java support?

[davidstummer]

can i run a java application in my webspace? is java supported? thanks

[mattsiegman]

Java Applets: yes
Servlets: When (If at this rate) HostGUI comes out...

[davidstummer]

so i can't run an application constantly, which would downlaod content off another site every evening?

[jason]

You can run something as a cron job wich will run automatically at a set interval, such as every hour, every night, etc. Cron just starts a program when you tell it to, waits for it to run, and then sends any output the program generated back to you as an email.

I'm not sure if there is a java interpreter on the servers or not, but if there isn't, I doubt support will have a problem with installing it for you. You could then set up your cron job to run the java program at whatever time you needed it to.

--Jason

[davidstummer]

i want to save quite a large amount of info on my webspace - i think too much for mysql to handle. Is saving the info into hundreds, or possibly thousands of small files my only alternative?

i am on a budget

[jason]

MYSQL is designed to handle large amounts of data more efficiently thatn individual file access is. You'll have a faster site if you use MySQL than you will with filesystem access, regardless of how much stuff you pack into the database. MySQL is pretty robust.

--Jason