How to make my computer as a server with apache?

In other words, how to run my website from my pc using apache?

[fyntas]

I dont understand nothing about apache :/

OK i downloaded apache server installer, version 2.0.55 and installed it to "Program Files" folder. Now in my icons bar in the top down right there is apache logo. when i press it new window pops and theres showing, that my apache server is running and i can restart it or smth. so WHAT I SHOULD TO DO NEXT?

Thanx for your answers and sorry for my dumb questions.

[Hitman3266]

use xampp.

XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is really very easy to install and to use - just download, extract and start.

[apachefriends.org...]

[fyntas]

Thanks, I installed it. One more question: where i should to upload my webpage files and what is my website that is in my pc ADRESS?

Thanks.

[Hitman3266]

your webpage files go into the htdocs folder. your web server adress is your ip number

[fyntas]

hey but when i type [MYIP...] look what page shows:

http://example.net/getimg/untitled1.jpg

it looks like this is my modem page :/

[edited by: jdMorgan at 3:27 pm (utc) on Feb. 19, 2006]
[edit reason] Example..net [/edit]

[fyntas]

YES! IT WORKS! OH YEAH! I SHOULD TO USE MY LAN IP!

[fyntas]

Hey why my page is viewable only for me? Other users cant reach my website. Why?

[jdMorgan]

Does your ISP allow connections to port 80? Many ISPs won't allow you to run a server on their network, because their networks are oprimized for "download" bandwidth as opposed to "upload" bandwidth -- Check their Terms of Use.

How is your DNS set up? Can your friends access your serve by using your WAN address?

Did you open port 80 of your firewall router and forward it to your LAN IP address? (If the answer to this is that you don't have a firewall router, then pull the ethernet cable and go get one now - the average time from putting a server online until someone tries to exploit it is around 17 seconds.)

Just a few possibilities...

Jim

[fyntas]

Does your ISP allow connections to port 80? Many ISPs won't allow you to run a server on their network, because their networks are oprimized for "download" bandwidth as opposed to "upload" bandwidth -- Check their Terms of Use.

How is your DNS set up? Can your friends access your serve by using your WAN address?

Did you open port 80 of your firewall router and forward it to your LAN IP address? (If the answer to this is that you don't have a firewall router, then pull the ethernet cable and go get one now - the average time from putting a server online until someone tries to exploit it is around 17 seconds.)

1. What is that "ISP"?
2. I did not "setuped" any DNS and I dont have any "WAN adress".
3. Yes, seems like i opened port 80 of my firewall router and forwarded it to my LAN IP address...

[jdMorgan]

ISP - Internet service provider. The company that connects you to the internet.

WAN - Wide area network. The IP address used to connect to your network from the internet.

Jim

[fyntas]

Yes my ISP allow upload bandwith.

"How is your DNS set up? Can your friends access your serve by using your WAN address? "

That is the problem i think, my friend CANT access me by using my IP. :/

[jdMorgan]

Do any of them know how to use the "Ping" utility?

If so, have them ping your WAN address. This will help differentiate between a server problem and a more basic connectivity problem.

Jim