Interfacing raspberry pi with website

[aditya7196]

Hello. I'm doing a project which involves the user at any remote location using the website and when he performs some specific actions there, the raspberry pi connected to my PC performs some action on the hardware it is interfaced with. Is it possible? I know I've to host a website and all user data will be stored on the remote servers. I need to retrieve that data continuously and using the instructions given there, I need to control my rpi. I mean, the website is hosted my any service such a godaddy, and when I access the website from anywhere, I get access to my R-Pi.

[B.Goode]

An example of what is possible:

http://www.penguintutor.com/raspberrypi/pi-power

You don't have to use those particular switches - the Python code triggered by the website could do anything you need to complete your project.

This way the website is run by the RPi, so no added complexity from running a PC as well.

[aditya7196]

Many thanks! But I'm curious whether I can do it from a website which has been hosted, i.e., using godaddy or some such service and the localhost isn't raspberry pi. If I access the website, I get the access to R-Pi. Is that possible?

[DougieLawson]

Do it with remote websockets on the GoDaddy system and MQTT 1.4.10 (or later) running on your Raspberry. You'd need to open port 1883 and use TLS/SSL with authentication.