Web Hosts - Java

VapourTrail · 5 Oct 2006 at 22:16

Planning to complete my Open University IT and Computing degree next year with a project course (TM427) that requires you to develop an internet based distributed application. The required pre-study, M360, covers a lot on Java programming, including servlets, and a bit on databases. As I'm planning to include Java servlet technology probably with a MySQL database, plus other stuff, in my project, can anybody recommend a hosting company that would a. allow me to run Java servlets on their server b. host a MySQL database and c. not cost the earth?

Topgun · 5 Oct 2006 at 22:39

Why not just install those services on your computer? A small vds package will be ok

http://www.tidyhosts.com/serversvpslinux64.asp

chesterstu · 6 Oct 2006 at 00:29

Topgun said:
Why not just install those services on your computer? A small vds package will be ok

http://www.tidyhosts.com/serversvpslinux64.asp

THE vps listed there would struggle to Tomcat. I would install the sandbox onyour own pc and something like XAMMP that has mysql, apache and other stuff all configured to run on your windows pc

zetec452 · 6 Oct 2006 at 07:49

Topgun said:
Why not just install those services on your computer? A small vds package will be ok

http://www.tidyhosts.com/serversvpslinux64.asp

Thats a terrible VDS.

I think you'll have much more sucess working on something locally, maybe even a vmware session if you have a decent machine.

JonC · 6 Oct 2006 at 19:43

Yeah, install all the gubbins on your PC, and use a service like dyndns to get a domain to point to your computer.

VapourTrail · 6 Oct 2006 at 21:16

JonC said:
Yeah, install all the gubbins on your PC, and use a service like dyndns to get a domain to point to your computer.

Thanks. Had a very quick look at www.dyndns.com . Am I right in assuming that as I'm on a Broadband connection, and have a domain name e.g. mysite.co.uk already registered, then using dyndns I can get them to route all requests to mysite.co.uk to be re-directed to my own PC in my house?

chesterstu · 6 Oct 2006 at 22:05

VapourTrail said:
Thanks. Had a very quick look at www.dyndns.com . Am I right in assuming that as I'm on a Broadband connection, and have a domain name e.g. mysite.co.uk already registered, then using dyndns I can get them to route all requests to mysite.co.uk to be re-directed to my own PC in my house?

It may not be that straight forward as many ISPs block incoming requests on port 80 to stop people hosting web servers at home