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Using Your Hosting Account to Run Software

April 5th, 2010 General, Web Hosting

The software industry is very diverse, offering solutions to just in this area every digital problem in existence. Learning how to use a very complex piece of software is enough to drive anyone idiotic, and the sad part is – many public do not even know how to run their software. This is especially right for software that desires to be run on web server.

Nearly any software that requires constant access to the internet can be hosted on an Apache server and run using your hosting account. This not only saves your computer system resources, thus speeding up your computer, it also expedites the overall efficiency of the software itself.

Installing the Software on Your Server

Installing software onto a web server is relatively simple if you know what you are doing. You can even run several software at once on the same web server. The problem occurs when you realize that not all software can be installed in the same way. That’s when you encounter various terms such as PHP, MySQl, and more. Although the installation process differs depending upon the software or script, in general you will need to use an FTP client for every installation.

Uploading Software to Web Server

The initially step in uploading the software to the web server is to download a excellent FTP client. I would urge FileZilla because it is free, well loved, reliable, and simple to use. Once you have FTP client installed you can then navigate to the software files on the hard driver side of the FTP client (the left side). Right click on it and then press upload. It is vital to note that you need to read the README file of your software to see where you need to install the software on your web server. Most software will do just fine if they are installed in the route folder of web server.

Running the Software

Once again this process differs depending upon the software you are running and what it is intended to do. A basic script can be run simply by visiting the web page that the script was installed to. For example, if you installed a very simple script that generates random names, you would simply visit the page that the script is installed on and click the breed button. Of course this is a basic example, though the concept remains the same for any script or software that you install or use on a web server. The curriculum is accessed the same way a web page would be accessed, this means it is vital for you to know which directory the software is installed in.

Conclusion

Not all software can be run on a web server, though if you have extra server resources available and you are trying to run a powerful piece of software on a constant basis, then you should certainly consider running any demanding software remotely using your web server, this is especially right if you are by now paying a lot for a dedicated or VPS server.