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secure data transport between web server and database server

I'm planning on provisioning a web server and database server in a server farm environment. They will be in the same network but not in the same domain, both windows server 2008 and the database server is sql server 2008. My question being, what is the best way to secure data in transport between the servers? I've looked into IPSEC an...

Is there a way to find out which CMS was used to build a particular website?

I know a website is built using a CMS, but don't know which one. Any tell-tale signs that will reveal which CMS is being used? Also, having decided to build a website using a CMS, what skills can I expect to have to learn (HTML, CSS, scripting etc)? ...

how to learn web service using vb.net

hi .. im want to learn how to build a web service using vb.net. unfortunately i couldn't find any websites that provides good tutorial.. can any one suggest a web site? thank u in advance .. ...

Web Programming language for very large lists?

Hello, In your experience, what is the best web programming language used to handle sorting and comparison of very large lists (ie tens of thousands of email addresses)? I am most familiar with PHP. I think that it could get the job done, but I'm unsure of other languages and if there might be a bettor suitor. Thanks! ...

C#: Generate XML SOAP Request from Reference.cs and WSDL without actually calling web method?

Is it possible in C#/ASPNET to generate the XML SOAP request from the local web method reference without actually posting a request to the web service server? I'm trying to create a class which will generate this SOAP request XML without actually invoking the service. I've looked at the SOAP Extension classes and other methods but they...

How do i get a directory listing for a folder on the web?

How do I get a directory listing for a folder on the web? I'm looking to download a group of small files from a folder on the web. I can do it easily with a a single file but I'm not sure how to do it for multiple files. If there was something similar to the code below but for a folder on the web I think I can do it. private void bu...

Error in FireFox Loading Images

Hello, Details of the app are: ASP.NET project, local web server, hosted in IIS locally, using latest FireFox, uses forms authentication. I'm getting a logon user name/pwd box when trying to access my local web server. Using the net panel in firebug, I see the issue is with an animated GIF, showing up as 401 unauthorized. I check the...

Is gzip compression useful for mobile devices?

Hi SO, I'm wondering if anyone has a clue on whether the gzip compression is as much useful on mobile devices than it is on a desktop computer. Will the phone use more battery? Or will it save some because of the bandwidth saving? Will the page page load faster or is the uncompress process slow on those limited devices? Does the compr...

How does refer(r)er work technically?

I don't understand: how are webserver and trackers like Google Analytics able to track referrals? Is it part of HTTP? Is it some (un)specified behavior of the browsers? Apparently every time you click on a link on a web page, the original web page is passed along the request. What is the exact mechanism behind that? Is it specified b...

How to add search.asmx web reference to webpart application in VS2008 ? facing problem.

Hi, I am trying to create the custom search webpart. I want to use Enterprise Search Query Model (MOSS) . But unable to add the web reference of the search.asmx webservice. infact it has no WSDL file. just wondering about what setting it needs.... too If anybody know how to do, same. please let me know. you can find the search webservice...

siebel and java integration using web services

Hi, I have a web application that exposes webservices, developed in java. One of the client system is a siebel platform; as they told me, they cannot manage arrays/list of objects. Which is the best solution to solve the problem? How should I redesign my services? Consider that my data structure requirement includes list of objects......

How to create xps file from web page using c#?

How to create xps file from web page using c#? Any ideas? ...

When to track an interaction on a page as a page impression, when as an event, etc.?

The usual track of a page impression is fairly clear and simply: put the code at the end of the page. But with the growing use of in-page changes to layout and content, when is it OK to log a new page impression and when would it considered to by just an record of an event? My understanding is that page impression have a strong relatio...

How to inject a javascript function from one page into another

Alright, let me preface this by saying that I have little programming experience, so I apologize if my explanation belies some serious ignorance. I've always wanted to learn certain tricks but I can never find any tutorials. Here's the deal: There's a website that gives you various science questions and grades the input. For each que...

need to remove www from 2nd level subdomain generically in Apache (using rewrite)

I have the problem but with many subdomains: E.g.. sub1.domain.com and new.domain.com and xsub.domain.com and many many more like this. How do I remove the www from in front of any of these with one generic rule. E.g. if someone types www..domain.com or http://www..domain.com to change it to http://.domain.com Thanks ...

Provider oracle.j2ee.ws.client.ServiceFactoryImpl not found

Hi all, I am writing an application that invokes an Oracle web service. The web service client code was provided me. This application uses a custom subclass of URLClassLoader to load jars at run-time. Running the unit tests from my local machine works fine, however when I deploy the application on the server and run it, I get the follo...

From the web to games

Hey guys! I'm a basic web developer. I know PHP, a little bit of Python and Ruby. JavaScript as well [some stuff]. I'm not a hardcore developer. I know what it takes do develop most of web cases. Now, I have this desire to go deeper and start developing games. I know it sounds a huge leap, but that is why I'm asking here. I already hav...

Is there anything like TextMate for the web?

Has anyone built a text editor that has somewhat the same functionality as TextMate but for the web? It would be really cool to see something that: Doesn't have any GUI buttons Has all the base textmate keyboard shortcuts (e.g. highlight text and hit quotes key, and it wraps text in quotes, or hold ALT+SHIFT and highlight text and it ...

how to call a C# .NET web service from a php client

I have a Hello World c# ASP .NET web service which is automatically generated by visual studio web service project. I want to call it from a php client. Can I know how to do it? Better if anyone can provide with small code example.. I dont have much experience in php and no in depth understanding of web services so finding difficult to ...

why does website change based on use of www?

been working on my website for last couple of days- and for some reason everything scales differently based on wheather or not i use the www prefix on my webpage. What is causing this and how is it even possible if its the same file? this never happened with my old page setup ...