Not sure if this post belongs in this section, but anyway...

Just wondering if there is a webhost out there (free or for under $5 a month) that allows Flash components? I currently have a hosting plan with Prime Net Hosting, but it seems like they don't really allow it. I used Dreamweaver to create some Flash buttons and texts, but they don't seem to load...

Can somebody help me on this, or give me some advise? Thanks a lot.

Browse this link http://webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=4&daysprune=, I am sure you will find some one :)

dun worry.. the post belongs here :)

hmm.. i wonder why they dun allow it. do they even need to enable it?

there are a lot of hosts around that would let you host with them for under 5$.. there were some posts in the advertising forum..

if you wont something free [ who doesnt eh? ;) ] check out freewebspace.net. you will definitly come up with something there.

Thanks very much for your help! I'm now surfing around to see if I can get Flash support!

Seems to me FLASH is a browser/client side issue. The host may have concerns about bandwidth but I'm not aware of anything that has to be installed or enabled on the host side to make FLASH work.

Originally posted by Jaiem
Seems to me FLASH is a browser/client side issue. The host may have concerns about bandwidth but I'm not aware of anything that has to be installed or enabled on the host side to make FLASH work. No special server software has to be installed to serve Flash files, but the server does have to be set up to recognize the correct MIME type. So, Meister, it is possible that your host is the obstacle. But that really would be surprising.

Perhaps if you could post the url where you have some of the Flash components you've created, someone could take a look and see if they do work -- meaning it's a client-side problem -- or what the problem might be.


[Edited by JayC on 03-21-2001 at 04:19 PM]

My site is http://www.charmaine-sheh.com. I actually had asked a couple of my friends to surf to that site, but they said they couldn't see anything. It's not really "Flash" movies, but just Flash texts (.swf).

I emailed Prime Net, they said they do support Flash, but they directed me to view the source of some other site (www.hasio.net) that is also hosted by Prime Net.

While I figure out how to get around this, I am also thinking of switching to another webhost, since I still have the 30-day money back guarantee going (I had only been with Prime Net for a week)... :)

But thanks for those who will help me out. :)

Jay, you're correct. Flash is so common today you hardly think about it.

that is correct :) , contact your webhost and tell them to add the flash mime type, i think it's AddType application/x-shockwave-flash .swf

Originally posted by elijah
contact your webhost and tell them to add the flash mime type, i think it's AddType application/x-shockwave-flash .swf It is, but the fact that the hasio.net site, housed on the same server, loads correctly would indicate that the MIME setup is correct.

Meister, at a glance your source looks ok, but I haven't really dissected it. Are you sure the file location is correct? That is, welcome.swf is in subdirectory called "text?"

I dont think it has anything to do with the site... I have a flash code that i use on a regular basis. when i D/L the swf files, and create a test page. the flash still will not run.

<EMBED SRC="welcome.swf" swLiveConnect=FALSE width=300 height=300 QUALITY=autohigh BGCOLOR=#000000 TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash">


Should work rite from desktop, but it does'nt. The file is only 2 k. Did it get uploaded properly???

Good point, Ex... and for that matter, you should be able to go directly to http://www.charmaine-sheh.com./text/welcome.swf and run it that way, but that doesn't work either. So, Meister, apparently there's something wrong with your .swf, not with the server or with the html page.

Hm...I am sure the file is located in the right directory...it should be in the /text/ directory. Actually, when I tried previewing it on my computer, it worked beautifully, but when I uploaded everything (from within Dreamweaver), it didn't load.

I then sent the files manually to my friend, and he too said the files didn't load.

I don't know...I guess I'll just quit using the .swf (since it was really just my first time...hehe...I'm a big time newbie). I'll stick with my Frontpage for now. :)

I've found the root of the problem (finally!). It turns out that Prime Net does support Flash, but it's just my stupidity in uploading all stuff in ASCII (coz I was previously uploading CGI scripts in ASCII), instead of Binary. So when I uploaded everything with "Auto" mode, everything worked out fine! Duh...I was really stupid!

Anyways, thanks for those who helped me out so much, and those who directed me to some webhosts. :)

hehe.. that upload thing can be a bugger :) Glad you solved the problem..

Amazing how the simple things can hurt.....

Heheh .. I was caught with this problem last time when I was trying to install a cgi scripts as well.

Messing around for many days and finally got this simple yet easy to solve problem. I was going to collide the wall immediately when I found out this one you know. :p

Yeah...actually, when I found out that all I did was forgot to switch to the "Auto" upload mode, my mind was like, "oh my God! Can't believe I screwed up this tiny little thing!" Hehe...anyways, I am really appreciative of all the help I am getting from this forum! :)

Funny ;))) I was reading this post, and wondeing, why the hell that .SWF file doesn't come up. Such a simple solution, as a troubleshooter,i should have thought of it earlier.. But i didn't =/ Anyway, that's the reason why i always set transfer mode to binary - you can't screw anything with it, at least.