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i'm very happy to find such a forum and i hope i find a little help here :)
here is a description of the subject:-
i'm a New Apache User and i have a DSL connection on my compony, I have a PHPNuke forum and some other stuff on the site. and i have troubles with the web hosting service they are always down. so my manager ask me to make a web server in the compony so i tell him give me some time to do that, and in fact i have no knowledge with apache and Web Hosting With apache.
all i want to know what is required to host our company web site on a server?
as i know I must have a:-
- DSL connection
- New pc for hosting the server
- Apache server
and what else?
also about configuring apache for my web site how can i configure it, i mean where can i put the primary and secondary DNS servers? and how to make the web site URL pointing to the server?
plzzzzzz guys a little help here it's a future request
thank you very much
What else? PHP I guess if you are running PHP scripts ;)
The Apache [apache.org] site is a good place to start learning the server ...
I don't mean to be cruel, but from your questions it sounds to me like you're asking "how do I become a sysadmin?".
How much time did your manager give you? Because if you're starting from scratch.. well, you're not starting from scratch are you?
If you are, I would suggest your company goes for another hosting service, or hire/rent someone who knows apache. Sure, you can learn it, but you need time, and lots of it.
However, simply installing and setting up apache to just work is easy, but would you know how to maintain it and keep it secure? If you're still just interested in getting it up and running, there should be tons of good how-to's out there, try a google on "how to install apache" etc. and like coopster said, the apache site is definitely a good place to learn. :)
