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Old 03-31-2008, 12:23 AM   · #1
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Arrow Tutorial - How to host your website on your computer

Hi,

This is a tutorial on how to host your website on your PC.


1) Download CIS WebServer from Here

2) Install it (its very easy to install like other programs).

3) After installation, run the program from Start > Programs > CIS WebServer > CIS WebServer.exe. You will see a screen similar to the following:



A little description about each of the controls.

* Status = Current status of the server.
* Site Hits = Total hits your site got till now.
* Users Connected = Total unique visitors connected to your site.
* Bytes Sent = Total size of packets sent from your PC.
* Bytes Received = Total size of packets received to your PC.
* Server Uptime = Total time since the server is running.
* Local Address = Is the local server address which can be accessed through LAN. or you can use http://localhost/ instead.
* Your Site Located At = This is the IP address through which your site can be viewed on LAN and Internet.
* Connected IP Address = Visitors IP address who has visited your site with Date and Time.
* Save Auto Log = Automatically save logs of the visitor's IP address.
* Enable IP Listing = Enables IP listing in the listbox. If unchecked does not logs any IP addresses.


4) Click on the Settings button > Set path

5) Clicking on the Set Path shows you another window, where in you can select the Drive > Directory name where you have your index.html file. (index.html file is the main file that shows as your default homepage)

6) Click on Settings > Preferences > HTTP Options.

You can set the Preferences of your web server. You can set your desired Port number. But it is recommended that you set your Port number to 80. You can enable a music file if you want it to play when a user visits your site. Checking on Run on Startup enables your WebServer to run automatically when Windows Starts. You can ban IP address of your visitors. Press Ban IP to show the Ban IP window. Click Save to save the settings.

7) You are done. Open your browser and type http:// followed by your IP address. or you can simply click on the Your Site is Located at link on the web server. You can see your index.html file in this way.


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Old 04-13-2008, 05:56 AM   · #2
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Sweet... has anyone tried this? Rep up'd!!!
Could there be possible issues with your ISP?
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Humm.... I am using sokkit to host the local server on my Windows.

It comes with Apache and PHP. MySQL has to be installed on it.

I haven't tried this one but will give it a try today.
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Old 04-13-2008, 11:18 PM   · #4
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you have to check with your isp first or else they might just disconnect you completely for a few days, maybe even weeks.
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Old 04-14-2008, 02:30 PM   · #5
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looks complicated! Oh welll great tutorial!
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Actually.. I have tried it. But you must have a reliable high speed net.. definitely above 512kbps. Also for decent uptime.. you must have a well ventilated CPU , running atleast 23 hrs a day.
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Old 05-17-2008, 11:58 PM   · #7
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Hey!
Its great info!

I dont have a static IP address.
How do I host my site then?
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Old 05-18-2008, 02:44 AM   · #8
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Originally Posted by leusmith
I dont have a static IP address.
How do I host my site then?


http://no-ip.com
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Lots of people here in the UK host their own sites as we all tend to have fast internet connections (most people on approx 2mbps, others on cable such as myself can get upto 20mbps). I would be very wary. Contact your ISP personally to make sure they allow it. I've seen many people loose their internet for breaking their ISP's TOS.

Also, security is a huge problem when hosting your own sites. Remember, datacenters have thousands of protection methods...many hardware based such as firewalls (not your standard ZoneAlarm stuff....I'm taking $5000+ hardware firewalls).

Just be very careful!

On another note, for Apache, PHP, MySQL and PHPMyAdmin I recommend:

WAMPP or XAMPP for Windows
and MAMP for fellow Mac OS X users

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Originally Posted by RickM
Lots of people here in the UK host their own sites as we all tend to have fast internet connections (most people on approx 2mbps, others on cable such as myself can get upto 20mbps).



Be careful what you are measuring. Most home broadband connections are asymmetrical, meaning that the data rate is higher from the internet to your home PC (inbound) than from your home to the internet (outbound). My UK ADSL line is about 2Mbps inbound, but about 400kbps outbound.

If your site is popular and offers large downloads/pictures/videos etc, then your site could easily suffer slow download speeds with a few simultaneous visitors.

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Also, security is a [b]huge[/h] problem when hosting your own sites.



Couldn't agree more. Do you really want hackers getting access to all files on your hard drive? All that personal information you've got there? It could happen. If your site is just HTML then you are probably OK. If you start running scripts (your own or other peoples) then you should start to worry seriously about security.
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I overlooked the outbound speeds there, thanks for pointing that out qbert. Its a shame that our ADSL lets the side down in the UK. I'm on cable and currently get 500mbps upload, however the lines can get upto approx 50mbps upload. ADSL is maxxed out at approx 1mbps upload!
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