Is there any way to host dynamic content in Dropbox?
I believe you should start thinking about Dropbox's business model. They basically are one of the bigger, maybe the biggest, customer of Amazon's. Every bit of (your) data they store on AWS must be paid off, even those two gigabytes or so they give out for free in order to entice you to work with them -- all in the hope that you'll become a paying customer later on.But storing data is much, much easier than running software. Data can be moved from a server to another, with no notice. Running programs cannot, especially those which are written in PHP, a language with no particular proviso for concurrency.Why should Dropbox pay much more to support PHP? The servers they use are basically giant hard drives with just that tiny bit of CPU power you need to shuffle data around. It's way cheaper that way, and there's nothing you can do about that.Yes, you can store files in the cloud and reference them form a server, even an inexpensive virtual server, you own (and pay for). Take a look at Amazon AWS and S3 infrastructures, while you are at it, you'll find a wealth of possibilities, including video streaming (on demand and real-time).
Is a Dropbox a dynamic website?
Dropbox as a product is a cloud storage back end system that has a responsive website (and compiled desktop and mobile apps for various platforms) as a front end. There’s likely much more code server-side than your browser downloads. I don’t know this for certain, but it’s almost certainly true.If instead you’re asking whether a single Dropbox account or folder is a dynamic website, then I’d say no, simply because although you could put front end website assets like HTML, CSS, JavaScript and media files into a Dropbox folder, there’s no back end code you can manipulate or use for that purpose. I’d also suggest that using a Dropbox as a website host sounds like a pretty bad idea.HTH!
Is there any way to connect Dropbox camera uploads to more than one camera?
I think it is quite simple and the default option too Just connect your camera through USB and check the option that allows auto import Do it for every camera But, in this methodYou may not know which photo came from which cameraAre you asking a way for knowing that ??
Are there any apps like Dropbox, but that don't store the files locally?
If you use the Dropbox desktop sync app, then it is a Cloud folder sync app. It is designed to automatically sync your local “dropbox” folder with your cloud storage.If you don’t want to store files locally, then you need to use a cloud drive mapping service. With today’s high-speed Internet connection, cloud folder synchronization is no longer the best cloud storage solution. You can map cloud storage as a network drive and directly edit cloud files as if they are local.DriveHQ has offered enterprise Cloud File Server/Cloud Drive Mapping service for over a decade. It works just like a regular file server. Your files are centrally stored and managed. It is much more efficient and secure than cloud folder sync.
How do I upload a file to Google Drive using Python?
After a simple google search:Python API: Drive API Client Library for Python | API Client Library for Python | Google DevelopersAPI Documentation: https://developers.google.com/re...An example of uploading/downloading files: Google Drive: Uploading & Downloading files with Python
Where can I upload and share files privately with a one time URL? I also need statistics as to when each unique URL I created was downloaded.
http://iDrive.com will allow all this. It is a cloud storage service similar to Box.net, SugarSync.com and Dropbox.com. But you can join the service without having to download and install the backup client (usually over 10 mb). It allows for file or folder URL that expires in 1-30 days or 1-30 downloads, with optional password. The Activity section in the Webapp will show the details of the downloads, I believe. 5GB free storage.
How do I upload and display multiple files using HTML5?
You can use a file uploading widget like Filestack that allows you to just insert a few lines of JavaScript into your HTML. The widget should cover all of what you need - uploading multiple files at once, uploading from multiple sources like Facebook and Dropbox, and generating a CDN URL to use to display back on your websites.Here’s a quick start page to build the widget - Filestack Documentation - Widget Builder.(Disclaimer, I work at Filestack. But let me know if there’s anything I can do to help!)
What are the pro and con of hosting a website by using Dropbox/Google drive ?
Dropbox and Google Drive are Cloud Storage Services. They are not for Web Hosting. But it is POSSIBLE to host static websites on Dropbox and Google Drive. Visit this for details: How to Host your Websites on Google Drive and 4 Ways to Host Your Website on Dropbox Please note that using similar techniques and work-arounds, you can host your static websites on ANY Cloud Storage e.g. Dropbox, Google, OneDrive, Box, Copy etc.Pros of hosting websites on Cloud Storage services:It will be free.It will be Secure.Cons of hosting websites on Cloud Storage services:You won't be able to host dynamic websites or web applications. The only thing you'll able to host is static websites.You won't be able to use server side programming languages/platforms like ASP .NET, PHP, Drupal, WordPress, Joomla etc.You won't be able to upload files using FTP, which is the general and recommended way to upload code on server.What I suggest is:If you're creating a static website for learning or testing purpose, go for Dropbox or Google Drive or any Cloud Storage Services.If you're creating your static website for commercial purpose or if you're creating a dynamic website/web application and you want to host your code on the servers of companies like Google, Microsoft or Amazon, go for Google Cloud Computing, Hosting Services & APIs , Cloud Computing Platform & Services (Microsoft Azure) or Amazon Web Services (AWS) - Cloud Computing Services. These services allow you to try their services for 1 or 2 months for free. But keep in mind that, once your trial period is over, you may find these services somewhat more expensive over the other hosts (as suggested in the 3rd option). If you find the option above expensive, and want to host your code on cheaper servers; I recommend you to choose Web Hosting services like GoDaddy, HostGator, Dreamhost etc. P.S. I use GoDaddy for web hosting and I'm fully satisfied with their services. If you're going with the 3rd suggestion, probably your next question will be - Which type of servers should I choose: Shared Hosting Server, Dedicated Hosting Server or VPS Server? Find its answer here: What are different pros and cons of using a shared hosting server, VPS, dedicated hosting server and a cloud server?
I have a html file saved as file:///Users/Name/Desktop/File.html - How do I make this a public link?
From your question i deduce you are just starting on computer concepts.This is a bit more complex than you might have imagined.You first need to understand how looking at an html file basically works.It involves theese steps:1 - a user, anywhere in the world with internet access, opens up his browser and types in a url. 2 - the browser understands that url as the ip address of the html doc you want to access and the doc name. How it understands it is a bit complex and not really important at this point. An ip address is an address used to locate computers on the internet. For example when you type www.example.com/index.html. The browser decodes www.example.com into a ip address like 132.278.10.245 and it understands that you want the doc named index.html located in the computer with that ip address.3 - the browser sends a request to the computer with the ip address asking for the html file you specified. This is done via an http request, just so you start associating terms.4 - the other computer responds with the specified html document.5 - the browser renders (shows) the html document in the user's screen.Ip addresses are a bit tricky.Because for regular users, like im assuming you are, ip addresses change with time. They are called dynamic ip addresses because they tipically change daily.This would make it difficult for a user to find your html document because the address of your computer will be changing from time to time. Difficult not impossible.You have two broad optionsThe first one is making the html doc accessible directly from your personal computer. I wouldnt recommend this. First, it will be a challenge if you are a begginer. It will also make you vulnerable to security attacks, specially if you are not hundred percent sure about what you are doing.The second one is to host the file in a server with a fixed ip address. You could even buy a domain, make it point at your website and have your own public website with your html doc.Both this options are hard for a begginer. You would need to do some serious studying to get any up and running. Maybe not hard but they will take you some time. It will be gratifying though!If you want to go ahead id suggest searching about http requests, web servers and basic networking. PM me and i can give you more in detail advice about how to tackle this challenge.