attempting to host site on local computer

[electratokyo]

hey all, i really want to move my site that i recently created and am working on from angelfire, and host it from my local computer. I've talked with friends and heard them say something about Apache (seeing as I'm on this forum) software that i can use to host with my router, i have a Linksys Wireless router (i can get specifics if necessary) however, i was wondering if anyone out there could describe the processes involved, even just a simple start would be enormously appreciated, because im not very vast in knowledge of hosting, and as my site grows in size, it's really iritating to use free web space, thank you for your time, it is much appreciated.

 

[irzyxel]

first of all, do you have a static ip ?
then it would end up in something like

http://123.123.123.123

if you want something nice like

http://www.foo.com

you will need a dns server and pay for the domain
beside that, your connection and your pc must be constantly on, apache must be installed and running
if its a company site or similar
this will all just look shitty and you may better spend $10 for a serious hosting package

 

[smah]

The information here should get you started:

http://www.dslwebserver.com/

 

[RhythmAce]

The firts thing you should do is get your own domain name. You can get one for a little over $8.00 a year from

http://www.godaddy.com

or any registrar. Most registrars offer free DNS service. Point your domain name to your IP address. It usually takes a couple days for this to take affect. That is why I suggest you do this first. This will give you time to get apache configured and ready to go. While you are waiting for DNS to start doing its thing, you can access you server loacally by typing "localhost" in your browser. The outside world will need to type your ip address. Before they have access to your server though, you will need to forward all http (port 80) traffic to your server's internal ip address. This and the above suggestions should get you started. Good luck and have fun.