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O.P. Hosting website on... my own computer?
Is it possible to host (and make it accesable ;)) a web site on my PC? And if so, how can I make it compatible with PHP etc.?
03-19-2004 02:06 PM
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RE: Hosting website on... my own computer?
Yes, you have to install apache and after that install all the apps you want, but, it should be online all the time and you should have a static IP.
It's notvery difficult but you have to know a little about servers, though.

Apache: http://www.apache.org
PHP: http://www.php.net
MySQL: http://www.mysql.org

Btw, if you need some help installing apache and configuring it I can help you, but you should take a look @ :google: first. There's a bunch of tuts for bulding a home webserver. I dunno any in English, though. :undecided:

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03-19-2004 02:12 PM
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Wow, fast reply!:P Thanks:)
About the online problem, it's just for testing atm (so no need for accesability yet)
I'm taking a look at apache right now so i can't say what i think about that part yet :)
But: how do I know if I have a static ip or not?
03-19-2004 02:17 PM
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RE: Hosting website on... my own computer?
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But: how do I know if I have a static ip or not?
A static IP doesn't change. When you use a dial-up connection, it most likely will change, though on ADSL or cable, it most likely won't.
03-19-2004 02:21 PM
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RE: Hosting website on... my own computer?
You can check your IP address each time you reconnect to see if it changes or not.

http://shoutbox.menthix.net/ip.php

What kind of Internet connection do you have? It might not be a good idea to host a site on your PC if it has a slow upstream, or if the computer can't be up 24/7...

Edit: BTW, I've got ADSL with a pretty bad upstream (96 KBPS = 12 kbytes/sec), and a dynamic IP address.

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03-19-2004 02:24 PM
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Ok, I got ADSL so i don't think that's a problem :P
EDIT: I think it's around 1000kbs recive (don't know the other way). As i said it's mainly for testing, I doubt i'll host any serious stuff right now (but who knows what the future will bring ^_^ )

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03-19-2004 02:25 PM
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RE: Hosting website on... my own computer?
I also have and it dynamically changes the IP so pay attention :undecided:
And tell us what speeds it has. If they're too low I would suggest not to overload it with multimedia... (Edited: OK)

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03-19-2004 02:28 PM
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I found something at google, but when i try to start Apache i get an error message... Anyone know what i should do? :/
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This file has been downloaded 323 time(s).

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03-19-2004 03:31 PM
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RE: Hosting website on... my own computer?
Are you using atm any firewall? Have you made sure the built-in XP firewall is off?
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The XP firewall is off, but i am using ZoneAlarm and Trend Micro PC-Cillin Firewall (actually no idea why i'm using two...:P)
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