dominic600 Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Ok so im wanting to get my desktop to run my webserver, like is it possible to host a website live from my computer instead of having to pay for a unlimited hosting server? thanks, and anyother info you have would be awesome too.. thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Where exactly are you stuck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominic600 Posted August 8, 2011 Author Share Posted August 8, 2011 im not like really stuck anywhere, like im asking is it possible to make a webserver on a computer, i know its possible but ive only done it for a lan connection. is it possible to access a webserver i create on my computer from anywhere just like as if i paid for a hosting servrice.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cags Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 The simple answer to your question is yes. If you don't have a static IP address (don't know where you are from, but most people around here don't), a fast internet connection (again, broadband speeds aren't bad here, but nowhere near the upstream speed for running a decent web-server, then you probably don't want to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominic600 Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 I am not sure about my static iP or whatever but i have seen videos of ways you can fix that. and as far as internet im not sure how fast mine is but its deffintly not slow but my question is how do i make the site live to the internet? like i got it all set up for testing out my site but i wanna make it so i can access it anywhere and anyone can access it. Im just want to do this for tempary just to see how the site is going to work and if it does good ill eventually get a paid hosting service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 You can get around the static ip address by using a service such as http://dyndns.org. they can give you a sub domain that points to your ip address. You'll need to install there daemon, details are on there site. As for configuration, it should be ready to go out of the box. You may need to look at your access restrictions within your Apache configuration if you can't get access. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominic600 Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 oh ok sweet! im going to give this a try tonight and take a break from the site. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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