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Discussion by JohnNitro with 13 Replies.
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i use apache for site and script testing, if you want to learn how to set it up search on tutorial section. someone made a cool tutorials to set up a web server
what is the local machine 's OS
if its windows better choice is IIs that comes with windows 2000 and above or PWS that comes with windiows NT windows 98 till ME.
anyone connecting to your website will get the default "this is apache default index.html, if you are seeing this, you havent made a website yet" index.html file.
make sure your ISP is okay with you running a web server, alot of ISP dont like it,
you can try to availd detection by running the server on a port other than 80 / 8080.
some ISP's do scan sclients for open port 80 and 21.
ALSO.. windows ME is not a good choise of OS.
Apache is very secure, but running in on such an old insecure OS isnt going to do you any favors...
have a look at Solaris / OpenBSD / FreeBSD / Linux (preferably slackware / gentoo)
all make excelent servers, OpenBSD is the most secure (not a single remote securety flaw in almost 10 years)
but all the checking of the source code means new versions of software is almost never available. (does this matter...? on a pure web server no, if you also use it as a desktop, maybe yes)
but the other BSD's / Unix's are plenty secure providing you lookout for apache securety warning, and keep SSH up to date (or deactivate it if you dont need it)
Unless you Need all the new feartures of Apache2, go for Apache1.
1.) I connect through a router to my DSL...
- Initially I was confused by the fact that my "ipconfig" util showed an ip with 192.x.x.x, but I did some research and found I was a retard...
- Then, I figured out how to direct requests from my router, port 80 to my specific computer, but...
I think that's where I'm stuck...
I had some trouble finding a tutorial that didn't use a domain name... I don't have one, nor do I need one... I'd rather redirect through some jenky service like cjb.net...
But, I cannot access my page through the router...
http://localhost/ -> works...
Whatever... f*ck it... lol -> how do you think I ended up here... I'm lazy, that's why...
But, if anyone knows how to use Apache to serve off a computer in the local intranet through a router and then into a dsl modem... please drop me a line... I've already broken a few things around my computer over this. ( I prefer that to hair pulling )
Thx - Peace
seem it's much more difficult then I thought it might be. All the questions it asks to set it up I just don't understand what all the things mean. lol..... I need to keep at it this is what I want to do. I will over come this....Thanks for all the info you all posted I read it all, and understood a little. ButI'm working on it.
You merely download either or both of these run the install and then start using your new server on your local machine, there is no need to set up a web server on a web server you just want a host that has certain capabilities like MySQL and PHP possibly Perl, phpMyAdmin, and other things.
Unless you have good reference material to set up the Apache, then the MySQL database server and then PHP along with the php.ini to make it do what you want, then get a package like XAMPP or WAMP that do it all for you in just a few minutes after you have downloaded it instead of spending days or weeks only to end up with a big mess due to not really knowing what all needs to be configured to set up a web server and supporting programs and other servers like mail servers or FTP Hosts. It can be done but it is not easy I know I have done it and I have reference material on all the above and even with that it still is a chore.
XAMPP is right HERE!
and WAMP is right HERE!
With XAMPP you can switch between PHP 4 and PHP 5 but I just use the PHP 4 running on it for my older stuff. XAMPP and WAMP will both set up with ease on your local machine and within 10 minutes of download and install you can be testing your HTML PHP MySQL, and with XAMPP even a mail server and Perl script.
If I were to use only one it would probably be XAMPP because of all the features plus I have been using it since 2003 with a couple of upgrades along the way. It is feature packed and a very easy install, I know because before I found XAMPP I set up my own Apache with PHP and MySQL and even with a reference manual had trouble setting it up, it was a big headache, then when I found XAMPP it was like magic just download unsip and run the install then there you are DONE!
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