Want to have my own webserver.

[montypythizzle]

It works for single files and such, but I want a web server software that will publish many pages and also have a place where I can host my own music and pictures.
I need something simple. I will also add a CGI-script to it, maybe.

-Want to host my photos
-Want to host my music
-Maybe a CGI-script
-Currently have Filezilla FTP running if needed

I am sort of dumb when it comes to web servers and such.

 

[homercles337]

Apache? IIS?

 

[Red Squirrel]

If this is in your house, easy. Install linux distro of choice, install apache, php, mysql, vsftp or other server of choice. You can even just use samba, thats what I do for my server at home for development. Just code directly off the samba share, hit refresh, changes are there, no need to upload anything.

If its a dedicated server then you'll have to get them to format and that usually costs something.

 

[jonmcc33]

Using any Windows OS you can run Uniform Server. It has all features of a WAMP but requires no installation and is 100% portable.

 

[montypythizzle]

Originally posted by: jonmcc33
Using any Windows OS you can run Uniform Server. It has all features of a WAMP but requires no installation and is 100% portable.

Yeah, got too confused with that....
Any other more GUI orientated web servers?

 

[Nohr]

I've been content with the free X1 version of Abyss Web Server.

 

[jonmcc33]

Originally posted by: montypythizzle

Originally posted by: jonmcc33
Using any Windows OS you can run Uniform Server. It has all features of a WAMP but requires no installation and is 100% portable.

Yeah, got too confused with that....
Any other more GUI orientated web servers?

How is it confusing? You run a .BAT file and it starts your server. If a portable WAMP is too confusing then why are you even bothering with running a web server?

Edit- I actually put a shortcut to the .BAT file in the Windows startup so every time Windows booted up the web server automatically started.

 

[KingTech]

If you can go with Apache and Linux then you should use LAMP. I have created my own webserver with a few easy steps. You just need to download and install this.

 

[jonmcc33]

If he thinks a WAMP that requires no installation (and can run on Windows 95 of all things) is confusing then Linux will really confuse the crap out of him.

 

[Nothinman]

Yeah, got too confused with that....
Any other more GUI orientated web servers?

If you're not willing to take the time to learn how to properly manage the software then you shouldn't be putting it on the Internet.

 

[jonmcc33]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
If you're not willing to take the time to learn how to properly manage the software then you shouldn't be putting it on the Internet.

This man speaks the wisdom.

 

[Brazen]

I would suggest going with Apache on Linux. But if you do not want to use linux, I have toyed with Xamp and it looks pretty good. Xamp installs Apache, MySQL, and PHP on Windows for you.

 

[montypythizzle]

Originally posted by: jonmcc33

Originally posted by: montypythizzle

Originally posted by: jonmcc33
Using any Windows OS you can run Uniform Server. It has all features of a WAMP but requires no installation and is 100% portable.

Yeah, got too confused with that....
Any other more GUI orientated web servers?

How is it confusing? You run a .BAT file and it starts your server. If a portable WAMP is too confusing then why are you even bothering with running a web server?

Edit- I actually put a shortcut to the .BAT file in the Windows startup so every time Windows booted up the web server automatically started.

I am confused on where to put stuff at.

 

[cheeselom]

try WAMP server

 

[montypythizzle]

Ok, got WAMP installed, and replaced the default PHP crap with a nice homepage. Now I need to find out how to make a nice PHP or HTML front page, HMM.