Re: [graphviz-interest] Graphviz/Webdot hosting / installation on a shared server

Thanks for the generous offer, Steve (and Ron, for your detailed analysis
of what I should better not do),

I have been in touch with my hosting provider, HostGator. They do not
install custom software on shared servers. Their earlier recommendation of
a dedicated server seemed over the top (over US$ 2,000 per year, just to
run GraphViz!) Customer support now advised me to get their VPS hosting
service (US$ 19,95 per month), then use yum to install the software.

Steve/Ron: given

https://support.hostgator.com/articles/hosting-guide/hardware-software/what-software-and-program-versions-does-hostgator-offer

which of the executables would you advise me to install when I want to be
able to generate say a gif out of my gv-file that I create with my PHP
script/MySQL database?

http://graphviz.org/Download_linux_rhel.php

Thanks,

Aldo

PS Perhaps better to take this off-list. I can then always post a summary
of our findings later.

On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 5:59 PM, steve roush <[email protected]> wrote:

>  Aldo,
>
> As i understand it, you want to find a way to "run" Graphviz on (or via)
> your web site.  Sorry, I can't provide a service, but I think i might be
> able to help you get the graphviz programs working on you server.  There
> are any number of possible roadblocks, but I'd be willing to help.
> If it looks like it might be possible, I'd (hope to) show you how to do
> all the compiling on a non-restricted computer (I'd supply scripts to do
> all the compiling) and then you would move the compiled program(s) over to
> your hosted server.
>
> If this sounds interesting, I'd first want to introduce myself and then
> I'd start asking questions about you hosting service's restrictions and
> about the hardware and software it provides.
>
> steve roush
>
> p.s. I'd guess this would have 35% chance of success, but we would get a
> much better idea of likelihood of success early in the effort.
>
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