It refers to client-server model, where providers of a resource or service is called Server.
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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
20 views
Create URL object from Web browser request line [migrated]
I recently started network programming in Java and the first project I had in mind was to build my own java based HTTP server. I was just wondering if I have to implement parsing mechanisms in order ...
1
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0answers
72 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
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2answers
149 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
41 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 ...
1
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1answer
107 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
112 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 ...
1
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1answer
83 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 ...
1
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1answer
162 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 ...
2
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2answers
165 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 ...
3
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1answer
142 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 ...
5
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1answer
116 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 ...
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5answers
331 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 ...
0
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2answers
328 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
123 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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2answers
177 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 ...
2
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1answer
185 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
214 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 ...
1
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1answer
152 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
186 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 ...
0
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2answers
322 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
286 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 ...
2
votes
1answer
133 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
15 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 ...
2
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3answers
2k 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 ...
1
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1answer
203 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 ...
29
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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 ...
2
votes
2answers
559 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 ...
3
votes
2answers
121 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, ...
1
vote
2answers
163 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 ...
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votes
1answer
373 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 ...
9
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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 ...
0
votes
3answers
129 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 ...
3
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6answers
391 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"
...
3
votes
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 ...
2
votes
10answers
789 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 ...
8
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7answers
488 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
5answers
362 views
Is it advisable to force your web server to parse HTML files for PHP code?
I can't remember what site I glanced over and picked up that tidbit, but someone suggested that you should keep PHP parsing to .PHP files, and not modify one's webserver's htaccess to include PHP ...
1
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1answer
41 views
How do we call a concept when my acceptor loop is ran by some real application while all services are plugins for that application?
So say we have an app (server) that somehow attaches to itself plugins (services) in form of .dll or .so libraries. Is there any nice short name for such server behaviour model?
12
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5answers
3k views
Load testing : how to generate per second requests?
I have a server component which runs over Zeroc-ICE. When I wanted to load test it, I thought that using parallel library to create multiple requests would do it. But it dint end up that way. Using ...
0
votes
1answer
126 views
How to deploy a heterogeneous server application to customers?
We have a bigger application server which customers would like to have deployed locally.
It consists of an MySQL server database, a REDIS database, multiple Web servers for sub parts, a NGINX reverse ...
2
votes
3answers
258 views
Creating crossplatform TCP proxy/gateway that would handle maximum possible clients simultaneously on 1GB ethernet pipe?
So what I wonder about is preaty simple - having in mind next architecture:
-> computing unit "A"
/
gateway --> computing unit "B" same as A
\
-> computing ...
2
votes
2answers
263 views
Using IIS as a server for non-http server
I am developing a system that is designed for multiple forms of interfacing. There is a website, but that is connected through an SDK, as well as an HTTP query interface to access data. But to improve ...
3
votes
1answer
155 views
Mobile (Client) to Amazon S3 (Server) - Architecture
let's start off with the problem statement:
My iOS application has a login form. When the user logs in, a call is made to my API and access granted or denied. If access was granted, I want the user ...
2
votes
1answer
140 views
Meta-licensing of applications
I'm currently evaluating license management solutions for our customized and project-based applications, which are supported by a single server in the intranet of the customer. The applications use ...
5
votes
5answers
744 views
Why scalability issues cannot be solved by more servers ?
I know that big websites suffer from scalability issues and I guess that more servers (hardware) can help to handle scalabililty issues but I see that big websites are stuck about scalability even if ...
5
votes
3answers
453 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 ...
5
votes
2answers
163 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 ...
5
votes
1answer
405 views
Solutions for implementing a full-duplex game server?
I am designing a game server which would be used for Android terminals. I've been searching for products or frameworks to use for two-way socket communication but haven't found anything worth ...
14
votes
2answers
3k views
Does Node.js actually increase scalability?
I've been reading about the C10K Problem, and of particular note is the part that refers to asynchronous server I/O. http://www.kegel.com/c10k.html#aio
I believe this pretty much summarises what ...
