PHP Websocket server in Linux hosting

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Neil picture Neil · Jan 25, 2013 · Viewed 12.4k times · Source

I have a GoDaddy Linux hosting , any idea how do I run a websocket server for my HTML5 web app ? Any other recommendation ?

I know VPS can do it, but it is costly , any PaaS solution ?

Answer

HartleySan picture HartleySan · Jan 25, 2013

If you have a shared hosting plan, you will very likely not be able to access sockets, thus making it impossible to use the WebSocket API.

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