Development own web sever

what do i need to run a web server from my spare computer i want to be able to run a web-site and maybe a ftp site for my self and friends i just want to know what would be involved

 

Couple of questions...

1. What OS are you running.
2. Do wish your friends to be able to connect to your machine over the internet 24/7?

 

I use a Pentium II 400Mhz pc with 256Mb ram 80Gb HDD, No floppy, no CD, Fedora Linux (I have Fedora experts to help) you could use any decent Linux distribution, Apache and the built in FTP server. I use WinSCP and PuTTY to do any work on the box.

Oh and a damn decent firewall, Smoothwall in my case, which allows access to the server from the Internet but still protects my network.

You could register your site with No-ip, or just teach your friends to use your ip address

 

http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=24980

 

Or if you dont wanna go the Linux route:

http://www.wampserver.com/en/index.php

Nice Apache+Mysql+php all-in-one-setup.

 

i want to be able to post a website photos and info for my friends so they can go on to it dowload the photos when eva they want and i can update it when i need to i am just wanting to know what is need to do this and how do this

 

try this site:
http://www.dslwebserver.com/
has a complete guide to EVERYTHING you want on this topic

 

i use a K62-400 running Debian Linux/PHP/Apache/MySQL and it works great. i haven't installed an ftp server on it, as i have no need for one. but shouldn't be that hard. i use it as a testing server, and my site is hosted on it.

i also use smoothwall as my firewall/router, its on a P166.

later

 

if your looking for something really simple i use Abyss Web Server http://www.aprelium.com/ one of the esiest http servers ive ever seen. just dont make the mistake 80,000 other people make and ask whats wrong when they dont forward the ports. also a little peice of important information. if you are using optonline it i against the service agreement to run a web server of ftp, or anything of that sort. if you want to take a risk and go against the agreement just change the port number, make sure it is not 80.(personally i use 9999)

 

thanks DUFFMAN i have got it working on my network but how do i make it so i can view from a remote computer, eg school work friends computers???

 

thata the port forwarding, i am assuming you have a router, if so log into it, find a button that says about port forwarding and forward port 80to your machine, then all the eternal people need to know is your ip, oer usecsomthing like dnydns to get a dynamic domain name to point to it. ps wrotethis on a tablet .

 

ihave a cheap router that doesn't let me do that but will a switch if not i will go and get a router

 

Erm...most routers should do that...even the cheap ones. Look harder!

Switches will be even worse equipped to set up port forwarding...

 

also, you will generally want to forward port 21 to your server for ftp.

later

 

the router i have now is a plastic netcomm box it cost $12aussie and can with no manual show how do i know the ip to config it???

if not can you reconmed a router to me or tell me the fetures that would be good

 

on the whole the ip will be ether 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1

 

192.168.1.1 it thought about it but it timed out both with Mozzila and ie

 

hey my friend tryed use my ip:myport and he got in does that mean that allmy ports are open or accessable and does this mean i can just run my site like this

and is there a free way to make my ip to a normal address such as www.zxlcjk.com FREE the keyword

 

sure, www.dyndns.org

thats what i use

later