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What should you have to create your own server?

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ExoWorks

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Hey,

One of my friend wants to run his own server off his cable. Which has:-


{800 Kb downstream
375 kb upstream.} Dont think its less speed. Is It?

Its a computer running windows.
What all should i have to do.

This much i know :-

Get apache from http://apache.org
Get perl from http://perl.com
Get php from http://php.net
Get mySQL from http://mysql.com
Get Aperl from http://activeperl.com

What else i have to do?
what more should i have?

from where to get a ftp software for windows.
Which DNS i have to use. Will i use dns2go.com?
I think dns2go.com dns software has an ftp software ,,,, has it?

and please tell me all about turning a computer into a smoothly runnig server.
 
ftp and dns

For DNS they make a windows version of bind that uses the same config files as the unix flavor. I ran that for a while works flawless - it's just called bind for NT

For FTP - well there are several - warftpd is pretty nice- also one comes with windows depending on which version you have.

My suggestion would be probably not using windows for a webserver - redhat linux is free and if you do some reading on it you will have a ton less problems than trying to get all these unix made programs to work properly on windows..
 
But i use Windows, as it is not a hosting service, i will use windows. I'll definately get some softwares for windows.
 
I got wu-ftpd. Thats good one. But i need to install ASP, how can i install ASP, PHP, CGI together.

i don't think ASP works with Apache and php with IIS or pws.

I also want to install sendmail, how to install it, any web page for it to guide me.

Thanx ya all :rolleyes:
 
Re: ftp and dns

If your friend isn't serious, then go ahead and have your friend install PHPTriad (lost the link, check google).

Originally posted by batcave
My suggestion would be probably not using windows for a webserver - redhat linux is free and if you do some reading on it you will have a ton less problems than trying to get all these unix made programs to work properly on windows..
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If he/she is serious, or decide to become serious, don't let him/her take this suggestion lightly. RedHat 7.2 has apache, perl, php, python, and everything one needs to start a webhost in easy-to-install rpms.
 
I never used Redhat Linux. I think it will not be that easy to use. Is it? Do you know any site for some screenshots.

But i'll use windows at this time. Thanks ya'll for the information.

How to install sendmail?
 
There is no SendMail for Windows. You can try IndigoMail, I've never used it myself but it's supposed to be exactly like SendMail but for Windows.
 
Originally posted by important
I never used Redhat Linux. I think it will not be that easy to use. Is it? Do you know any site for some screenshots.
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Screenshots? Why would you need screenshots? Have you ever used any flavor of *NIX? :confused:

www.mandrake.org has some, but that's mandrake linux, however they can use the same x windows GUI (i.e. KDE [http://www.kde.org]).
 
In never used *nix before. I am trying to buy one and try it out.
Thanks for the screenshots. Its almost same as windows.

But for now, i want to use windows. I need a free totally free ftp software for windows.
 
Isn't possible AFAIK. I allready tried. You could do some more in dept research.
 
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