gramps Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 I have been developing web applications for a while, and more recently HTA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML_Application) applications (delivering client/server apps running on the desktop rather than the web). UniServer is a nice clean structure for doing just that. I have several uses for my UniServer tools. 1) I like to do most of my checkout of the web programs offline, and I like to have the exact HTML and programs in checkout that I will use online. Nothing like screwing up a CC gateway connection to make a client unhappy. So for this purpose, I modify my 'hosts' file, do the Virtual Hosts in Apache .conf file, and everything is fine. I came across your description of PACs, which are another nice way to get my local machine and server to handle the pages with the same URL I will have online. 2) I would like to develop a small sample HTA for a client, as an illusltration of what the eventual web site will look like and operate. If I use the hosts change or PAC file, I need to modify the target machine to make things work (if I use target URLs). This is often not possible, or not a good idea for some clients. If I use 'localhost', as your APanel does, I can set the whole application up on a memory stick, click on a couple of things, and we're running the app. Very slick. HOWEVER, if I use the second method, I have to stick to using localhost, and the pages have to be designed to use that url. If I use a 'real' url, I have to change the client machine. My final option is to set the virtual host config for Apache to use a port, and use that port in my urls for the app. So unless I happen to choose a port that conflicts with something else running on the client machine, I can plug in the stick, click on startup scripts, and we're off. My question is this (and you though I'd never get to it)... since I didn't know about PACs until I read the UniServer docs, is there anything else I'm missing? That is, does another method exist to provide the url->server connection to a browser, other than: 1. Use of localhost with ports2. Use of 'hosts' file3. Use of PAC, telling browser where it is4. DynDNS?5. Other methods? Whew. Gramps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 A plugin for 4.1 is currently in beta that will do just that.It runs on a USB stick totally independent of the host machine.Yep and you will be able to use real urls.I would say its about two weeks away. All the bestRic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gramps Posted April 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 A plugin for 4.1 is currently in beta that will do just that.It runs on a USB stick totally independent of the host machine.Yep and you will be able to use real urls.I would say its about two weeks away. All the bestRic Thanks much. Can't wait to see it.Gramps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Plugin has been released: Sourceforge downloadWiki Support All the bestRic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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