Help with starting a web server please. 2

[shanenewbe]

Hi all, I am hoping to start my own web server and am not quite sure what I need and what the different software applications do.
I have a domain name, and I believe or what I hope 4 is when someone types in my web address they are directed to my IP address.

So do I need DNS? and DHCP? Software and what do they actually do? I am using win 2k, old I know but will upgrade to Win XP soon. I want to mess around and get my knowledge up first. Also do I need any other software?

Hope I don’t sound to stupid. )

 

[aftertaf]

w2k pro? or server?

both have IIS (windows component that you need to add)
difference is Pro version can only host one site.

check gogole for IIS beginners help... you should find sth that will get you up and running pretty fast.

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[Serbtastic]

You need DNS to resolve your domain name to your IP address. A free solution that I use is

http://www.zoneedit.com

(free for up to 5 zones/domains).

Then, setup your webserver (I prefer Apache, but lots use IIS) on your IP and you've got yourself a web server/site.

 

[GlenJohnson]

Check out

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/web-server.htm

for a quick down and dirty on how webservers work. Good luck.

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[Wishdiak]

shanenewbe,

You do need DNS, just so that you can have your web server respond to name-based requests as opposed to IP-based requests. If you want to set up a web server with as little cost and effort as possible, you could always set up DNS after you have your web server up and running.

If you have a router at the site where you'll be setting this up, it will require some configuration. Most people who run web servers at home have routers, sometimes built into their broadband modems.

You can use Apache or IIS for the actual webserver itself. Windows XP Professional comes with IIS, although it is not installed by default. I'm not sure about Windows XP Home.

Both Apache and IIS are easy to configure, although I also recommend Apache as the configuration gives you more direct control over what it does and does not do. Apache is far more secure.

For a basic web server runnning on Windows XP, you don't need anything else.

Wishdiak
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