About registration page

04/16/2012 04:14 pesokow#1
Hi everyone;

I've been looking at hosts and trying to figure out a way to hide the ip address of the server host.

I've managed to get registration page to work on the dedicated host for Shaiya although I had to use sqlsrv since PHP 5 does not support mssql any longer. Therefore I have an issue with finding a host which provides sqlsrv or mssql support.

I've tried to use a host and connect to the dedicated server through but unfortunately I have had no luck doing so.

Is there a simple fix I am missing? Can someone explain how to host the registration page without having to enter the IP Address of the dedicated server on the address bar?

Thank you in advance.
04/16/2012 05:33 nephren#2
i'm not sure what exactly you need.

But maybe this will help you a bit:

First way: Change your TCP/IP Settings on your MSSQL Server.
If you have done this you can edit the registration-script (IP of MSSQL)


Second way: use iframes (not the best way).

However: if someone wanna see the Server IP, he will get it if he know how to do it.
04/16/2012 05:55 abrasive#3
Are you talking about using a domain name instead of the IP address?

If so you buy a domain name, which you can get for less than $10 a year. Once you have purchased one, you log into the site that you purchased it from. There you will probably find some sort of DNS control panel, which you will add a DNS record that maps [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] to a specific IP address. There you will enter your server's IP address, and after the DNS record gets updated, users around the world will be able to access your site via the url instead of having to use the IP address directly.
04/16/2012 20:53 VIAT#4
Unless you were wanting it free just use no-ip but not the best if you want security.
04/17/2012 22:52 Hybrid~#5
But how to do a secure registration page using a free host?
04/18/2012 02:47 RebeccaBlack#6
If the Registration page is not on the same host as the server, people will always see the IP, even if you use iframes, or a hostname.

It honestly doesn't matter so much trying to hide your IP, at least not in my opinion. While it does make it easier for people to get it, they could still pull the information from your game.exe. The best method would be to install a webhost onto your localhost (the one running the server) and use it there.