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mod_harbour for non dedicated servers

PostPosted: Mon Dec 20, 2021 12:07 pm
by Antonio Linares
For those of you that have no access to a dedicated server, we have prepared a special version of mod_harbour that works as a CGI. So if you use a hosting company that will never allow to install an apache extension but does allow to install a CGI, then this mod_harbour version is for you :-)

https://github.com/FiveTechSoft/mod_harbour/tree/master/cgi/linux

We do appreciate your feedback about it

Re: mod_harbour for non dedicated servers

PostPosted: Mon Dec 20, 2021 12:30 pm
by Antonio Linares
Here you have it, already built, for centOS 64 bits:

https://github.com/FiveTechSoft/mod_harbour/tree/master/cgi/linux/centOS%2064

Re: mod_harbour for non dedicated servers

PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 3:41 pm
by Antonio Linares
Here you have mod_harbour working from Bluehost (non dedicated server, where it is totally forbidden to install mod_harbour for Apache)
using mod_harbour CGI version:

https://fivetechsoft.com/cgi-bin/modharbour?info.prg

https://fivetechsoft.com/cgi-bin/modharbour?arrays.prg

Now we can run mod_harbour from non dedicated servers too !!! :-D

Re: mod_harbour for non dedicated servers

PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 4:09 pm
by Enrico Maria Giordano
Please clarify: mod_harbour CGI is an EXE, right? So it still cannot be run on most commercial web space providers, sorry. :-(

EMG

Re: mod_harbour for non dedicated servers

PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 4:13 pm
by Antonio Linares
Dear Enrico,

If the hosting company allows CGI execution, then you can run mod_harbour from it using this new mod_harbour CGI version :-)

This mod_harbour CGI version is an executable fully compatible with the mod_harbour version for Apache

Re: mod_harbour for non dedicated servers

PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 4:18 pm
by Enrico Maria Giordano
That's exactly what I was afraid of. Most of commercial web space providers don't allow to run CGI EXE. So we cannot use mod_harbour. :-(

EMG

Re: mod_harbour for non dedicated servers

PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 4:29 pm
by Antonio Linares
Bluehost allows it, I am testing it from there :-)

Surely other hosting companies may allow CGI execution too. Maybe not all of them, but some may allow it for sure

We need to find how to make it work for free from Google Colab and/or GitHub and others

We need to provide such power to Harbour users ;-)

Re: mod_harbour for non dedicated servers

PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 4:30 pm
by Otto
Hello Enrico,
Just out of curiosity.
Why is a VPS or self-hosting not a solution for you?
Best regards,
Otto

Re: mod_harbour for non dedicated servers

PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 5:54 pm
by Enrico Maria Giordano
Usually I have to use the existing customer web spaces. I cannot tell my customers to change their providers just to allow my mod_harbour web apps to work, can I?

EMG

Re: mod_harbour for non dedicated servers

PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 6:33 pm
by Antonio Linares
Dear Enrico,

What providers are those ?

I am curious to check them :-)

Re: mod_harbour for non dedicated servers

PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 7:01 pm
by Enrico Maria Giordano
I don't know. Each customer have your own company web space or your own provider. As an example: https://www.aruba.it

EMG

Re: mod_harbour for non dedicated servers

PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 11:23 pm
by cnavarro
I have had servers in aruba (windows and linux) for a long time and it is where I do the tests and developments of modHarbour (with and without CGI)

Re: mod_harbour for non dedicated servers

PostPosted: Fri Dec 31, 2021 8:46 am
by Enrico Maria Giordano
I'm not talking about dedicated servers but web spaces. Aruba doesn't allow to run CGI EXEs from their web spaces. Most of my customers have web spaces from various providers or company web servers that doesn't allow CGI EXE to run for company policy.

EMG

Re: mod_harbour for non dedicated servers

PostPosted: Fri Dec 31, 2021 9:00 am
by Antonio Linares
We should get mod_harbour to be part of the common packages that Apache installs by default

Re: mod_harbour for non dedicated servers

PostPosted: Fri Dec 31, 2021 9:06 am
by Enrico Maria Giordano
It would be great for a start. But what about IIS?

EMG