I'm looking to dynamically create folders in my web server using JavaScript. After doing some research, I've found that this isn't usually accomplished without a server side extension like Node.js, but I was wondering if their were any APIs out their that would provide something like this.
I heard that ASP might be a good idea too, so I might give that a try, but I'd like to know from you guys.
Basically to give you an idea of what I am looking to achieve.
When I have a user visit my page, a random number is generated and stored in a variable, let's say: 1234
I want to create a folder in my webserver called users and within that folder, create a 1234.html content-filled file.
Web Server
------users\1234.html
Thanks
If you are using PHP then you can send request to server and php script does the rest
function makedirs($dirpath, $mode=0777) {
return is_dir($dirpath) || mkdir($dirpath, $mode, true);
}
I have copied this function..
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I have built this site "https://supsurvey.herokuapp.com/SurveyCreate.html"
You create a survey and then it redirects you to a unique URL
https://supsurvey.herokuapp.com/SurveyPage.html#718807c9-3a5b-4745-b953-511afef5e073
In the surveyCreate page I have location.assign (SurveyPage.html#${survey.id}) which is linked to SurveyPage.js and from there I extract the uuid4 using currentUrl.split (#) and then I send a get request to my server which is built in NODE-JavaScript (only for strong survey objects in MongoDB) for the correct survey OBJECT and display it to the user.
I want so so that after you press create Survey you will be redirected to
https://supsurvey.herokuapp.com/SurveyPage/718807c9-3a5b-4745-b953-511afef5e073
So instead of .html#{uuid} to /{uuid}
How do I do that?
I have tried changing to location.assign (SurveyPage/${survey.id})
but it fail because it doesn't find the file without the .html extension
I also tried location.assign (SurveyPage.html/${survey.id}) which also doesn't work.
since you are using NODE for backend - you can build your app using express
https://expressjs.com/en/api.html#req.baseUrl
allows for api like route rewriting to accomplish what you want
can also be done using the more robust Hapi server
https://hapi.dev/
can be done on any language really
slimphp works great for php apps
http://www.slimframework.com/
I don't know how to explain my issue very well. I don't have much experience in this regard, and tutorials on youtube don't really help.
I have an URI like this on my WebApp, OhSnip/user/profile/, which I can access through http://localhost:8080/OhSnip/user/profile/
And I have a button on my index.html called Profile, which makes a GET request to the server, and returns a JSON file.
But I don't want a JSON file, I want a "profile.html" file with the contents of the JSON file on it.
Let's say guy1 goes to reddit or something, he logs in and clicks his name to go to his profile, which is https://www.reddit.com/user/guy1/.
Then, guy2 also logs in and goes to his profile. https://www.reddit.com/user/guy2/.
The profiles of the 2 different people are obviously different, but the USER page they are displayed on is the exact same.
That's what I want, I want to display the information contained in the JSON files in a User page.
But I doubt having something like
window.location.href='profile.html';
on the client side is the way to do it.
Maybe it's a template system? I don't know even know anymore.
I think in Node.js, you could define a request(req) and a response(res) and then use something like res.render(), but I'm not so sure anymore. I remember using Jade and Handlebars for that, but I think it's different.
This is probably very straightforward, but it's driving me borderline mad.
Anyway, thanks for reading.
If you are using node as your backend you can send a html file back as a reply for a specific path using express.js.
It would look something like this (assuming page.html is in the public folder):
app.get('/page', (req,res)=>{
res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, '../public/page.html'));
});
Read more on their site: http://expressjs.com/en/guide/routing.html
This is wat needs to happen:
I need to get user information out a MySql database.
But i don't want to insert the password of my database in the php file. Because that file won't be hosted on my own server. Nobody must see that password when they access the server by ftp and edit the php file.
My first solution that didn't work was opening a php file from my own host and reading the output (i made a script that connects to the database and outputs a long string) and converted the output to an array by splitting the values.
This did not work because of security reasons in php.
I can't create a extra account for my database that has read-only access because my host won't allow me. (hostinger.co.uk)
I also thought about using a iFrame and load the file on my host. And read it using javascript to read it. But again, security won't allow me to edit it.
Does someone know a way to fix this?
OPTION 1:
Since you want to make sure your buddies server doesn't have access to the MySQL server info (username, password, etc), your safest bet is to connect to the database from your server, and just communicate between the two servers what needs to be retrieved.
As Darren mentioned in the comments, an API would do this just fine. Since there are a lot of open source libraries out there that can get the job done, I will recommend you one: pheanstalk
pheanstalk is a php client that works on top of the beanstalk library, which is basically a queue.
You could set up a queue on each server, and configure the communication to happen between the 2 servers. Then you would have worker.php scripts running every second (or 10 seconds or however so often you like) looking for commands being sent from 1 server, taking those commands in, processing them, and sending back the information to the main computer.
OPTION 2:
Instead of accessing your database, you can create a copy of yours, and have his server contain a copy.
Key points of option 2:
If his server isn't capable of carrying a full fledged MySQL database, there is MySQLi, which is very similar, but the only difference is that it is basically a file that you keep in your server. That is the benefit since it is LIGHT (hence the "i" from MySQLi). The downside is that the database isn't as "powerful", some operations might be limited, though that is to be expected, but good none the less.
If your friend has a database however, then better yet since it will have all the capabilities.
Now since I am assuming you would need to keep their copy of your database up-to-date, you can create a function that would send a request to your buddies server on what was updated. This is an API since it is intercommunication between processes behind the scenes, but probably wouldn't need any root access as some other API's might require.
Though the hastle here is that you would literally have to call that function every time you do any updates... :(
Edited:
OPTION 3
After talking a bit with the OP in the comments, another possibility came up. In his particular case, he might be willing to have a file in a public directory available for his buddies user to read. For example, lets say his file was located in:
http://www.example.com/hiddenfiles/dfjios4wr238##.txt
To access what is inside that file, you would have to know the name (and the name was specifically designed to work as a password, hence even though the information isn't sensative for the OP's specific situation, it's always best practice to stay consistent and think safe xD).
To access the file, the following could be done:
$path = 'http://www.example.com/hiddenfiles/dfjios4wr238##.txt';
$fileHandle = fopen($path, "r");
while ($line = fgets($fileHandle))
{
echo "--> {$line}";
}
fclose();
Did not have luck with these examples:
Javascript File remove
Javascript FSO DeleteFile Method
Deleting a File
There are no special permissions on the file.
Is there a way to do this in JQuery?
The requirement is - a certain file must be deleted from the web directory when another page is loaded. There is no security issue as this is on a closed network.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks.
With pure JavaScript, it can't be done. Using an AJAX call to a server side script that deletes the file would work though.
Javascript cannot delete files, it is prevented as it would lead to HUGE security vulnerabilities. THose links are for ActiveX controls that are handled through JS. Use a server side language.
You can't delete files over HTTP (well in theory you can, but it's not implemented.)
The easiest way is to set up a tiny server side script (e.g. in ASP or PHP) and to call that from JavaScript. The server side script needs the proper permissions to do the deletion, but otherwise there is no problem.
In PHP the start would look like this: (Not expanding solution to a fully secure one because you're not saying what platform you are on)
<?
// STILL INSECURE!!!!
// Do not use in any public place without authentication.
// Allows deletion of any file within /my/files
// Usage: filename.php?file=filename
$basedir = "/my/files";
$file_to_delete = $_REQUEST["file"];
$path = realpath($basedir."/".$file_to_delete);
if (substr($path, 0, strlen($basedir)) != $basedir)
die ("Access denied");
unlink($path);
?>
you would call the script like this:
http://yourserver/directory/delete_file.php?file=directory/filename
You cannot delete a file on a remote server using only JavaScript running in a visitor's browser. This must be done with a server-side script.
If you are doing this in a RESTFUL way, you would send an HTTP DELETE request.
jQuery's ajax method states that you can use the method parameter to specify 'DELETE' but notes that some browsers may not support it.
Obviously you will need a webserver which will accept a DELETE request, and apply some sort of authentication/authorization so that joe random visitor can't delete your files. I believe Apache's mod_dav will get you started here.
Javascript is a client side language. So you are not able to delete file on server directly. All examples that you provide may be used only for deleting files on your local machine but not into server.
But you may call some server page function that will delete file.
You can't delete files with JavaScript as it is run locally. So, it doesn't even touch external files.
You need to use a server side language that has access to editing the files such as PHP, RoR, or ASP.
You can however use jQuery to call the server side code via AJAX such as $.get or $.post and then the server side code deletes it and it would seem as though JS is deleting the files.
I need to do as much as possible on the client side. In more details, I would like to use JavaScript to code an interface (which displays information to the user and which accepts and processes response from the user). I would like to use the web serve just to take a date file from there and then to send a modified data file back. In this respect I would like to know if the following is possible in JavaScript:
Can JavaScript read content of a external web page? In other words, on my local machine I run JavaScript which reads content of a given web page.
Can JavaScript process values filled in a HTML form? In other words, I use HTML and JavaScript to generate an HTML form. User is supposed to fill in the form and press a "Submit" button. Then data should be sent to the original HTML file (not to a web server). Then this data should be processed by JavaScript.
In the very end JavaScript will generate a local data-file and I want to send this file to a PHP web server. Can I do it with JavaScript?
Can I initiate an execution of a local program from JavaScript. To be more specific, the local program is written in Python.
I will appreciate any comments and answers.
It could technically, but can't in reality due to the same origin policy. This applies to both reading and writing external content. The best you can do is load an iframe with a different domain's page in it - but you can't access it programmatically. You can work around this in IE, see Andy E's answer.
Yes for the first part, mmmm not really for the second part - you can submit a form to a HTML page and read GET arguments using Javascript, but it's very limited (recommended maximum size of data around 1024 bytes). You should probably have all the intelligence on one page.
You can generate a file locally for the user to download using Downloadify. Generating a file and uploading it to a server won't be possible without user interaction. Generating data and sending it to a server as POST data should be possible, though.
This is very, very difficult. Due to security restrictions, in most browsers, it's mostly not possible without installing an extension or similar. Your best bet might be Internet Explorer's proprietary scripting languages (WScript, VBScript) in conjuction with the "security zones" model but I doubt whether the execution of local files is possible even there nowadays.
Using Internet Explorer with a local file, you can do some of what you're trying to do:
It's true that pages are limited by the same origin policy (see Pekka's link). But this can be worked around in IE using the WinHttpRequest COM interface.
As Pekka mentioned, the best you can manage is GET requests (using window.location.search). POST request variables are completely unobtainable.
You can use the COM interface for FileSystemObject to read & write local text files.
You can use the WScript.Shell interface's Exec method to execute a local program.
So just about everything you asked is attainable, if you're willing to use Internet Explorer. The COM interfaces will require explicit permission to run (a la the yellow alert bar that appears). You could also look at creating a Windows Desktop Gadget (Vista or Win 7) or a HTML Application (HTA) to achieve your goal.
Failing all that, turn your computer into a real server using XAMPP and write your pages in PHP.
see i got what you want to do
best things is do following
choose a javascript library (eg:jquery,dojo,yui etc), i use jquery.this will decrease some of your load
inspite of saving forms data in in a local file, store them in local variables process them and send them to server (for further processing like adding/updating database etc) using XMLHttp request, and when webservice returns data process that data and update dom.
i am showing you a sample
--this is dom
Name:<input type='text' id='name' />
<a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick='submit()'>Submit Form</a>
<br>
<div id='target'></div>
--this is js
function submit()
{
var _name=$('#name').val();// collect text box's data
//now validate it or do any thing you want
callWebservice(_name,_suc,_err);
//above call service fn has to be created by you where you send this data
//this function automatically do xmlHttprequest etc for you
//you have to create it ur self
}
//call this fn when data is sucessfully returned from server
function _suc(data)
{
//webservice has returned data sucessefully
//data= data from server, may be in this case= "Hello user Name"; (name = filled in input box);
//update this data in target div(manipulate dom with new data);
$('#target').html(data);
}
function _err()
{
//call this fn when error occurs on server
}
// in reality most of the work is done using json. i have shown u the basic idea of how to use js to manipulate dom and call servcies and do rest things. this way we avoid page-reloads and new data is visible to viewer
I would answer saying there's a lot you can do, but then in the comment to the OP, you say "I would like to program a group game."
And so, my answer becomes only do on the client side what you are able and willing to double check on the server side. Never Trust the Client!
And I do not want to do my job twice.
If you are going to do things on the client side, you will have to do it twice, or else be subject to rampant cheating.
We had the same question when we started our project.In the end we moved everything we could on the JS side. Here's our stack:
The backend receives and send JSON data exclusively.We use Erlang, but Python would be the same. It handles the authentication/security and the storage.
The frontend, is in HTML+CSS for visual elements and JS for the logic.A JS template engine converts the JSON into HTML. We've built PURE, but there are plenty of others available. MVC can be an overkill on the browser side, but IMO using a template engine is the least separation you can do.
The response time is amazing. Once the page and the JS/CSS are loaded(fresh or from the cache), only the data cross the network for each request.