SirChick Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Does any one have any recommendations for a good free server for testing purposes mostly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildteen88 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 You can install AMP (Apache PHP and MySQL) locally for testing PHP scripts. No need for a free/paid webhost for testing PHP. Look into WAMP for Windows or XAMPP for Windows, *nix or Mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirChick Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 You can install AMP (Apache PHP and MySQL) locally for testing PHP scripts. No need for a free/paid webhost for testing PHP. Look into WAMP for Windows or XAMPP for Windows, *nix or Mac Argh sorry should have explained slightly more... I have local host Apache and have used it alot, how ever I cannot test crons... i read tutorials on it but it isn't much to do with windows and when it is it is on about XP and vista is much different.... so i thought if i got a server it must be simpler that way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zq29 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 The Windows equivalent to the Cron daemon is the Windows Scheduler. I very much doubt you'll get free *nix hosting that gives you access to cron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 You could always install GNU/Linux yourself or run it in a virtual machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roopurt18 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Just run your script from the command line in windows; that's exactly what a cron is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiao Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Well, if it has to run exactly every 34 seconds or every hour, you won't have time to sleep... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roopurt18 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Well, if it has to run exactly every 34 seconds or every hour, you won't have time to sleep... True, but the OP stated for testing purposes. Depending on the nature of the cron, it is likely that it can just be invoked from the CLI to determine if it works or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirChick Posted December 18, 2007 Author Share Posted December 18, 2007 Well i need to create like a 24/7 site run for a few weeks straight with the crons going some every 10 mins. And i got like 6 staff members who will use it from different parts of the hemisphere to see if we can break it and see it all works and find out the averages of users game incomes that can be achieved so i can make sure the game's economy and inflation doesn't get messed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 There is no such thing as a good free server. Don't be a tight ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roopurt18 Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 You will likely need to shell out a small monthly fee for web hosting then in order to have a widely accessible test area. I recommend The Web Host Freaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFilmGod Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 There is no such thing as a good free server. Don't be a tight ass. words of wisdom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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