'Under development creating your own apache webserver
http://g6xfu.myftp.org.
My 11 year old Grandson asked the question how do I make my own internet web server?.
Good question
The bigest problem is not having a static IP address.
He downloaded Apache 2.2 for windows. With help from the tutorials on youtube.
He managed to get Apache working as a local host.
His broadband cable supplier Virgin Media supply a 2meg modem with a ethernet output using an rg45 output port.
He has recently connected a 4 port belkin wireless router.
The problem was setting up the ports to work over the internet.
At first he tried setting up with 192.168,2,nn
After a bit of discussion 192.168 is the local host and suggested looking in google what is my ip address
and experimenting with this setting up port forwarding on the router.
I had an email from my Grandson I have my website working and asked me to enter the ip address in my browser.
Yes it was working.
We worked together trying to link a domain name to work with this.
After about an hour or two we had an account with noip.com
and a free domain name.
My grandson setup a similar config on my spare computer.
The server has been on test for 1 month without a hitch. with a temporary FREE NOIP domain name
http://g6xfu.myftp.org/.
This test server has now been upgrade to Apache Xampp a truly great distro a very easy to install visit. The server has been running since the end of Feb 2009.
Content has been added consisting of photographs albums, movie clips and a new addition to the family baby "Belle". The video's really test the server
http://g6xfu.myftp.org. Eventually a mirror site will be set up to compare the performance between home hosting with paid commercial hosts.
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/index.htmlFor at tutorial on installation of apache XAMPP visit
http://ron.viseh.com/instructions/XXAMP.pdfApache2Triad looks quite interesting but but we had major problems with apache2triad, Xampp is far superior.
'Server Room diy by Eric Geir' http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/3781141We need to investigate adding a control panel. cpanel is brilliant but too expensive for experimental use.
A way to remotely ftp the site. Adding msql and php.
And later moving away from windows to a linux platform perhaps my favourite mandriva 2008.
The next topic to be added the systems-edge.co.uk web site
is setting up your own apache server 2.2
In the mean time three very good articles worth reading the first article.
October 28, 2008 Server Room DIY, Installing Apache and Configuring Your Network By Eric Geier
http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/37811412nd article. Running a Home Server with Dynamic DNS in your Router Posted by Andy Atkinson on December 18, 2005
this has good information with setting for a LINKSYS wireless router.
http://paininthetech.com/2005/12/18/running-a-home-server-with-dynamic-dns-in-your-router3rd article. A wealth of information and configuration of routers visit.
http://forum.portforward.com4th article. An easy to follow 14 page PDF step by step tutorial on Apache
XAMPP by Mehran (Ron) Viseh working part-time faculty with the University of Houston, College of Technology.
A super informative web sitePlease visit
http://ron.viseh.com/his tutorial can be found at
http://ron.viseh.com/instructions/XXAMP.pdfHappy computing Tony Edge
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