menus like 1)website hosting 2)grid hosting what is the difference between the two. I am new to this hosting and webapps stuff.. ...

Storing Python scripts on a webserver

Following on my previous question, if I have some hosting how can I put a python script on their that I can then run from there? Do I need to do something special to run it/install something? EDIT-Clarification-I would like to be able to upload the script which does stuff on the internet-no data is stored on my computer. I then need to...

Making a Python script executable chmod755?

My hosting provider says my python script must be made to be executable(chmod755). What does this mean & how do I do it? Cheers! ...

Any website offer the same service as Slice host for Windows Server?

Is it possible to get Windows Server 2003 hosted with options similar to Linux hosting at Slicehost and Linode? Need to set up a test server for a few months to see if its feasible to create a plugin for MS Exchange Server. I'd needs some for of graphical remote access and naturally keep costs as low as possible. ...

Problems with python script on web hosting

Hi guys, I have written a script for Wikipedia & it works fine on my computer, yet when I upload it to my web host(Dreamhost) it doesn't work & says that the user I am trying to log in as is blocked-this is not true, it works on my computer & I#m not blocked. This is the exact error message I get- A problem occurred in a Python script. ...

Develop Locally on SQL Server 2005 then Deploying to Shared Hosting

What is the best way to develop on SQL Server 2005 machine locally while you get your database design and application design smoothed out and then deploy to a shared host? In the MySQL / phpMyAdmin world you have an option to export the table as the DDL Statement with the data represented as a bunch of inserts following the DDL. Using t...

Should I host Website and REST API on the same server or split ?

I have a web application that consists of Website and REST API. Should I host them on the same server or should I host them on different servers? By "server" I mean a server cluster - several servers behind load balancer. API is mostly inbound traffic, website - mostly outbound. If it matters - hosted on Rackspace and/or AWS. Here is...

How to interview dev / hosting shops?

We're looking at starting a new, specialized (customer facing) web app; there are a few paths we can take -- we can code and host in house, we can code in-house and host externally, we can have someone else do the coding and hosting, COTS, etc. Let's assume I've reasonable ways of estimating quality of COTS and in-house development effo...

What is the cheapest way to deploy an ASP.Net MVC application?

What is the cheapest way to deploy or host an ASP.Net MVC application? Any shared hostings? This is for a little toy application which I'll pay from my own pocket. Nothing entreprisy, the cheaper the better. ...

Cloud Computing: What does it take to setup a Cloud

What does it take to setup a cloud. I have some friends in the middle east who want to setup clouds similar to Google and Amazon and are wondering if there is any open technology that they can use to setup a cloud hosting service. Any ideas? ...

What is a good Ruby on Rails and PHP hosting?

I'm looking Ruby on Rails and PHP hosting service(shared space or a dedicated server). I would like to see two options first before buying one of them: PHP and can upgrade to Ruby on Rails later with additional cost Ruby on Rails and PHP I've looked at Dreamhost, Bluehost and RailsPlayground and all of them seem to have pros and cons...

Can third party hosts be trusted for closed-source/private source code management?

For many companies, their project's source code is very valuable to them -- theft of the source code could be very costly. Keeping source code tightly controlled on a local network is one way to help protect it. However, there are advantages to hosting source code externally, whether it is simply a subversion or git server hosted on dr...

Why we need dedicate server hosting?

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Application Hosting

Hello, There are some applications on my computer (Win XP Home) that are native WIN32 applications that I would like to host from an application built in .NET that could offer password protection before running sed application. Is there a nice solution to my problem? (over 2 years of C#.NET experience) ...

Free ASP.NET MVC Hosting Site-- Is there Any?

I am looking for a free ASP.NET MVC hosting site. I know, I know, I might be coming up with a ridiculous request: MS servers cost money, and they are damn expensive, so I shouldn't be expected to get free ASP.NET hosting. The most is I can get best quality or most affordable hosting site, but free? Highly unlikely. Still, I want to as...