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by OperaUnite

Host your Web sites running from your own computer.

Turn your Opera browser into an instant Web server. It really is easy:

Install this service.
Provide the location of your Web site file folder.
Send the URL to your friends.

And that's it! When your friends use the URL, they can instantly access your Web site straight from your desktop.

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This is a great feature. I don't really care about php.
Thank you.

By michelm, # Oct 18, 2009 10:34:43 PM

if u have php and mysql on your computer u can run a php site with this

By tjamin, # Oct 15, 2009 8:51:51 PM

Hi all

Does the Unite support PHP?

By suxumi, # Oct 13, 2009 5:46:23 PM

the new version has a limited password protected fix, but it does not look right, it says "{{plugins.acl.aclTypes[].value.meta.label}}" in a font that stands out of the page and looks wierd

By frogstomp, # Oct 8, 2009 7:10:56 AM

To please all sides, I think it would be good, if we had options as to install or not to install PHP, Python, or other things on our web-server.

By XonX, # Sep 10, 2009 5:08:49 PM

I would like to have links to .pdf files, but they don't seem to upload - the status bar says 'stopped." Is this a bug or a feature, and either way, is there a workaround?

By Daoist58, # Sep 7, 2009 3:13:26 PM

"USELESS WITHOUT PHP"!?
I'm working on a website project in my university and i find this feature really good. Other Students in my team can just upgrade source codes in my PC ( through Opera), i put them in the server file; and so, every week show the progress of the work done in meetings with the prof...
This feature is GREAT!

By disttel, # Sep 6, 2009 10:28:31 PM

PHP in Opera Unite Web Server is overkill and not needed. If you need PHP, or wish users to post content, then take the proper route and install a proper web server like Apache, Lighttp or similar with a database back-end and sign up for a free dynamic DNS mapping service to keep your content accessible when your ISP switches your IP address. Opera Unite Web Server is more about *delivering* content in a lean and easy way. So learn some XML, XSLT, CSS, etc. (www.w3schools.com) and you will have all the formating control you need with a nice separation between content and context. If you want dynamic content in the browser for your users, use Ecmascript (formally known as Javascript). That is, instead of complaining about what Opera does *not* provide, put in some effort to learn a few more skills so *you* can provide proper content to your Opera Unit visitors.

By quietcoyote, # Sep 6, 2009 8:51:27 AM

can i get a walk-though

By go123web, # Aug 23, 2009 9:13:14 PM

Maybe this web server is for just plain folks !!! hmmmm

By jimc47, # Aug 20, 2009 4:20:05 PM

Good idea but useless without php / sql =(

By kill0u, # Aug 19, 2009 8:53:59 AM

I would love a web server via Opera, but it's worthless to me
without PHP.

Others may argue for other scripts, but all my hosting so far is PHP
based.
Hope to see PHP here one day, then I will come back
All the best!

By lpegrum, # Aug 18, 2009 3:57:01 PM

On the local file security side, Unite does a rather good job of concealing things. If you look at the raw lists put out by the server, your service folders are not directly exposed. This has been a problem with many other servers and sites, where all of their content is in a publicly visible folder, and could be downloaded without looking at the actual site.

So Unite's web server puts you in better hands than the hosts of all those poor japanese illustrators whose websites are turned into .zip files available over bittorrent.

By hellspork, # Aug 14, 2009 9:24:18 PM

Hallo INDONESIA Add I,my please !

By Jexfee, # Aug 13, 2009 5:41:03 PM

怎麼沒有中文版本的說明？

By Ching-Wu, # Aug 12, 2009 4:29:53 AM

Has anyone gotten video streaming to work? If I have several flash FLV's on the same page, they all download at the same time, before you even click the play button.

By brstn, # Aug 8, 2009 6:28:04 PM

What is security going to be like, if everyone will be pointing directly to your local files?
I suppose this will imply multiple levels of local security, in addition to what might be already installed, no?
Any comment appreciated

UG

By UncleGroOve, # Aug 8, 2009 5:17:33 AM

There are many who live behind a proxy. At least that is true for my locality. I personally feel that Opera does good job and this job is a fun experiment and that's why is not in the proper direction. Opera should try to focus more on the unfinished implementation of CSS 2.1
Thanks to Håkon Wium Lie, now we have webfonts. I really love it. The javascript debugger is good. Possibly Opera can invest more in making the browser more solid and stable. As the browser comes free to me I don't ask more.
Guys who are unhappy, don't react harshly to experiments. They are kind of say........ good. or.......Ok, Are you paying for it by the way?

By mcpatnaik, # Aug 4, 2009 3:34:03 PM

PHP->->-> NO!! Proxy it with Unite if you must, but do not build it into the program itself. The core executable needs to be lean, not one browser-only user wants to download hundreds of megabytes in scripting support.

Speed is fine for most of us. One of the better uses is to make an old PC into your pocket server.

Ruby on Rails is a mess of tiny files, and a new nightmare unfolds with every upgrade.

If you must have superdynamic content, look into the potential of an AJAX-fueled javaserver setup. You can make it fully interactive.

Ah, and since the program draws so little CPU power, you can have parallel installs and run a lot of these things. Home sandboxing for different websites!

By hellspork, # Aug 3, 2009 9:40:23 PM

This is pretty cool, but It's pretty much useless for most developers until it supports php...

By DarkFlame7, # Aug 3, 2009 7:17:28 PM

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