Just some small questions

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nizoo
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Just some small questions

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I got a website that got ftp and full access so I am just wondering if I want to host a server on that would it be possible... I know it is possible but would I have to talk to the owner and ask him to set it up for me or would I be able to do it just by uploading stuff up ?

please replay and let me know what I should do thanks.
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Post by philippeqc »

I guess it is technically possible

I you could ftp the program and all the configuration files, you should be able to maintain the game. I just dont know how you would start it up the first time. But I'd guess it falls into those very geecky challenges such as "can you write a program using only cat and echo to write it".

I you really only have this way to make it work, I'd strongly suggest to you to make a few servers on your own pc to learn how it goes, before adding the difficulty of maintaining them through ftp.

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Post by Z-Man »

If you're allowed to upload CGI scripts, you could write one that starts the server via a sys() command and upload that, then trigger the script by visiting its URL. It may work, although I would expect that execution of arbitrary programs gets blocked.
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Post by nizoo »

yeh well i'll try these suggestions, anyways I don't know any scripting at all, I can edit a bit but I don't know much at all so yeh, I hope i'll get it to work :/ thanks for help anyways, i'll come back here and ask for any details if its ok :)
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