How to start application on remote host server?

[Mark Huebner]

I am trying to create a web application with Visual Studio 2005 and C# that
will start up a "keep alive" application on my web site's server. My
DotNetNuke home page loads slowly when the site hasn't been accessed for a
while. The purpose of the "keep alive" application is to keep my web site
alive (loaded in memory) by accessing a page on the server every 5 minutes
or so. I've tried using Process.Start to run a console application (.exe).
The web application was able to start the exe on my local computer but
didn't seem to work when I uploaded the exe and web application to my host's
server. I'm not sure if this server will allow me to execute exe files
directly for security reasons. I've also tried running the keep alive code
in a separate thread, but it appears that when I close the web application
that started it, that stops the "keep alive" thread from executing. A
friend of mine suggested creating a separate keep alive application and
compile it as a DLL and then execute the DLL in the web application. Is
this possible? What is the best way to start this "keep alive" application
on the server? Should the "keep alive" application be compiled as a Console
application or Windows application? Should it be compiled as an exe or DLL
or something else? Thanks in advance!

[chanmm]

The fastest solution will be don't start you app through web page. I do
believe there is other well to start your app like terminal services.

chanmm

"Mark Huebner" <ma**@IntelligentSoftwareSystems.com> wrote in message
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I am trying to create a web application with Visual Studio 2005 and C# that
will start up a "keep alive" application on my web site's server. My
DotNetNuke home page loads slowly when the site hasn't been accessed for a
while. The purpose of the "keep alive" application is to keep my web site
alive (loaded in memory) by accessing a page on the server every 5 minutes
or so. I've tried using Process.Start to run a console application (.exe).
The web application was able to start the exe on my local computer but
didn't seem to work when I uploaded the exe and web application to my
host's server. I'm not sure if this server will allow me to execute exe
files directly for security reasons. I've also tried running the keep
alive code in a separate thread, but it appears that when I close the web
application that started it, that stops the "keep alive" thread from
executing. A friend of mine suggested creating a separate keep alive
application and compile it as a DLL and then execute the DLL in the web
application. Is this possible? What is the best way to start this "keep
alive" application on the server? Should the "keep alive" application be
compiled as a Console application or Windows application? Should it be
compiled as an exe or DLL or something else? Thanks in advance!

[Saad Rehmani]

Mark,

I think what you really seem to want is a windows service.

I am trying to create a web application with Visual Studio 2005 and C#
that will start up a "keep alive" application on my web site's server.
My DotNetNuke home page loads slowly when the site hasn't been
accessed for a while. The purpose of the "keep alive" application is
to keep my web site alive (loaded in memory) by accessing a page on
the server every 5 minutes or so. I've tried using Process.Start to
run a console application (.exe). The web application was able to
start the exe on my local computer but didn't seem to work when I
uploaded the exe and web application to my host's server. I'm not
sure if this server will allow me to execute exe files directly for
security reasons. I've also tried running the keep alive code in a
separate thread, but it appears that when I close the web application
that started it, that stops the "keep alive" thread from executing. A
friend of mine suggested creating a separate keep alive application
and compile it as a DLL and then execute the DLL in the web
application. Is this possible? What is the best way to start this
"keep alive" application on the server? Should the "keep alive"
application be compiled as a Console application or Windows
application? Should it be compiled as an exe or DLL or something
else? Thanks in advance!