Lua Web Scripting for Web Applicaaion

Getting Started Newbie Questions
#1

Hi,

I want to develop a web-application with REST API in server side scripting language.

I found LUA WEB SCRIPTING with Orbit MVC framework.

Is it feasible to go with orbit for web application  

I working on corona with Lua, since long time & if it possible with orbit , It would be more feasible for me to develop web-app using same lang. Lua  :slight_smile:

_ @Rob : Can you please recommend me for this?_

Suggestion & Advice Most Welcome, Thanks in Advance.

Feel free to connect me on:

skypeId : assifphp

mail : emails2assif@gmail.com

#2

I’m an old school PHP guy. I know when Coronium was trying to be a thing the developer was using some form of web server that used Lua for it’s scripting language, but I’m not sure what the details were on it. I know nothing about Orbit. I did spend a few minutes researching it and you are pretty much going to have to have a dedicated server host that you can install your own web server and such on. Most “web hosts” are not going to let you install the parts you need.

Rob

#3

Hi,

Since web app is language agnostic, using Lua-based web frameworks don’t excel much with these in other languages.

Possible drawbacks with Lua-based web frameworks may be fewer learning resources, third-party packages and web hosts.

If still interested in Lua-based framework, I think you may check Lapis (http://leafo.net/lapis/) Though a micro-framework

rather than a MVC framework, Lapis website looks modern.  In addition, the author of Lapis maintains many Lua projects,

including LuaRocks.  Another choice is Sailor (http://sailorproject.org/), a MVC web framework.

I didn’t dig deep into the two frameworks.  You still need to read their documents to evaluate them.

Michael

#4

I’m an old school PHP guy. I know when Coronium was trying to be a thing the developer was using some form of web server that used Lua for it’s scripting language, but I’m not sure what the details were on it. I know nothing about Orbit. I did spend a few minutes researching it and you are pretty much going to have to have a dedicated server host that you can install your own web server and such on. Most “web hosts” are not going to let you install the parts you need.

Rob

#5

Hi,

Since web app is language agnostic, using Lua-based web frameworks don’t excel much with these in other languages.

Possible drawbacks with Lua-based web frameworks may be fewer learning resources, third-party packages and web hosts.

If still interested in Lua-based framework, I think you may check Lapis (http://leafo.net/lapis/) Though a micro-framework

rather than a MVC framework, Lapis website looks modern.  In addition, the author of Lapis maintains many Lua projects,

including LuaRocks.  Another choice is Sailor (http://sailorproject.org/), a MVC web framework.

I didn’t dig deep into the two frameworks.  You still need to read their documents to evaluate them.

Michael