jtesdall
Premium Member
OK, I have the files figured out. This is how the site works:
The parameters and status are read from a MySQL Database hosted in "InternetLand" with the CoralFreak website. The server that houses the website runs a "job" every fifteen minutes that sends a message to Allens home computer that is hooked to his aquacontroller and gets the current parameters of his tank. It then writes them to the MySql database (in InternetLand) for further retrieval. And then, of course, the website reads those parameters when someone visits his site. The readings are a maximum of fifteen minutes old unless the connection is down.
Allen pays monthly for this website. My thought here is why pay for a web host when you have to "query" your computer anyway for the settings. This query requires that your home computer be a web server, so why not have the complete site hosted there and save the monthly cost. It might not be as fast at times, but as long as you have DSL or cable I doubt there will be an issue. It's not like we are going to be hosting MSN.
Anyway those are my thoughts for tonight.
The parameters and status are read from a MySQL Database hosted in "InternetLand" with the CoralFreak website. The server that houses the website runs a "job" every fifteen minutes that sends a message to Allens home computer that is hooked to his aquacontroller and gets the current parameters of his tank. It then writes them to the MySql database (in InternetLand) for further retrieval. And then, of course, the website reads those parameters when someone visits his site. The readings are a maximum of fifteen minutes old unless the connection is down.
Allen pays monthly for this website. My thought here is why pay for a web host when you have to "query" your computer anyway for the settings. This query requires that your home computer be a web server, so why not have the complete site hosted there and save the monthly cost. It might not be as fast at times, but as long as you have DSL or cable I doubt there will be an issue. It's not like we are going to be hosting MSN.
Anyway those are my thoughts for tonight.