Several doubts

[arios2mx]

Hi!:

A client of mine want to start running an internet caffee like bussiness, He wanted to use the cheapest but stable option to do this, so we decided that if we install a network with 1 server and several ws and a hub we have a network installed, but we wanted to use the ws to play several Original games like Spiderman, GTA3 etc. So we need to take control of those ws using a program inside the server to take control of the time spent on the ws.
So I almost know nothing about Programming in VisualBasic or VisualC++, But I know about Linux, Apache, PHP, mysql, so Can We use an Apache server to take control of several Ws, without affecting ws performance using somekind of program to verify something like this:

1.User@ws wanted to use this ws for 1 hr.
2.user2@ws wanted to use this ws for $5.00 dollars
3.We want to give them restricted access so when their time-money ran out the systems is blocked with something like a locked-screen.
4.The users must go to the cashier to buy more time.
5.Using their login and password the locked-screen could be passed.
6.This would not affect ws performance producing delays or blue screens(ws will use windows).

Is this possible using a Web server with PHP support, I mean Can A WEBPAGE SERVER control things like this?.

Or should I use VisualBasic or VisualC++

Thanks in advance.

 

[danielhozac]

Wow. That is some advanced stuff you want to do.
And if I were you, I would partly go with the Visual C++/Visual Basic solution.
I'd have some kind of server running on the workstations that when it receives a certain command from the server (and server only so another workstation can't freeze the workstation).
Another way would be to reverse the situation where you have a daemon running on the server and have a client on all the workstations that polls the server asking if they should lock themselves or not. //Daniel