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From: Rob on 4 Mar 2010 22:48 Is there an easy way to setup a home server? I want to make some web pages to place on a host server eventually. But for now want to have a testing server which I can use for PHP and SQL site. Using a spare PC which has a P4 2.4 and 1Gb RAM 300GB hdd - will this be sufficient? What operating system should I use etc? Have XP or W7Ult. Server software?? At present its a clean PC without and OS so I can start from scratch. Any recommendations or reading etc appreciated. Thanks.
From: atec 77 "atec 77 on 5 Mar 2010 00:36 Rob wrote: > Is there an easy way to setup a home server? > > I want to make some web pages to place on a host server eventually. > > But for now want to have a testing server which I can use for PHP and > SQL site. > > Using a spare PC which has a P4 2.4 and 1Gb RAM 300GB hdd - will this > be sufficient? > > What operating system should I use etc? Have XP or W7Ult. > > Server software?? > > At present its a clean PC without and OS so I can start from scratch. > > Any recommendations or reading etc appreciated. > > Thanks. google your needs in linux which will be free
From: terryc on 5 Mar 2010 01:04 Rob wrote: > Is there an easy way to setup a home server? Yes, technically any computer that shares files/services out to other computers is a server. > I want to make some web pages to place on a host server eventually. To go on the internet? You need static IP(may still be able to get free dynamic services) from your ISP. Allocate a permanent IP address to the web serving computer On your adsl modem, forward port 80 to the IP address of your web serving computer. run the web server software give people http://your.static.ISP.IP-number/ and bingo they will see your webserver. AFAIR, microsoft includes a user level webserver in their operating systems. Note, I seriously do not recommend you use that webserver on a computer that is accessible from the internet. Personally, I wouldn't use any MS os as a server on the internet. YMMV. Note, > > But for now want to have a testing server which I can use for PHP and > SQL site. > > Using a spare PC which has a P4 2.4 and 1Gb RAM 300GB hdd - will this > be sufficient? Stacks. The devil is in how many clients are going to be running php scripts. I ran my first internet accessible web server(static pages) on a P120 with 96Mb of RAM and it went fine (until it was slashdotted). > At present its a clean PC without and OS so I can start from scratch. > > Any recommendations or reading etc appreciated. my 2c is get someone to help you install a linux distro and install apache, php, sql(mysql, postgresql(?), sqlite, ?) and samba(allows your windows pc to connect for uploading pages[probably other ways].
From: Rob on 5 Mar 2010 01:30 On 5/03/2010 5:04 PM, terryc wrote: > Rob wrote: >> Is there an easy way to setup a home server? > > Yes, technically any computer that shares files/services out to other > computers is a server. > > >> I want to make some web pages to place on a host server eventually. > > To go on the internet? > You need static IP(may still be able to get free dynamic services) from > your ISP. > Allocate a permanent IP address to the web serving computer > On your adsl modem, forward port 80 to the IP address of your web > serving computer. > run the web server software > give people http://your.static.ISP.IP-number/ and bingo they will see > your webserver. > Have a static IP at this stage don't want to go on the WWW. just in house testing. > my 2c is get someone to help you install a linux distro and install > apache, php, sql(mysql, postgresql(?), sqlite, ?) and samba(allows your > windows pc to connect for uploading pages[probably other ways]. Worth thinking about having a look at Apache software http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html#1168 May do all I want. We've released the new version of XAMPP 1.7.3, including: * Apache 2.2.14 (IPv6 enabled) + OpenSSL 0.9.8l * MySQL 5.1.41 + PBXT engine * PHP 5.3.1 * phpMyAdmin 3.2.4 * Perl 5.10.1 * FileZilla FTP Server 0.9.33 * Mercury Mail Transport System 4.72
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