Need guidance on how to communicate with PC using ethernet module

Projects Interfacing w/ Software on the Computer
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Hello,

Sorry about the vague topic, I couldnt come up with a better one.

I am using Arduino Mega R3. I have made a Fingerprint Attendance System and already wired the Ethernet Module ENC28J60. My objective is to send data(id of the finger and time) to my PC when a finger is identified on my arduino.

As far as I researched, I found two options:
1.Web Server - I can make a program on the pc to read the txt on html page.
2.FTP - I can store the data in txt file and send the text file.

I found the FTP setup very complex and could not get the Web Server to print dynamic data onto the html.

Is there any other way to achieve my objective?

I would appreciated ideas you would like to share
Thanks a lot in advance

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it depends, what is it you want the computer to do?

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Thank you for your concern,

I want the pc to read the data(most probably through java application ), then sort the data according to departments and update their attendance in the database. I am keeping the database on the server so that users can view their attendance online. I plan to develop a php website to serve the purpose.

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Hang on - maybe a moderator can change the post to interfacing w/ Software on Computer area...

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I want the pc to read the data(most probably through java application ), then sort the data according to departments and update their attendance in the database.

This is not the proper approach. Each time a fingerprint is scanned, the client should make a GET request to the server, to execute some PHP script that will record the data in the database.

You will have some other application/PHP scripts that will access the database, which can do a far faster job of sorting, and categorizing, the data. The application will be responsible for displaying the data in some meaningful way.

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Thank you for your response,

PaulS:
Each time a fingerprint is scanned, the client should make a GET request to the server, to execute some PHP script that will record the data in the database.

I just googled on how to do that, It makes my program more simple than I had planned it to be
Thank You once again.