uploading net talk application on godaddy windows hosting

[ntnewbies]

hi friends,
can i use godaddy windows hosting server to upload a net talk application that i have developed?
if yes, what are the steps?
i have searched about deployment info and found http://www.capesoft.com/docs/nettalk6/NetTalkWebDeployment.htm#Basics

which of course did not mention anything about the steps in doing Internet Deployment - on a hosted server.

let's say for example, my application is invoice.exe

my website is: www.billme.com

should i create invoice folder and put all the dll, tps and exe in that folder?
and within that folder, should i create sub folder such as images, scripts etc?

then when i run the application, the link should be: www.billme/invoice/invoice.0

is it correct?

[terryd]

Hi
I'm sure bruce will come in afterwards to give you a more definitive version but:-
I assume you have compiled and generated an application that runs on your local development system.
As a first step you could copy that whole folder and subfolders to your hosted server.
It would contain your .exe and any files you are using (I am assuming tps files)
below this would be your web folder with all those additional folders you have mentioned already pre populated.
At this point if you run the exe on the hosted server  you system should be live.
You would access it simply as http://www.billme.com The link you give is the sort I think you would use if you were deploying H5.
If this works you could then remove any files not required to run the application  in the Invoice folder on the hosted server (*.clw, *,inc .app .dct etc.)

[ntnewbies]

Hi Terry,
Thanks for the input. Yes, i have compiled it and able to run it well on local host. Should i create the folder under the virtual directory?

my website index.htm is the introduction html page.
thus, i need to put the application in a folder (say, invoice).

i am using both tps and ms sql.
my hosting service support ms sql and i have already setup the odbc database.

jason

[terryd]

Hi Jason
I don't think the location of the folder is the issue as long as the files are in the correct folders (i.e, in the web folder under your invoices folder.), which is why I say copy you full invoices folder to the host.
Once you run the invoices application on the host server you should be able to access the website locally on the machine as http://127.0.0.1.
If that works then you should be live as long as http://www.billme.com is pointing to your virtual server.

[mmelby]

I believe there may be some confusion between web hosting and server hosting. If you purchased one of their web hosting products I do not believe you can run a NT application on it. I think you need to purchase either a dedicated server or a Virtual Private server.

[Flint G]

I believe there may be some confusion between web hosting and server hosting. If you purchased one of their web hosting products I do not believe you can run a NT application on it. I think you need to purchase either a dedicated server or a Virtual Private server.

That is my understanding, as well.  Virtual Private would be the minimum you would need to run anything but an IIS-based site.

[Bruce]

I Concur.

I don't think GoDaddy offer virtual servers - you need to create a virtual server and host your machine there. I use AWS, but any VM host will do.
see  http://clarionlive.wikispaces.com/ #363

also read this
http://www.capesoft.com/docs/NetTalk10/NetTalkWebDeployment.htm

Cheers
Bruce

[mmelby]

They do. Here is the link to their VPS

https://www.godaddy.com/hosting/vps-hosting

Here is a link to all their products:

https://www.godaddy.com/catalog.aspx

[Bruce]

Hi Mike,

cool, in that case it should be the same as deploying on any other server - see the webinars and docs etc.

cheers
Bruce

[ntnewbies]

Hi guys,
thank you all for the kind lead.
Yes, the problem is i choose the wrong server. Now, i have bought a VPS unmanaged.
Thus, i have to do everything from configuring the server and sql.
All is done and the index.htm is running.
The trick is to run the nettalk executable to run.
Stuck it here. Hope Clarion Live 363 will give an hint for my problem (Thanks Bruce)

Jason

[ntnewbies]

Hi Friends,
While waiting for 363 to finish download, just let you know where i am stuck:

when i run the application, it gives me this error on browser:
Server Error in '/' Application.

Configuration Error

Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file required to service this request. Please review the specific error details below and modify your configuration file appropriately.

Parser Error Message: Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1.

Source Error:


Line 1:  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
Line 2:  <configuration>
Line 3:      <connectionStrings>

Source File: C:\inetpub\sites\mywebsite.com\web.config    Line: 1

Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:4.0.30319; ASP.NET Version:4.6.1087.0



Any idea?

[Bruce]

It appears that IIS is running on the machine.
Get that turned off, then your exe can use the ports.

cheers
Bruce

[ntnewbies]

hi bruce,
the IIS is completely removed.
Firewall allowed to open port for sql.
Notification ticked if the app blocked (according to 363 webinar)
the application is compiled with Port 80
i open the application...nothing is generated. thus obviously when i try to open it up via browser, nothing comes up.
now, the index.htm (the main page of my website also not loading - need to figure out how to configure without using IIS)

i have created inbound rule to allow the exe to run both in tcp n udp - any port.

what am i missing?

[Wolfgang Orth]

Jason,

how do you access your virtual server? Are you working on it via RDP, so that you have the regular Windows desktop of that server on your local screen?

If so, can you access your NT-server from inside that virtual server, in other words, have you accessed 127.0.0.1?

Now, it that does not work, then your exe is the culprit.

However, if you can access your NT-server correctly from the inside, then I lean to say that this is a Firewall-problem.

> Firewall allowed to open port for sql.

That means, you can access this SQL-server fromn the inside, but you have not opened the door for the Internet to access you SQL-Server?

just my .02
Wolfgang

[ntnewbies]

hi wolfgang,
thanks for the reply.

yes, i use RDP.

I cant open the exe even from inside the virtual server.

i can open the sql from my laptop and even export the data to the VPS database. Thus, i can access SQL remotely.

can i run IIS and Nettalk on a parallel basis ? like keeping port 80 for IIS and setting some other port for nettalk. will it work?

or is it mandatory for the complete removal of IIS if i need to run nettalk?