I am making a good comeback at programming after 25 years (I was an expert C programmer at one time). Am trying to start a website similar to issuu.com, which will convert PDF files into a book format. I've registered pdf2book.com. Am currently experimenting with iTextSharp (C#), and PyPDF2 (Python). Both Python as well as C# compile into "bytecode", which requires an interpreter for execution on any machine. Now, I know instagram and google rely on Python. My question is, how do I get the server to execute either Python code or the bytecode? And same question for C#. Not sure how to use it. Do I need a VPS? Can I get a shared host (e.g. wix, tierra net, go daddy, or Wordpress - I use them all), to run a Python or C# script? And can I include Python or C# code or "scripts" in an HTML file - how does the browser "invoke" the Python or C# code?? Php seems to be better suited for the task, since most servers have Php included... and I can include Php scripts in HTML...
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I am making a good comeback at programming after 25 years (I was an expert C programmer at one time). Am trying to start a website similar to issuu.com, which will convert PDF files into a book format. I've registered pdf2book.com. Am currently experimenting with iTextSharp (C#), and PyPDF2 (Python). Both Python as well as C# compile into "bytecode", which requires an interpreter for execution on any machine. Now, I know instagram and google rely on Python. My question is, how do I get the server to execute either Python code or the bytecode? And same question for C#. Not sure how to use it. Do I need a VPS? Can I get a shared host (e.g. wix, tierra net, go daddy, or Wordpress - I use them all), to run a Python or C# script? And can I include Python or C# code or "scripts" in an HTML file - how does the browser "invoke" the Python or C# code?? Php seems to be better suited for the task, since most servers have Php included... and I can include Php scripts in HTML...