hosting

[abhilash0000]

im hosting the site from an office not a normal hosting service. wamp is instaled in it .how do i connect this to my public ip (of my domain name) so as to run it. its running well in local host

[gergoe]

Are you about to host a website using an internet connection with dynamic ip?

[abhilash0000]

yaa i already have the website with a dynamic ip (domain name) and i m hosting from an office .they never hosted php websites.so read my first post again to understand clearly wat i mean.

[jdMorgan]

Who will be in the office at night and on weekends and holidays, in case the server goes down or you get a support call? Do you have dual or triple-redundant air conditioners? How about generators for power back up -- Do you have only one or two? You may actually want to have more, since the air-conditioners will also need to run during an extended power outage. You'll also need at least two different internet service providers in case one goes down or one line gets cut. Also, make sure your server room is physically secured (reinforced and locked), so that no-one can get in and maliciously or accidentally take the server off-line.

Good hosting services provide all of the above. Hosting on a "private PC" has many hidden costs -- Make sure you understand them well. Home/office hosting and "cheap" hosting are the most expensive and most trouble-prone options available.

To proceed, you'll need to set up a dynamic DNS service, and open your firewall to allow port 80 (and port 443 if you run SSL) traffic to your server (DMZ setting), and forward that traffic from your WAN IP address to your server's LAN IP address.

In order to make the server available by domain name from inside your network, you'll either need to set up a local DNS server, or define the domain name in the 'hosts' file of each LAN workstation.

Jim

[abhilash0000]

no but they actually hosted big sites right how would tat make a difference as they would probably guide me ..if ever i want to host it from my own company.. how would u recommend me to do tat...or else u can advice me a good hosting service.