First Steps for running your own web server ARTICLE 1 Web Server How to
Hello adventurers.
It is easy to run your own web server and host your own web site. This gives you total control
over your machine and what you can do with it. And you can always use your machine to test out dynamic sites before you decide to host your site at a commerical web hosting company.
Let's get started.
Most of us are familar with the windows XP operating system and the same goes for me. I must say Linux is also good in this regards, but the learning curve is steep. But don't fret, nothing is impossible. I'll cover "running Ubuntu Linux Web Server" later.
The folllowing are the software you will need to download for Windows XP 32 bit operating system:
1) Php.zip from http://www.php.net/ (Note: Do not download Php self installing file)
2) Apache Web server installer from http://www.apache.org/
3) Mysql database installer from http://www.mysql.com/
Once you are done, we'll look at installing the above software & setting up your windows XP pc to run as a web server.
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