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Answer» Not really sure where to put this... I would like to host my own web site, what would I NEED to do? I bought a domain name and my ISP will only allow domain names for Business customers not residential. I am running Xp home from a pc that is alwasy on-line.If you have a static IP address (you'll only have this if you've paid for it with your ISP) then get the domain you've bought pointing at that IP address (for www). If you don't have a static IP address, sort out an account with DynDNS for free. You may be able to transfer the domain to them for a fee; otherwise set up a domain with DynDNS and get your ISP to point your domain with them at the domain with DynDNS. That will in turn point to your (dynamic) IP address. You'll need one of the windows clients to keep the IP address updated at DynDNS. Finally you need a webserver running on your PC. This is the hard bit! My recommendation is Apache, because it's free and also industry-standard, i.e. virtually bullet-proof. It is not easy to configure, but then no decent web server is easy to configure.Just a quick note: If yo're running unix (UNIX or Linux or something along those lines) you can get any version you want; however, Windows users are presently limited to 2.0.55 at the latest. Just a reminder as I spent 10 minutes figuring this out. The download page is here.I take it you have to be a "Super Geek" to do this successfully, not just an "Average Geek" like myself? I am AFRAID I am in over my head. Thanks KellyQuote Just a quick note: If yo're running unix (UNIX or Linux or something along those lines) you can get any version you want; however, Windows users are presently limited to 2.0.55 at the latest. Just a reminder as I spent 10 minutes figuring this out. The download page is here. I think the next version (2.2.0) must have limited appeal at the moment, since the various add-on modules are specific to the version. For example the CURRENT PHP module may not work with Apache 2.2. Quote I take it you have to be a "Super Geek" to do this successfully, not just an "Average Geek" like myself? I am afraid I am in over my head. Thanks Kelly Essentially it's a lot of following instructions and doing things in the right order. Kind of like baking a cake. But we know that two people could follow exactly the same RECIPE and one will end up with a cake and the other a brick. You can always try, and if you get stuck, come back for pointers. But you're right in thinking that this is a fairly complicated thing to do. Complicated, but when you've done it, very satisfying. And in the eyes of all your geeky friends, it will surely propel you from the ranks of average to the ranks of super. Gotta be worth it for that, surely?

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Not really sure where to put this...

I would like to host my own web site, what would I NEED to do? I bought a domain name and my ISP will only allow domain names for Business customers not residential.

I am running Xp home from a pc that is alwasy on-line.If you have a static IP address (you'll only have this if you've paid for it with your ISP) then get the domain you've bought pointing at that IP address (for www).

If you don't have a static IP address, sort out an account with DynDNS for free. You may be able to transfer the domain to them for a fee; otherwise set up a domain with DynDNS and get your ISP to point your domain with them at the domain with DynDNS. That will in turn point to your (dynamic) IP address. You'll need one of the windows clients to keep the IP address updated at DynDNS.

Finally you need a webserver running on your PC. This is the hard bit! My recommendation is Apache, because it's free and also industry-standard, i.e. virtually bullet-proof. It is not easy to configure, but then no decent web server is easy to configure.Just a quick note: If yo're running *unix (UNIX or Linux or something along those lines) you can get any version you want; however, Windows users are presently limited to 2.0.55 at the latest. Just a reminder as I spent 10 minutes figuring this out.

The download page is here.I take it you have to be a "Super Geek" to do this successfully, not just an "Average Geek" like myself?

I am AFRAID I am in over my head.

Thanks
KellyQuote

Just a quick note: If yo're running *unix (UNIX or Linux or something along those lines) you can get any version you want; however, Windows users are presently limited to 2.0.55 at the latest. Just a reminder as I spent 10 minutes figuring this out.

The download page is here.

I think the next version (2.2.0) must have limited appeal at the moment, since the various add-on modules are specific to the version. For example the CURRENT PHP module may not work with Apache 2.2.

Quote

I take it you have to be a "Super Geek" to do this successfully, not just an "Average Geek" like myself?

I am afraid I am in over my head.

Thanks
Kelly

Essentially it's a lot of following instructions and doing things in the right order. Kind of like baking a cake. But we know that two people could follow exactly the same RECIPE and one will end up with a cake and the other a brick. You can always try, and if you get stuck, come back for pointers.

But you're right in thinking that this is a fairly complicated thing to do. Complicated, but when you've done it, very satisfying. And in the eyes of all your geeky friends, it will surely propel you from the ranks of average to the ranks of super. Gotta be worth it for that, surely?

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