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Old 01-19-2009, 01:23 PM   #1
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands, Europe, Sol 3
Device: iliad
Lightbulb Xiliad: a small webserver running on your iLiad

Hello All,

EDIT:
  • 10 nov 2009: update 1.1: new installer (compatible with recent Lua package), recent Lua package.



Original message:

The attached file contains a small web server (the installer is 300kB) that runs on your Iliad. It is written in Lua; which is included in the 300kB
  • Unpack the installer anywhere, for example in 'documents' on on your memory card (this creates a directory 'xiliad')
  • Navigate to xiliad and click 'Run Xiliad, the Iliad Web Server'
  • Activate your network (wired or wireless)
  • Point your browser (PC) to http://ip.of.your.iliad:8080/
  • Browse

Notes:
  • The server has dynamic pages (pages with Lua code in it, just like php can do)
  • You can also browse on the Iliad: configure Dillo to start at http://127.0.0.1:8080/
  • The first time Xiliad is started, it will install Lua on the Iliad. If you want, you can remove it with ipkg remove lua5.1-iliad
  • Xiliad uses no cpu while waiting for a request; it just sleeps

Purpose: Xiliad is a 'proof of concept' kind of thing. It shows that Lua runs efficiently on the Iliad. It's not very useful as is, but the potential of a scriptable web server is great: it could be used for remote installation and configuration of software via a web interface.

Please play with it, and let me know what you think!

EDIT: 3 hours after posting, this post is the first Google result for 'Xiliad'

PS: see https://dev.mobileread.com/trac/luailiad for more info about Lua on the Iliad
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Last edited by hansel; 11-14-2009 at 01:43 PM. Reason: typo
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