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smitchell94
Inspiring
August 14, 2011
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anyone know a good host for xml?

  • August 14, 2011
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Im trying to make a application for a client, in which once published, he/she can automatically update it there selvs. I know how to do this XLM.

But the client does not want to pay for hosting of the XML, so does anyone know a good free XML hosting site? And this is not a internet application so it can't be put on web hosting as he has no site.

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Ned Murphy
Ned Murphy
Brainiac
August 14, 2011

Your last sentences make no sense.  If you don't want the application on a site, then no hosting is needed at all... having hosting essentially implies having a site (or at least a place to put one)

In general, there would be no cost for xml on a site because it doesn't require anything to make it work... it is simply a text data file that gets read by an application (like Flash).

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smitchell94Author
Inspiring
August 14, 2011

Ok sorry for my mistake, i mean im developing a android application for his small company. Which they want a page on the application that involves constant updates to what is going on in there company. So once on the store the xml sheet needs to constantly be updated, right? so the only way i could think of is through hosting. Is there a alternative?

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Andrei1-bKoviI
Inspiring
August 14, 2011

Don't worry Ned, your information is assuring. I thought of this, just was not sure if i could use a free web hosting upload a file without actually making a website. But thanks for your help i'll look into it.


In addition to what Ned said, if you mean by website some sort of visual presence - you don't need it. For information exchange the only thing you need is an HTTP server with a unique IP address where you can host files. In other words, you don't even need a domain name. Free is never reliable. In some cases free means a lot of limitations as well. But of your client cannot afford 2 dollars a month (godaddy has such plan) - you will need to shop for a service that at least has FTP access so that you can make updates to the file.

Of course, there is always a way around things. For instance, if a free service allows hosting of html pages only - you can make html page with a content that is actually your xml but with the extension of, say, .html. Flash doesn't care for remote files extensions as far as http requests go - you will get the same data. After all, xml is just a text file as html is.

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