Tuesday, June 8, 2010
I've always wanted to build my own web server. I guess that officially makes me a web geek.
I stumbled across this article with instructions to building a web server. I have an old computer in the basement that the kids no longer use and it will soon be my new web server. Instructions and article here: http://www.brettglass.com/ttr19980206c.html
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You just continue to post things that intrigue me... :P
ReplyDeleteWhat I've done for a small web server is to install the Desktop version of Ubuntu and install XAMPP on it. That puts PHP, MySQL, and Apache on there for you. After that, depending on what server you want to run, it's pretty easy to set up and run. I just can't be bothered to learn command line protocols to run a server. I need my GUI.
From what I've heard, dynamic IP addressing can pose a problem (if you have a "home" ISP subscription), but that there are ways around it. Let me know how this works out, because I've been thinking of setting up my own server too.
ReplyDeleteSo I am not the only one! funny. I need the GUI too. I am a sucky typer and I just can't do the command line thing - too tedious. I'll let you know if I get to this project - it is on my bucket list.
ReplyDeleteI've dreamed about building a server myself. It's not that I really need one, but it would be just for the fun of it. However, there is so much to learn and even if I had the time to get it up and running, I'd be worried about security.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Ian about using something like Ubuntu. The article you found was from 1998, and although FreeBSD is still around, I don't think it has anywhere near the developer and user base of Ubuntu.