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@a4extra There is another alternative actually, which is to make use of the new local storage feature in HTML5 (HTML5 rocks by d way !!), using this feature when a user visits a website that has this feature enabled, up to 5MB of data is downloaded into their browser, coupled with a cached script the user is able manipulate the data in the localstorage. So basically u can query and even insert data into the local storage whilst ur offline,if u want to even go further u cud write a script that checks once ur internet is up and running it automatically uploads new data from your local storage unto your online DB.

If you even package and launch it as a web app with Google Chrome, you can even store more than 5MB as long as you follow Google's strict guidelines .

@lanriz tnx, actually u can test the script/codes even the database as well, there r even loads of opensource tools for stress load/performance testing. I know because its part of my current job role

@fewj nice one!! thanks for spotting that, cloud servers are a good way to go, especially when combined with a master-slave configuration setup(kudos to a4extra for mentioning that) and not forgetting to mention that standard cloud hosting companies such as rackspace and ukfast provide load balancers as part of your cloud hosting package.

@a4extra Ur on point !! just one thing doh, u cant cache web pages that need a network resource irrespective of whether it has a get or post parameter, If the page requires a connection to a network resource like a DB then it cant be cached especially a login page which requires a connection to a DB.

Seun: That's possible, but you can't separate the two issues: script quality affects server capacity. A inefficient script would require a more powerful server to handle the same amount of traffic that a more efficient script would handle effortlessly on a wimpy server.

I suspect that, with a well-optimized script, any entry level dedicated server would be able to handle the level of traffic JAMB's website has to handle when UTME results are released each year. The site is a read-only web application. People visit to check results and that's it. There's no access control or account management to worry about. No updates. It should be an extremely fast website.

Nope you're way of mark, even though it is a read only website, it still requires the CPU resource of the server to load and serve the request to the users web browser. So if you have let say a million people trying to read or access data from the database on the server, the server's CPU needs to have enough RAM and processing power to handle all these requests if not it will CRASH.

Any optimisation that has to done will be done on the server end, by either configuring server to see if tweeking the load balance between the memory buffer and RAM will increase performance, if this doesn't work then generally you need to physically upgrade the server itself.

If at all there is any possibility of doing it script wise, then SUEN this is where transaction & concurrency management comes into play irrespective of whether it is a read only or read/write database. DB adimns are all to familiar with this.

JAMB needs a dedicated server to host these records, most likely they are using a shared server like those used for web hosting packages.

But lets see, it will be interesting to see what pips come up with.

How are you going to test their solutions ??

@niyyie Ur spot on..but will be interesting to see what these pips come up with.
@suen How do you even intend on testing the scripts ??

abbyode: Alpha five might be unpopular but it has been in existence for over 2 decades.
The new version allows you to write complex web and desktop applications FASTER and without writing a single line of code.
Alpha five is not an open source IDE but its underline programming language is XBasic.
You can read more of it on www.alphasoftware.com .

Ait, perhaps you misunderstood my question, I didnt ask whether Alpha five was opensource or not. I asked whether there are any opensource alternatives to Alpha Five ?

I'm game !!

@abbyode nice one !! never heard of Alpha Five till today. By the way are there any open source alternatives ?
@don_jayzi so DHTML wot u been up to dese days ?

heres a good place to start : http://arduino.cc/en/Guide/HomePage
for sample arduino projects to get you started : http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/arduino

y dont u provide a bit more details mate

Ait, post ur questions here so dat pips can work on it and advise u

Im amazed !! hw can these people say that they like this site or its concept when there is notin but a preview page with a tortise on it or maybe im missing somthing..is it the tortise dey like

Ait I nw c wots gng on , dis is a poorly tot of marketing stunt, check out the profile of the two posters; majorbanton and uchechuka,they just joined yesterday and their first post on Nairaland is on this topic saying the site is beautiful. These lot must be having a bubble !!

@OP better wake up my friend, if u want pips to like ur website at least put up one!!

when the site is live or in beta let us knw ! Dont knw hw u wnt someone to review a banner

dualcore shud be able to help u on this since he runs trudigits.com

congrats to all you guys dat won, cud u guys shed more light on ur business idea and when is the next round commencing ?

^ lol

Nooooooooooooooooope !! Ur on ur own mate...take a domain name like 9jahoster.com and lets say whogohost.com.ng amongst the two which one seems more professional even though they both use unconventional name patterns. Its whogohost.com.ng without a doudbt, first of all 9jahoster.com sounds to generic makes the website sound like.....RAZZ. Not only that but look at websites that start with Naija, 9ja , Nija etc they all look poorly built so naming ur site with these kind of names will most likely have the effect of associating your website with having a poor design.

Lastly if u want to proudly show off proudly NAIJA ders [size=14pt].COM.NG[/size], simple and effective, it lets u focus on coming up with a cool name without having to worry about adding Nija,9ja etc to make it sound more Nigerian.

Since ur developing a cross platform mobile app, I would seriously suggest u use a template just to ensure that your web app is compatible on a broad range of mobile devices & browsers, a template that im particuarly fond of is HTML5 BOILER TEMPLATE its in its 3rd version so its very robust you can get it here http://html5boilerplate.com/.

Secondly switch to HTML5, it quite simple really, all you need do is put this declaration at the top of ur web page: <!DOCTYPE html> and thats it ur using HTML5 ! U can now take advantage of its HTML5 offline ability by using cache manifests, what it does is to load all HTML, CSS, and Javascript files (that you will specify in a manifest file) unto the phone or desktop and then when there is no internet connection or ur in offline mode the webb app will still work. Scripts or functions that require a connection to a web server will still not work in offline mode. U can actually use this to increase the performance of online website as well.

Another cool feature you can take advantage of is called local storage which basically is a NoSQL type database called IndexedDB , this database is stored in the browser (not in a web server) and enables you to build dynamic offline apps in HTML5. The default allocation size is 5MB , however if you package it as a Chrome App you will be granted unlimited storage as long as you follow certain guidelines designed to make sure u dont abuse this feature.


Other cool features of HTML5 include support for multi-touch and geo-location as well. HTML5 can also communicate with functions in Native apps, so you can call the accelerometer function from HTML5 using a bit of javascript. Concerning how to include pdf in your web app, simply create a new folder, u can name it pdf or still use d rootfolder in ur www directory folder, upload the pdf into it and reference it accordingly using <a href="pdf/test.pdf">. Most webkit mobile browsers will automatically open the pdf file or might prompt you to save.

So depending on the features of ur mobile web app u can actually use HTML5, CSS3 and Javascript and a tiny lil bit of PHP

@flexgee

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Can u not read mate

I would plz like to know how to become a web developer that is able to developing unique web apps in HTML5, CSS3, Jquery, DOM, Mootools and any server side language like PHP,ASp or even JSP

u just posted on one if not d biggest till date

Just goes to show the lack of imagination that plagues this industry. It seems that being creative isnt present in their dictionary at all.

yea the Arduino is a damn good kit, im getting the one dat is wifi enabled this summer

[size=18pt]whogohost.com.ng[/size]

@yawatide Actually .com.ng registration has drastically improved in recent years and nowadays its quite easy to register for one, the web hosting company I use ; www.whogohost.com.ng, register a .com.ng domain name under 12hrs after receiving payment. I havent experienced any problem with their service till date and I can tell you that their 24/7 customer support service is superb.

yea I would recommend eyowo.com as well.

I have a project on board and I'm in need of a sound web developer in creating a football(only)online betting site like bet365(dot)com or sport(dot)ladbrookes(dot)com

Script must be written with OOP PHP & MySQL and should enable the client manage user accounts, enter games and odds in a simple way and set min/max amounts for bets and winnings. However games and scores should be automatically updated. Basically all the stuff to run a betting site, but no payment processing as this will be handled by the client.

On a security note, it should block users who entered their passwords wrong too many times.Admin panel should have a finance section to track the systems profits by day/week/month/year and should be able to extract them as txt files.Admin panel should have a functionality to list all the transactions of a user. Script needs to let us manage user accounts, enter games and odds in a simple way and set min/max amounts for bets and winnings.


These are just some of the basic features in order to give you an idea of whats involved. If you're interested and have the experience or the skills or if you already have a betting script, email me at anaivi(dot)isa(at)gmail(dot)com

Cheers!!

yawatide as usual is on point...wot ur looking for is called a RESPONSIVE design. It involves numerous techniques, amongst them is using % instead of px, use of flexible layouts through media queries in CSS3 and fluid images as well.

As she said post a screen shot so dat we can have a look..