How can I build a web server?

[webserver]

I want to build a web server (Linux Platform), It should work online as a web server from which i can host my own websites. So, how can i proceed??

thnx in advanced

 

[rapt0r]

u really want to create a web server program from scratch ? or you just want to host your websites . In first case, good luck . In second case, use apache,lighthttpd,etc.. both works great in linux .

 

[blr_p]

In addition you would either need to register a domain or get one of those redirecting services if you are on dynamic IP addr.

If you don't need to access beyond your LAN you can skip the above steps.

Otherwise you might be able to get up & running quicker by finding a suitable hosting company for a nominal fee

 

[linuxtechie]

u really want to create a web server program from scratch ? or you just want to host your websites . In first case, good luck . In second case, use apache,lighthttpd,etc.. both works great in linux .

In case of first, let me make it more difficult, start with writing your own. By the time u get started, u would be out of idea as why u started in first place.
:rofl:

~LT

 

[leo_club]

Do you mean you want to create a server at home where you can host your sites yourself??
if yes then you can use a LAMP(Linux Apache MySql Php) setup
I don't know much about this but I have setup a server at my place which works fine but haven't actually put any site there.
its very much online when i want it to be and you should be able to use CMS to upload sites and stuff(don't know much about that either)

If I have totally misread the original post umm.. enlighten me
Leo

 

[raja_mastana]

In case of first, let me make it more difficult, start with writing your own. By the time u get started, u would be out of idea as why u started in first place.
:rofl:
~LT

that wasnt funny! if you have nothing useful to offer JSTFU!

@webserver

Try LAMP

 

[greenhorn]

+1 for a lamp setup

try ubuntu server edition + the rest of the stuff.

 

[booo]

buy a box with lots of ram, and cpu.
get a connection with static ip.
register the domain name with that ip.
install linux/windows.
install lamp/rubyonrails/etc...
use virtualserver settings of apache to host different sites on the single box.

The above mentioned stuff will host a site with small scalability. if you want big things like high scalability, high availability clusters etc... try getting a million dollars first.

if you want to host a site for free, there are options. like joyent.com or microsoft(some program) or sun's startup initiative etc...

 

[47Shailesh]

that wasnt funny! if you have nothing useful to offer JSTFU!

@webserver

Try LAMP

sirji
LAMP is Linux+Apache+MySQL+PHP

he already has his webpages, so why would he need MySQL and PHP.

 

[neomustdie]

first decide how you can keep it uptime ...

u need a permanent internet conn.. 24x7 power.. backup ups...

better use a shared or dedicated hosting...

 

[Gaurish]

Try XAMPP

No install required and It just works.

Warning: Its more like casual web server, not for productive environments

but its very very easy to setuphyeah:

 

[webserver]

hummm lots of confusion...

i hv a server pc,, 24x7 internet connection,,,
It should work online as a web server from which i can host my own websites....

 

[neomustdie]

first you need to have or buy a static ip.... not the static internal network ip of servire provider but a static ip for the internet...

you can do it... but the thing is later it might turn out a bit of a hassle to maintain... better use some shared hosting...

 

[DanDroiD]

You don't need a static ip ... exactly. If your router supports it, you can use any one of a number of free services out there that give you a free domain name and will update to the domain name service using ddns from your router firmware, then of course you would need to port forward as well.

Here is the first one for you to check out to get you started

DynDNS Free Dynamic DNS (DDNS) Service

installing LAMP in Ubuntu is super easy, just open up System>Synaptic Package Manager

In synaptic Package Manager

Click on Edit>Mark Packages by Task>

Select check box for LAMP and click ok....

Ubuntu will install all packages to turn Ubuntu into LAMP server

 

[webserver]

You don't need a static ip ... exactly. If your router supports it, you can use any one of a number of free services out there that give you a free domain name and will update to the domain name service using ddns from your router firmware, then of course you would need to port forward as well.

Here is the first one for you to check out to get you started
DynDNS Free Dynamic DNS (DDNS) Service

installing LAMP in Ubuntu is super easy, just open up System>Synaptic Package Manager

In synaptic Package Manager
Click on Edit>Mark Packages by Task>

Select check box for LAMP and click ok....
Ubuntu will install all packages to turn Ubuntu into LAMP server

okk... howz centos or red hat...

 

[Gaurish]

okk... howz centos or red hat...

cent os is FREE an Red hat is Paid

so its basically FREE or Paid

Your choice

 

[DanDroiD]

Here is a tutorial I found, it should do the trick for you in Fedora (RedHat Free)

How To Install LAMP | LAMPComputing.com

If you dont plan on doing much but running a server and you are new to linux, I would suggest putting in the Ubuntu Lamp as it is free and much easier to configure.

 

[TEUser2K1]

Howtoforge.com can be of great help...

have many helpful hints on that site. Must visit.

 

[varkey]

I have a dedicated server @ Hetzner.de that I am paying monthly about 2.6k. I get the following.

AMD Athlon64 3700+

1 GB Ram

160GBx2 HDD

10 Mbps unmetered bandwidth ( I use about 2 TB every month )

Total 7 useable IPs

I host many PHP/MySQL sites in it.

So just go for a dedicated server from US etc and it will be much cheaper. Ofcourse higher config servers will be more costly but you can get a mid-low server for less than 3-4k.

Paying for a fast internet connection, electricity costs, etc etc will be much much higher if you want to do it from your home and will lose the reliability you get from a proper data center.

 

[gee]

sirji
LAMP is Linux+Apache+MySQL+PHP

he already has his webpages, so why would he need MySQL and PHP.

MySQL if he has a database and PHP if his site uses PHP

and which 24x7 internet connection are you planning to use ? (I don't think you can run a server from your home connection if thats what you have in mind)

and LAMP is more to setup a test environment (atleast that's what I would use it for).