Hosting web server on a device like camera embedded system
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Hello all, I am new to concept of hosting web server on external system not your PC/Laptop. on some kind of external hardware system like camera or any other hardwares which are connected to internet. I want to host server from those system and let other connect to that server using username/password and then they should be able to change functionality of that hardware. Thank you, Cheers from Canada
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Hello all, I am new to concept of hosting web server on external system not your PC/Laptop. on some kind of external hardware system like camera or any other hardwares which are connected to internet. I want to host server from those system and let other connect to that server using username/password and then they should be able to change functionality of that hardware. Thank you, Cheers from Canada
:confused: is this for an intranet (used within a home or small company)? or for world-wide access? for both, you need to estimate and provide sufficient capacity, and take care of back-up. for the latter, you would need good up-times, and a fixed IP address. A commercial web hosting solution is recommended.
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on some kind of external hardware system like camera or any other hardwares which are connected to internet.
is your camera running some operating system (Windows? Unix? Linux?) that supports communication protocols, file systems, scipt handling (PHP), etc? is your camera networked? :confused:
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Hello all, I am new to concept of hosting web server on external system not your PC/Laptop. on some kind of external hardware system like camera or any other hardwares which are connected to internet. I want to host server from those system and let other connect to that server using username/password and then they should be able to change functionality of that hardware. Thank you, Cheers from Canada
That's done regularly. A classic example would be a broadband router. What's the problem and how does it relate to PHP?
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:confused: is this for an intranet (used within a home or small company)? or for world-wide access? for both, you need to estimate and provide sufficient capacity, and take care of back-up. for the latter, you would need good up-times, and a fixed IP address. A commercial web hosting solution is recommended.
mohit`12 wrote:
on some kind of external hardware system like camera or any other hardwares which are connected to internet.
is your camera running some operating system (Windows? Unix? Linux?) that supports communication protocols, file systems, scipt handling (PHP), etc? is your camera networked? :confused:
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thx for your reply, Device will be connected on high-speed internet and it has to be world-wide access. yes i don't actually care about back-up at the moment, i think device runs on some operating system so it will have ip address. and camera was just an example. the system i am talking about is like really big system let's say when pizza delivery guy comes at your place and you pay them by debit/credit so that guy has that device which is connected world-wide and it verifies data of that card. so something similar to that. and yes system is networked and yes it will support protocols not sure about PHP. I just posted this here because this was somewhat related because i still don't know which script i am using to host a web server. I just need to start with basic hosting so it could be any scripting language. Cheers from Canada,
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That's done regularly. A classic example would be a broadband router. What's the problem and how does it relate to PHP?
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I wasn't sure if i will use PHP or not, i just posted here because this is somewhat related and i am new to web server hosting . Cheers from Canada.
I think this is better asked in Sys Admin or Hardware and Devices forum. But in a nut shell, what you are asking for will require some research on your part. What kind of device is it and what features does it support. If the device does suport an internet connection then you then have to determine how people will access it and what will be needed to make that a reality. You may need a webserver for no other reason than it provide a more documented feature set and a ready made knowledge base (like these forums). Specialized hardware will reduce that knowledge base and may require you to make nice with the manufacture (AKA - suck up to ;) ) in order to get the information you want. If you are speaking about a IP based security camera there should be instruction for its used and you may find those on the manufacturers website. I only have read about these items and they are basically a webserver with a built-in webpages for admin and user access. Once you configure the camera's server and any devices between it and the internet (via your ISP) you should be live. all the best Chris
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I think this is better asked in Sys Admin or Hardware and Devices forum. But in a nut shell, what you are asking for will require some research on your part. What kind of device is it and what features does it support. If the device does suport an internet connection then you then have to determine how people will access it and what will be needed to make that a reality. You may need a webserver for no other reason than it provide a more documented feature set and a ready made knowledge base (like these forums). Specialized hardware will reduce that knowledge base and may require you to make nice with the manufacture (AKA - suck up to ;) ) in order to get the information you want. If you are speaking about a IP based security camera there should be instruction for its used and you may find those on the manufacturers website. I only have read about these items and they are basically a webserver with a built-in webpages for admin and user access. Once you configure the camera's server and any devices between it and the internet (via your ISP) you should be live. all the best Chris
Oaky I think that will help me to start with. :D thx. Let me give you one simple example. Assume that my device is router (any kind of router) also that is hardware and connected to modem so it does have internet connection. Now when you open that website 192.168.1.2 (or something like that) it asks you for username/PW which will be verified by your router and if u successfully sign in it will let you in and change functionality of that router depending upon security. So I believe that website (192.168.1.2) was hosted by that router and others can access to that website. IF necessary others will be connected to my device with LAN. So yes that’s what I am talking about that’s the thing I want to do on my device, which also supports internet connection, so it’s like hosting web server from my device. So how do I start with that? Make some .exe file for web server and run that on router. Again I do not have good experience with web-based applications and server so forgive me and point me to correct direction if I was off the road in any topic or failed to understand any concept. Thx a lot for your help, Cheers from Canada.
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Oaky I think that will help me to start with. :D thx. Let me give you one simple example. Assume that my device is router (any kind of router) also that is hardware and connected to modem so it does have internet connection. Now when you open that website 192.168.1.2 (or something like that) it asks you for username/PW which will be verified by your router and if u successfully sign in it will let you in and change functionality of that router depending upon security. So I believe that website (192.168.1.2) was hosted by that router and others can access to that website. IF necessary others will be connected to my device with LAN. So yes that’s what I am talking about that’s the thing I want to do on my device, which also supports internet connection, so it’s like hosting web server from my device. So how do I start with that? Make some .exe file for web server and run that on router. Again I do not have good experience with web-based applications and server so forgive me and point me to correct direction if I was off the road in any topic or failed to understand any concept. Thx a lot for your help, Cheers from Canada.