[kitkin15]

ok, now this guy ive been talking to has his own website, and i want one to. i asked him what he uses and he told me he uses Apache2.....well i have it....and i dont understand how to use it....can someone help me? i also have a program called "evrsoft first page 2006". and that program helps me code my site, now lets say i use evrsoft to code my site...how do i set my site up using Apache? pelase help i need my site set up soon so my whole family can download, and install some programs so their computers wont run so slowly...

thanks i would really like it if i could get this settled out soon =)

[cwwozniak]

Take a look at XAMPP. I am using it on a laptop running Vista basic and the set-up was super simple (Unzip and put in a top level directory of the hard drive; use xampp-control.exe to start Apache and any additional services, MySQL, Filezilla, etc.; copy your web site files to the htdocs driectory).

I am using it locally to debug PHP files before putting them on the live server with a hosting company but it will also runs as a server that can be accessed from other computers on a LAN.

[Edfrommars]

Go to your Apache folder (i believe it asks you to specify a location during installation). Here you should see a folder called htdocs. Put all the files you want people to see in that folder.

Please note that nobody outside of your home network is going to be able to reach your server if you are behind a firewall or router unless you open your ports.

[kitkin15]

ok i am trying to set up a website, and i will not ALWAYS have internet....so can i still set up my site? or will the site only be open while im connected to the internet? im going to have a guy help me out a bit using teamviewer....so i hope itll work but hes ONLY setting up my server, not the site its self. so i still need help with that...

[cwwozniak]

If you set up your computer with the Apache (or any other) server, people on the Internet may only be able to access it when the computer is running and has an active connection to the Internet. One key issue is if your Internet Service Provider allows you to run a server on your account. They may block access to typical ports used by web servers or they may cancel your service if they find out you are running a server.

If you need to have people be able to access your web site when your computer is not turned on and connected to the Internet, then you will need to use a web hosting service. There are free and low cost hosting services available. I am not familiar with the free ones since I have never used one.

[kitkin15]

ya...i curently have a website with "webs.com"...but you cant download directly from it. i have to have a link to other sites...and i dont really like that...but i guess this will work...for a bit....and it mihgt help me with later stuff lol..im thinking about opening my own site for profit reasons =) thanks everyone, i think i got all the info i need =)