hosting a java based server
<p>i want to write a game that will utilize java applets as client programs and will run a server application to operate the game (control the game handle the chat etc) is there a way to host such an application on a free server, or does it require a specialized server?
also is there a way to use php for tcp connection so it will receive the data and send it using tcp to the users (using a db to store user information from request to request) (for instance will forward chat massages)</p>
