# Web **URL:** https://forum.xojo.com/c/targets/web/27.md [Latest](https://forum.xojo.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.xojo.com/categories.md) --- ## [About the Web category](https://forum.xojo.com/t/about-the-web-category/7836)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.xojo.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2025, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/about-the-web-category/7836 "2025-10-11T23:45:31Z")
Got questions about creating apps for or deploying them on the web? Ask them here. --- ## [Is a web application expected to be regularly restarted?](https://forum.xojo.com/t/is-a-web-application-expected-to-be-regularly-restarted/89009)
**Author:** [@Arnaud\_N](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Arnaud_N)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 11:59am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/is-a-web-application-expected-to-be-regularly-restarted/89009 "2026-10-24T11:59:16Z")
Hi, I have a web application, which is always running. Among its tasks, it monitors a specific emails mailbox; every 15 minutes, it checks whether there are messages corresponding to a set of rules, handles them, and mo… --- ## [2026 r3 is useless for me](https://forum.xojo.com/t/2026-r3-is-useless-for-me/89034)
**Author:** [@John\_Scanlan](https://forum.xojo.com/u/John_Scanlan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 2:36am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/2026-r3-is-useless-for-me/89034 "2026-10-24T02:36:59Z")
Getting this error. pContainerSkillButtons2 has a super that IS a webContainer, containerSkillButtons, but the error is telling me it’s not. pContainerSkillButtons2.Name The project item pContainerSkillButtons2 can no… --- ## [Stripe](https://forum.xojo.com/t/stripe/89068)
**Author:** [@Bob\_Gordon](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Bob_Gordon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/stripe/89068 "2026-10-23T17:16:01Z")
Used Stripe last year to handle credit card payments for a little app for a friend. It appears the Stripe people have changed things a bit. Anyone have any sample code or hints on how to talk to the current Stripe versi… --- ## [Andina Deploy – a Windows app to deploy and manage Xojo Web apps on your own Linux server (free for one server, English / Italiano / Español)](https://forum.xojo.com/t/andina-deploy-a-windows-app-to-deploy-and-manage-xojo-web-apps-on-your-own-linux-server-free-for-one-server-english-italiano-espanol/89056)
**Author:** [@Sandra\_Patrica\_Alzate](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Sandra_Patrica_Alzate)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/andina-deploy-a-windows-app-to-deploy-and-manage-xojo-web-apps-on-your-own-linux-server-free-for-one-server-english-italiano-espanol/89056 "2026-10-22T19:47:15Z")
Hi everyone, I built Andina Deploy, a Windows desktop app that publishes and manages Xojo Web apps on your own Debian/Ubuntu server, and I would like to share it with the community. If you ever used Lifeboat, the workfl… --- ## [Getting started with PDF documents in web project](https://forum.xojo.com/t/getting-started-with-pdf-documents-in-web-project/80990)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Hartz](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Ryan_Hartz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/getting-started-with-pdf-documents-in-web-project/80990 "2026-10-09T21:10:36Z")
Sorry for the silly question, but I am having a difficult time understanding the PDF class for web projects. I do understand the need to set up a new PDFDocument and use the graphics class to create whatever you want, b… --- ## [Session variables being reset](https://forum.xojo.com/t/session-variables-being-reset/88952)
**Author:** [@Keith\_Keller](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Keith_Keller)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/session-variables-being-reset/88952 "2026-10-01T17:27:26Z")
Perhaps I’ve gone mad or something, but I cannot figure out what’s happening to my Session variables when I navigate from one page to the next. They somehow get reset and I “know” I’m doing something totally incorrect. H… --- ## [Add a PopupMenu to a column in a weblistbox](https://forum.xojo.com/t/add-a-popupmenu-to-a-column-in-a-weblistbox/88945)
**Author:** [@Keith\_Keller](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Keith_Keller)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/add-a-popupmenu-to-a-column-in-a-weblistbox/88945 "2026-09-30T17:17:49Z")
Greetings All. How might I add a popupMenu that will appear on each row within a WebListBox in a particular column? When the user clicks any of the popupMenus, it will display a list of values and when the user selects… --- ## [IllegalLockingException when using ObjectIterator](https://forum.xojo.com/t/illegallockingexception-when-using-objectiterator/88931)
**Author:** [@Christian\_Schmitz](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Christian_Schmitz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/illegallockingexception-when-using-objectiterator/88931 "2026-09-25T12:06:22Z")
Hello, we made a little admin webpage to monitor object leaks. But when we query IterateObjects, we get a IllegalLockingException. Like if inside IterateObjects the code may go to a different thread, so the CriticalSecti… --- ## [Who is developing new web apps in Xojo and who is mantaining existing apps? Just a quick survey](https://forum.xojo.com/t/who-is-developing-new-web-apps-in-xojo-and-who-is-mantaining-existing-apps-just-a-quick-survey/88905)
**Author:** [@Hector\_Marroquin](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Hector_Marroquin)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/who-is-developing-new-web-apps-in-xojo-and-who-is-mantaining-existing-apps-just-a-quick-survey/88905 "2026-09-24T03:57:51Z")
I’m currently happy with a Xojo web app I’m running as a SAAS, it serves me well. Not trying to validate my decision to stick with Xojo but just wondering who is in the same boat I am, and of course curios about who is … --- ## [MFA Support for Web App](https://forum.xojo.com/t/mfa-support-for-web-app/88919)
**Author:** [@Keith\_Keller](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Keith_Keller)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/mfa-support-for-web-app/88919 "2026-09-23T19:31:48Z")
Is there a sample project in Xojo that I can reference to walk me through how to add MFA to my xojo web app? --- ## [WebFieldText caption style](https://forum.xojo.com/t/webfieldtext-caption-style/88907)
**Author:** [@Jorge\_Duran-Ballen](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Jorge_Duran-Ballen)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/webfieldtext-caption-style/88907 "2026-09-21T08:30:08Z")
I have been a long time user of Web 1.0 (Xojo 2019 r3.2) and am finally making the jump to the current version (Xojo 2026 2.1). I am not using Bootstrap for now. Upon using WebTextField it seem pretty easy to specify … --- ## [Htmlviewer not displaying any data](https://forum.xojo.com/t/htmlviewer-not-displaying-any-data/88887)
**Author:** [@Keith\_Keller](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Keith_Keller)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/htmlviewer-not-displaying-any-data/88887 "2026-09-19T09:15:54Z")
Hello: I am testing out the pdfdocument feature in a test xojo webapp. The problem I’m having is that for whatever reason, no text is appearing within the htmlviewer. the htmlviewer is within a webcontainer. Any thought… --- ## [Cannot capture event from webcontainer](https://forum.xojo.com/t/cannot-capture-event-from-webcontainer/88884)
**Author:** [@Keith\_Keller](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Keith_Keller)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/cannot-capture-event-from-webcontainer/88884 "2026-09-15T20:20:18Z")
Hello: I have a WebContainer called “ProductPurchases” that I embed with a WebPage using the EmbedWithin method. So far, so good. Here’s where I’m stuck: I created an Event Definition within the WebContainer called: G… --- ## [Session Timeout](https://forum.xojo.com/t/session-timeout/88870)
**Author:** [@Keith\_Keller](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Keith_Keller)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/session-timeout/88870 "2026-09-10T19:52:07Z")
Hello. This is my first go at building a Xojo Web App for production purposes. I have a question: I created a web container that allows the user to enter username and password in order to log into the system. Task 1: … --- ## [Convert Web 1.0 Project to Web 2.0?](https://forum.xojo.com/t/convert-web-1-0-project-to-web-2-0/88839)
**Author:** [@Jon\_Ogden](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Jon_Ogden)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/convert-web-1-0-project-to-web-2-0/88839 "2026-09-02T15:34:06Z")
Hey all, Been a while since I’ve been on and posted. Still around… :smiley: Anyhow, I am needing to convert my old web app running the 1.0 API to the new, modern 2.0 API. Is there any automated or semi-automated way… --- ## [Web Master Page](https://forum.xojo.com/t/web-master-page/88815)
**Author:** [@Keith\_Keller](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Keith_Keller)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/web-master-page/88815 "2026-08-28T19:57:00Z")
I created (what I like to call a “Master Web Page”), which has all of the controls and key functionality on that page. I was hoping that if I created other web pages which inherited from that “master”, those pages would … --- ## [How to know if web app is being accessed from a mobile phone?](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-know-if-web-app-is-being-accessed-from-a-mobile-phone/88806)
**Author:** [@Keith\_Keller](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Keith_Keller)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-know-if-web-app-is-being-accessed-from-a-mobile-phone/88806 "2026-08-27T15:11:32Z")
Hello: I am building a webapp in Xojo and I want to have two sets of webpages: One that is best-suited to be displayed on a mobile device (such as a smart phone) and the other page(s) that will be best-suited for deskt… --- ## [Hosting Service](https://forum.xojo.com/t/hosting-service/88712)
**Author:** [@Bob\_Gordon](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Bob_Gordon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/hosting-service/88712 "2026-08-21T10:42:03Z")
Any suggestions on a hosting service for Xojo web apps? I realize this has been asked before, but I don’t find anything that’s current. This is expected to be low volume for a limited time. --- ## [Select WebContainer by ControlID](https://forum.xojo.com/t/select-webcontainer-by-controlid/88776)
**Author:** [@Amy\_Barnes](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Amy_Barnes)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/select-webcontainer-by-controlid/88776 "2026-08-21T00:34:28Z")
I am spawning a new container within my web app and want to select it by Control ID to close it when the user is done with it. My plan is to instantiate them via code, load the ControlID into a variable that defines the… --- ## [WebListBox Ignoring Pressed Event](https://forum.xojo.com/t/weblistbox-ignoring-pressed-event/88756)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Stallo](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Peter_Stallo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/weblistbox-ignoring-pressed-event/88756 "2026-08-18T07:04:16Z")
I noticed in Xojo 2026 R2.0 and 2.1 that a weblistbox on a dialog will occasionally ignore a mouse click on a row. The row doesn’t turn blue and the Pressed event isn’t called. If I close the dialog and re-open it, it w… --- ## [Console app for the web that runs all the time?](https://forum.xojo.com/t/console-app-for-the-web-that-runs-all-the-time/88724)
**Author:** [@John\_Fatte](https://forum.xojo.com/u/John_Fatte)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/console-app-for-the-web-that-runs-all-the-time/88724 "2026-08-11T05:34:26Z")
I’m working on a web app where there could be multiple users who need a recurring process - such as an email sent to them - and the customer’s data files will be in separate folders. The best way that I can see to handl… --- ## [Bug? For - Next Loop fails with WebLabel array](https://forum.xojo.com/t/bug-for-next-loop-fails-with-weblabel-array/88737)
**Author:** [@Amy\_Barnes](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Amy_Barnes)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/bug-for-next-loop-fails-with-weblabel-array/88737 "2026-08-10T18:27:01Z")
I have known-good code with a For / Next loop working with an integer iteration that is used to select the array member to add the text to a String variable. For some reason this fails with a WebLabel array. This code … --- ## [Problem runnig web app](https://forum.xojo.com/t/problem-runnig-web-app/88715)
**Author:** [@Dean\_Davidge](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Dean_Davidge)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/problem-runnig-web-app/88715 "2026-08-07T07:20:30Z")
After the cPanel hack last March or April, our VPS was moved from a Centos78 machine to an AlmaLinux8 machine. None of my web apps now work. Some had been working more than four years. The hosting company’s support te… --- ## [Close webdialog from a button that calls a webpage](https://forum.xojo.com/t/close-webdialog-from-a-button-that-calls-a-webpage/88717)
**Author:** [@John\_Fatte](https://forum.xojo.com/u/John_Fatte)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/close-webdialog-from-a-button-that-calls-a-webpage/88717 "2026-08-07T05:53:38Z")
I have a button on a page panel which sits on a webdialog. On one of the pages, I have a button that calls a webpage, but when I do that, the webdialog remains open. I need the webdialog to close before I call the webp… --- ## [Resize htmlviewer](https://forum.xojo.com/t/resize-htmlviewer/88710)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Vassalotti](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Gary_Vassalotti)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/resize-htmlviewer/88710 "2026-08-05T23:00:10Z")
I have two HTMLViewer controls on my apps page that load and view a report generated on my ART server… the reports generate but the viewers dissapear from the page unless I zoom the browser way out… How do I get the vie… --- ## [Access a site from a web app](https://forum.xojo.com/t/access-a-site-from-a-web-app/88713)
**Author:** [@Bob\_Gordon](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Bob_Gordon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/access-a-site-from-a-web-app/88713 "2026-08-05T12:18:47Z")
I need to be able to retrieve data from a website from a Xojo web app. It’s an XML file. The goal is to have it downloaded to the user’s computer. WebHTMLViewer has a loadURL method, but I don’t need to show the site. I… --- ## [WebGL context in MapViewers on web app](https://forum.xojo.com/t/webgl-context-in-mapviewers-on-web-app/88707)
**Author:** [@Michelle\_Parker](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Michelle_Parker)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/webgl-context-in-mapviewers-on-web-app/88707 "2026-08-05T11:21:07Z")
Hi Xojo 2026.r1.2 Xojo Web Project I have a question on too many webGL contexts on a dashboard with multiple WebMapViewers. I don’t reload them and they drop off as newer WebGL contexts and I get a sad face on PCs (not… --- ## [GLIBC problem on Linux server](https://forum.xojo.com/t/glibc-problem-on-linux-server/88679)
**Author:** [@Dean\_Davidge](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Dean_Davidge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/glibc-problem-on-linux-server/88679 "2026-07-28T21:54:23Z")
Inmotionhosing recently switched my server from a Centos 7 machine to one running AlmaLinux. My web apps run, but do not output anything to a browser. Their support says there is an issue with GLIBC in that the current … --- ## [Web 2.0 / WebListBox and CSS](https://forum.xojo.com/t/web-2-0-weblistbox-and-css/88666)
**Author:** [@Christine\_Dettmer1](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Christine_Dettmer1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 7:06am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/web-2-0-weblistbox-and-css/88666 "2026-07-28T07:06:31Z")
I hope someone can push me in the right direction. I’m updating my WebApp from 2019.2 to 2026.2. Needles to say - I do have a steep learning curve. Since my customers are used to the colours and the looks of the user in… [Next page](https://forum.xojo.com/c/targets/web/27.md?page=1)