scripting help...

[bjf98]

hi. im new to scripting like asp and php. my server does not support anything other than javasctipt and html. is there a way to get around that and host a php or asp script on my server?
any help appreciated
bjf98

[thetestingsite]

Not unless you have root access to the server in order to set up PHP on it. Other than that, you will need to find a new host in order to use the php/asp scripts.

Hope this helps.

[bjf98]

thanks. no i don't have access to the root. any recommendations on a free php/asp host?

[djr33]

Any free host will have certain limitations. Google will pull up a vast number of possible hosts, and it won't be hard to find one with a specific feature. For every feature, though, there is usually a tradeoff, so you'll need to find one you can live with.
There have been a number of discussions on this subject, including asking about free hosts. In fact, in the PHP section, there should be a recent conversation with some suggestions. Use the search feature or take a look through old threads and you should find some answers.

[bjf98]

Not unless you have root access to the server in order to set up PHP on it.

Wait, I do have access to my root. How would I go about setting up PHP on it???
Thanks, any help appreciated!

[boogyman]

www.php.net is their website...

look around for their documentation about installation
you can download the iso
you can get a physical cd
[strike]you can have it magically appear[/strike] - we wish

[djr33]

Unfortunately, I'd warn against getting your hopes too high. A free host, and even most of the paid ones will likely limit your activity on the server to some degree, especially with installing PHP and other configurations. It also opens security holes in shared hosting systems (where multiple accounts are on one server), which can be dealt with, but I think they'd want full control of the installation-- and since it isn't already installed, it's doubtful they'd add it, then.

[bjf98]

I'm not exactly trying it on free host. I'm going to try it on HFS, a file server that allows me to host a website off my own computer. Do you think it will work on that???

[thetestingsite]

I doubt you will be able to install php on something like that; however, there are options. You can install a WAMP package (if you have windows) such as WAMP5 or some other items (search google or this forum). You can also install all of the software yourself (Apache, PHP, etc).

Hope this helps.