So um....hey I just had a thought. Somebody else might want to turn their computer into a web server. I'm using Jibble as my web server. It's really small so it has a small code footprint, it's simple to set up and run and all the files needed are in the zip file located below:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/keoh2m2nx ... erLite.zip
Alternately you can download Jibble from the original web site here:
http://www.jibble.org/jibblewebserver.php
Just unzip WebServerLite.zip and you'll have a jar file, a batch file, and a command prompt shortcut. Move the three files to the directory you want to use as the root of your website and modify the batch file so that it reflects the directory where it lives and use the command prompt to fire up the batch file so that Jibble runs. By that I mean double click on the command prompt shortcut and you'll be presented with an MS-DOS window. Change directories until you can do a "dir" command and see a listing of the three aforementioned files. Then all you have to do is enter the command "start_web_server" in the MS-DOS window and the batch file will execute, starting Jibble. Leave the MS-DOS window open...don't close it. Closing it will stop the running of Jibble. Once Jibble is running on your computer you have access to your files. If you enter the loop-back address ( 127.0.0.1 ) in the address box of your computer you should see a listing of your files in the directory that represents your ROOT directory ( whatever directory you chose when you run Jibble can be the root). Only one instance of Jibble is needed for all your web service needs.
ALSO, there's just one catch to this whole process. You need the Java Run-time package installed on your computer. I have it because I'm writing Java programs to execute on my computer. You could also use the Java runtime that comes with the SDK ( software development kit ) that Java publishes....either works fine.
Sorry about the diversion from the AAR we're talking about....I'm just so excited about setting up a real web site that I had to tell somebody.
