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server
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2004 5:35 pm
by OX 3
i was wondering how to set up a web server so i can host sites does any here know how
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 9:20 am
by uberpolak
Depends on what capabilities you want. The short version is, download an HTTP server (such as
Apache), and set it up according to the documentation provided. Once it runs alright, start getting the add-ons you want. Since you're posting here I'll assume you want PHP, so you can download it from
http://www.php.net/. MySQL is a popular free database, it can be found at
http://www.mysql.com/. These all come with pretty good documentation, try and go through them.
This sounds like a topic for someone to make a tutorial of...
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 10:26 am
by d3ad1ysp0rk
Apache.org FAQ wrote:
Apache:
* runs on Windows NT/9x, Netware 5.x and above, OS/2, and most versions of Unix, as well as several other operating systems
Does this mean it doesn't run on XP, ME, 2000, etc..?
I have ME and im pretty sure it won't run on that (I've tried), but I'm getting XP for my new comp and 2000 for this one, but I wanna make sure they're compatible..
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 10:35 am
by uberpolak
I use it myself on 2000 with no problems, and I've known of it running fine on XP and Server 2003 (I would imagine that's what they meant by NT, since they're all based on the same core technology). I don't see why it wouldn't work on ME if it works alright on 9x, but when somebody says there's a problem with ME, odds are that there is. ME is not an operating system really, so much as a "greatest hits" collection of bugs.
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 10:39 am
by OX 3
do i have to get a static ip???
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 10:42 am
by uberpolak
No, there are dynamic IP hosting solutions available if your budget is low or (nearly) nonexistant. Try
http://www.dyndns.org/ for some options.
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 10:47 am
by OX 3
which one should i install???
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 12:48 pm
by Pyrite
Apache runs on everything including ME (which is really 98 ).