Reading a file from another machine.

[Metalface]

I'm probably being stupid. I already got an idea in mind but was wondering if there's an easier way of doing things.

Got 2 machines.

One of them, a Web server - the other a Games server.

I want a page from the Web server to read files from the Game server.

How would I go about that?

My idea was to set up a webserver on the games server just and point the HTTP_DOCS to the folders containing the files I want - and some security to prevent ppl from just using the Games Server as a webserver. Then access the required files from the Games Server (through its web server) in the web pages on the Main Web server.

If there's any easier way about this please help! 🙂

Another idea would be to open a port on the Games Machine with access to the info and somehow (through some php command I've never used) connect to that Machine from the Webserver and fetch the data. -- I don't know how to carry this out (if it's possible) anyway. 😉

Many thanks

[jpmoriarty]

why not network the computers, then network share the files on the game server that you need. You can then map from the web server to the files on the games server to generate the php.

Unless you need anyone other than the web server to access the games server then that should do you fine - no need to web host them if it's all happening "locally".

[Metalface]

Unfortunately the two machines are nowhere near each other so I can't network them.

Also, I don't have physical access to them.

I got ftp to the web server and remote desktop sharing to the games server.

Thanks for replying though.