It refers to client-server model, where providers of a resource or service is called Server.
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Why not use a RTOS with microkernel architecture for highly concurrent web servers?
Why not use a RTOS with microkernel architecture for web servers? The scheduler is deterministic and all requests will be handled quickly leading to faster response time? It's easy to extend an OS ...
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1answer
36 views
Make script that allow server and client to communicate [closed]
I have apache installed, and I would like (using php/and or javascript, html) to do the following but I do not know how.
To send my client to the server a value x
The server to increase x by one ...
2
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4answers
284 views
AGPL License - does it apply in this scenario?
There is an AGPLv3 based software (Client) that makes web service calls (using SOAP) to another software (Server - commercial, cloud based). There is no common code or any connection whatsoever ...
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0answers
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Server for running MySQL with ultra large databases? [closed]
I have quite many very large databases (millions of records at the least) in MySQL that need to be sorted, re-organized, indexed, etc. and I currently have 2 desktop Intel i7 PCs running all day long ...
0
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0answers
56 views
install antivirus on server that can scan wirelessly conected systems [closed]
I had a plan for our University, Our university has a wireless network that everyone can be connected to it and the do Student Affairs works with university website. My plan is that I want to install ...
0
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1answer
50 views
Should I re-download my server data after each change?
I have a simple DB editor that sits on the client. When I make changes via the editor, should I re-get all my data, as some of it is changed, or can I just do a check to make sure the procedure ran ...
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2answers
205 views
Which .NET technology would work as an improvement for this client/server application?
I am helping a friend with his rewrite of his .NET application, currently using WinForms + sockets, which is a client/server program that currently has on average ~120 concurrent users (sending ...
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votes
1answer
178 views
What is the difference, between a server and a mainframe? [closed]
To me, it seems as though "mainframe" is a somewhat dated term; is it simply an older synonym of "server," or does it server a purpose more similar to a cluster/supercomputer?
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Why can't the PHP engine handle HTTP communication?
The PHP engine interprets the PHP code and is perfectly capable of working with sockets, forming HTTP packets, etc. Why then do we need a separate Apache server, when the http serving duties could be ...
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1answer
304 views
How to develop a login/register system for Android? [closed]
How would it be possible to develop a login/register system for Android?
I have 0 experience with Android or general network programming but I do have a server running MySQL and anything else I may ...
3
votes
3answers
83 views
Is a predefined key enough security when performing HTTP requests between two secure servers?
I have an AdWords script that regularly transfers sensitive data to my server using a POST HTTP request. For security I have a predefined 32 character randomized string that is verified by my server ...
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0answers
125 views
Building a chat-like functionality in iOS
I was planning to implement a functionality wherein a user can send data to a friend of his, similar to sending messages in WhatsApp. This is how I broke down the problem :
The user registers for ...
4
votes
2answers
175 views
JavaEE server experience matters for a developer?
Lately I am seeing quite a few application development job ads asking for experience with this or that Java EE server. I can understand this if it is for a server administrator, however I find it ...
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1answer
43 views
When to apply corrections on data gathered from a server
I have an program that collects data from other servers. I don’t have access to these servers so I can’t change anything. The servers can give incorrect data, I can solve the problem but I’m a little ...
2
votes
4answers
888 views
Best asynchronous server for Python 3.x [closed]
We have an application that does a lot of ajax calls. It is a collaborative application that has to handle a lot of short text edits and updates by users.
Since this application has to deal with a ...
1
vote
1answer
209 views
In-house SMS (using a SIM card) receiving and sending?
My needs are very simple but I don't know the terms I should be Googling for: I need to occasionally send a SMS to a machine and that machine is going to answer with another SMS to the number that did ...
0
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2answers
166 views
How to make ASP .NET MVC website have a continuous process running?
This website is supposed to be a game where the players have some 'buildings' and these buildings produce resources. E.g. an iron mine may produce 30 pieces of iron ore per minute and automatically ...
2
votes
1answer
130 views
Erlang/Haskell web service to server files [closed]
I have across a thread mentioning that Erlang would not be suited for a web application serving files.
I was curious whether anyone had any experience building such webservice with erlang? Would ...
5
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3answers
810 views
Managing SQL Stored Procedures' Version
I am working with a team of 5 persons. We are using SQL Server as our database.
Since long time I want to store the Stored Procedures in SVN so that the versions can be maintained. Is there any tool ...
5
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3answers
547 views
Micro vs Monolithic Server architecture
We are currently working on our new product/project, it is a client-server application directed towards certain specific industrial/service enterprises. We are building a server (C Language and Linux ...
1
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1answer
287 views
Understanding open and listening ports
I developed an app in Java (which is working perfectly; with this app you can scan TCP/UDP ports -for testing purposes only-), but meanwhile when I was writing the code I read several documentation ...
8
votes
7answers
568 views
hosting website from home [closed]
If I want to host a website from my home, I buy a domain name. Then, I get a static IP from my ISP. Next, I point it to the IP address of my home system. I can even use the SQL server installed in my ...
3
votes
1answer
156 views
Building dedicated codepad in PHP
I am author of growing framework, which is focused around User Interface building in PHP. Essential requirements for the up-coming website redesign is ability to run code examples. I am willing to ...
2
votes
2answers
325 views
what are the main differences between a web server and application server? [closed]
I am new to web development and just started exploring the things. I read about how web page is processed and sent to client by a web server but I got confused with application server. what is the ...
5
votes
1answer
134 views
Many Blocking VS Single Non-Blocking Workers
Assume there is an HTTP server which accepts connections and then it has somehow wait for headers to be fully sent in. I wonder what is the most common way of implementing it and what are the rest ...
5
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5answers
360 views
Best way to protect website application code
Background
I have a web application that I host on my own server. I have clients who use the application as is, but some have asked if they can host the application on their own server. This enables ...
2
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2answers
592 views
How to implement Facebook leaderboard game for mobile?
I am in the final stages of developing an indie C# mobile game that I will deploy to iPhones and Androids using Mono.
I wish to add push notifications and a Facebook leader board feature into the ...
0
votes
2answers
421 views
Create device receive SMS parse to text ( SMS Gateway ) [closed]
I want to have a setup to where a text message containing a command in the body with parameters, will be sent to a script on server space to to be parsed, with a parser I will write. It would look ...
4
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4answers
129 views
System that splits passwords across two servers
I stumbled upon this news article on BBC,
RSA splits passwords in two to foil hackers' attacks
tl;dr - a (randomized) password is split in half and is stored across two separate servers, to foil ...
2
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1answer
230 views
Should I Use WCF For My Purpose?
I wrote two programs that server and client can connect to each other (one program for server and another for client) with their IP addresses (socket programming).
Now I want to modify it so that if ...
1
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1answer
234 views
2 Servers 1 Database - Can I use Redis?
Ok I have a couple of questions here. First let me give you some background information. I'm starting a project where I have a node.js server running my application and my website running on another ...
3
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4answers
2k views
Why does ARM processors dominate Mobile platforms while x86 dominates Desktop/Server platforms
Almost all of the mobile phones, except the ones being produced by Intel, use ARM based processors while desktop/server industry is dominated x86 processors.
What features does one provide over the ...
1
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1answer
181 views
Best strategy for supporting multiple server communication from iPhone/android app?
I'm making an app that will be used in multiple hospitals in the US. As per HIPAA compliance requirement, every hospital will have its own server that complies with these requirements of ensuring ...
3
votes
2answers
200 views
CPU recommendation for learning multiprocessor programming
This might be an odd question and the place to ask might not be appropriate.
I am very interested in working with multiprocessor programming and parallel algorithms, mostly for research purposes. I ...
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2answers
381 views
Is this RabbitMQ / sockjs pub/sub connection setup a comet solution?
My company is attempting to set up a pub/sub connection using RabbitMQ and sockjs, on Windows servers. I have two questions:
My supervisor is calling this setup a comet solution, I was wondering if ...
3
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4answers
340 views
Cpu-heavy web server
When reading about web servers, frameworks, etc most of the time I notice that the goal is to have a technology that has the next features:
Able to handle as many connections as possible.
Fit an I/O ...
4
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6answers
570 views
The cost of running a Windows App Server
I want to know what is the cost of running a Windows Application Server.
I know the cost of running a Linux server with Java based Application Server is probably zero.
What is the cost of running a ...
2
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1answer
144 views
How to run thread if multiple data is insert in the multiple table
I'm facing problem in gsoap , if two user go to register
at a same time then database is
locked, i think its threading problem ,
how to handle it, please insist me. I am running multiple ...
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0answers
16 views
Database lock on gSoap server during storing data in table [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to run thread if multiple data is insert in the multiple table
I am getting the values from the android app & storing onto the server using sqlite. first time ...
3
votes
2answers
128 views
What norms/API for monitoring my servers? [closed]
I have a dozen server applications installed on my customers intranets (they can send http requests over the internet but cannot be called from outside). They're written in various technologies, ...
2
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3answers
3k views
Fastest way to set up a JSON server on my local machine [closed]
I am a front-end developer. For many experiements I do I need to have a server that talks JSON with my client side app. Normally that server is a simple server that response to my POSTs and GETs.
For ...
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8answers
3k views
Is it possible to know what programming language a web-site uses?
For example, stackexchange.com, without asking the site owner or Google their information about developing the website, is this possible to know what language is used in the back end?
Seems, the ...
1
vote
2answers
168 views
Bad idea to display mail server info in public github project?
I have the project for work that requires me to send e-mails to people using our work mail server. The server doesn't require authentication. Part of my project is using a Java-Helper I'm developing ...
1
vote
1answer
208 views
How should my local git workflow work?
At home, I have a server that is running some software (on a LAMP stack, but only accessible internally). I have another machine and a laptop that I both use for developing said software. What is the ...
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votes
1answer
396 views
Client/Server App – Best online data storage/administration/communication library?
I work on some iphone/android apps and the “data stored on a centralized server” pattern seem fairly common.
So far, I have done one app like this, doing everything myself at a low level without ...
0
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3answers
132 views
Solutions for software using many calls to a server
I am developing software that uses many calls to a server. On a client side it's a Silverlight application. Almost every time a user clicks on a button in it, it sends 1-5 WCF calls to a server. There ...
9
votes
3answers
1k views
Safe iPhone app ↔ server communication
What would be the best approach to achieving private communication between my iOS app and its server component? Is having a single unchanging “secret key” baked into the app source enough, or do I ...
3
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6answers
401 views
Why Is it better to use unreadable bytes for client server communication?
I'm composing communication lyrics for client-server and what am I thinking about:
"authme username passord" (maybe encrytped)
"accept"
"get archive of H2O from 03.02.2005 to 20.12.2064"
...
5
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2answers
166 views
Proxied calls not working as expected
I have been modifying an application to have a cleaner client/server split to allow for load splitting and resource sharing etc. Everything is written to an interface so it was easy to add a remoting ...
2
votes
10answers
804 views
is it programmer's duty to disable directory listing?
Recently I have project in which a directory listing is enabled, due to which some scripts can be seen by outside world. I asked website administrator and he said it's not his responsibility, its the ...
