non-HTTP traffic

**davotoula** · February 22nd, 2007, 6:18 AM

I have this (GPS) device that is able to send simple text strings to a configurable port on a remote host.

It would be handy to use my shared account to log and possibly display this data.

Since it is not a HTTP protocol I am not sure how to go about and accepting this traffic at the server end.

any help would be appreciated....

**Geoff** · February 23rd, 2007, 3:41 AM

well, you might be able to set up a php script and have the gps device send the text via variables, which can then be stored and displayed. but to do this you would need a fair knowledge of the HTTP Protocol... The first idea that came to me was a simple

GET http://domain.tld/phpscript.php?var=Text You Want To Store HTTP/1.1

or something along those lines, but i honestly dont remember much of the http specification, theres probably more to it than that.

**davotoula** · February 23rd, 2007, 5:38 AM

Thanks for the answer Geoff but I am afraid it is more complicated than that (or I was not clear in my original post).

I have no control on the format of the "message" the device sends. It is just a single line to a port on a remote host.

A webserver will drop/ignore this communication because it is not according to HTTP standard.

I cannot select a script name because for that you need to used HTTP protocol.

I have tried by doing a telnet on port 80 to the webserver, typing a single line and there was no trace of this in the logs.

The only solution I can think of is some kind of socket listener on a high port but I doubt that that is allowed on shared hosting.

Now is the time for support I think :-)

**Geoff** · February 23rd, 2007, 2:16 PM

ya you wouldnt be able to install custom software on a shared server i suspect lol... but ya, a custom application could handle it, my suggestion was based on that i thought you had control over the text being sent, and that it would have to work over the http protocol lol

February 22nd, 2007, 6:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
davotoula Surpass Fan Comfy Contributor Joined in Oct 2004 148 posts Gave thanks: 2 Thanked 2 times	non-HTTP traffic I have this (GPS) device that is able to send simple text strings to a configurable port on a remote host. It would be handy to use my shared account to log and possibly display this data. Since it is not a HTTP protocol I am not sure how to go about and accepting this traffic at the server end. any help would be appreciated.... __________________ David Kaspar \| SH60

February 23rd, 2007, 3:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
Geoff Yabadabadoo Super #1 Joined in Nov 2004 Lives in B.C., Canada Hosted on Dedicated 1,013 posts Gave thanks: 7 Thanked 28 times	well, you might be able to set up a php script and have the gps device send the text via variables, which can then be stored and displayed. but to do this you would need a fair knowledge of the HTTP Protocol... The first idea that came to me was a simple GET http://domain.tld/phpscript.php?var=Text You Want To Store HTTP/1.1 or something along those lines, but i honestly dont remember much of the http specification, theres probably more to it than that. __________________ Geoff Ellis - Surpass Dedicated Server Customer www.adepttechs.net

February 23rd, 2007, 5:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
davotoula Surpass Fan Comfy Contributor Joined in Oct 2004 148 posts Gave thanks: 2 Thanked 2 times	Thanks for the answer Geoff but I am afraid it is more complicated than that (or I was not clear in my original post). I have no control on the format of the "message" the device sends. It is just a single line to a port on a remote host. A webserver will drop/ignore this communication because it is not according to HTTP standard. I cannot select a script name because for that you need to used HTTP protocol. I have tried by doing a telnet on port 80 to the webserver, typing a single line and there was no trace of this in the logs. The only solution I can think of is some kind of socket listener on a high port but I doubt that that is allowed on shared hosting. Now is the time for support I think :-) __________________ David Kaspar \| SH60

February 23rd, 2007, 2:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
Geoff Yabadabadoo Super #1 Joined in Nov 2004 Lives in B.C., Canada Hosted on Dedicated 1,013 posts Gave thanks: 7 Thanked 28 times	ya you wouldnt be able to install custom software on a shared server i suspect lol... but ya, a custom application could handle it, my suggestion was based on that i thought you had control over the text being sent, and that it would have to work over the http protocol lol __________________ Geoff Ellis - Surpass Dedicated Server Customer www.adepttechs.net

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