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Right let me explain for maximum server usage, you dont have everything on one server. You need one for the php , one for the apache , one for the scripts I guess sepeerate from the php one, one mysql database and one firewall.

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I see m8 - I think that the guide is more for users setting up a basic web server. Setting up an sql server ect is not realy in the scope of the guide IMO......

Good idea though.... Why dont you write out one for setting this up ? I know that it would be greatfuly recieved by the comunity :)

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They also (if I remember from .com), don't like you using more than 300Mb per day upload.

If you run a small forum on your PC, try to put all non-dynamic content in your NTL webspace instead - all the icons, images, and if possible, use a linked stylesheet rather than having multiple attributes entered many times. Anything that does NOT have to go across your precious upload, is a little more upload capacity for things that DO.

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Incorrect. PHP scripts have to be accessible to the HTTP server so they need to be on the same machine. In fact, with Apache, PHP is often implemented as a module (mod_php) which is loaded into the server at startup. When run as a CGI, PHP is still executed by the HTTP server and must be accessible to it.

It is quite common to run MySQL on the same machine as the HTTP server although I agree, for large usage installations, separation is a good thing.

As for firewalling, there's no need for a dedicated system although it's convenient to nominate one system as a router and implement it there.

Speaking from personal experience, I run Apache and MySQL on an Athlon XP 2000+ system under FreeBSD. This system also performs NAT and firewalling. It runs additional services such as sendmail and Mailman (mailing list manager) in 512MB of memory. The CPU idle figure for this configuration is > 99.5% on average.

Regards,
Neil Darlow

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My friend runs on dial-up 28 kbps, what can he get out of that?

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:erm: Not a lot.. One user viewing a web page will suck all of his bandwidth. He needs to use a propper webhost like i-web - They host this site and offer some very good discounts for cableforum members.

HTH

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If I use a personal computer for hosting my site but i have a firewall and virus scanner does my computer stand a higher risk of being sucessfully hacked concidering i am only putting personal pages as a hobby up on the net?

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That depends on the web server software. Some of the free ones are very insecure.

You need to make sure that the pc is very secure. Check the knowlege base on microsofts site. The problems is that if you are hosting a page on it then you will attract a lot of attention to you IP !

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This free software being talked about in this thread - it any good?

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I find that abyss is a good basic web server that does not have many security implications. Just make sure that the pc is secure and well protected by firewalls and antivirus software ect.

HTH

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the best software i find for running a webserver on your home pc is aeonserv it has all of the features built in including.
Apache
MySql 4.18
PHP 4.3.5
phpmyadmin
The only drawback as far as i can see is that it will only run on NT based machines.
Installation could not be easier just double click the install pogram answer a few basic question and it is all set up for you if you have a domain name it will use this to let the outside world view your masterpiece i would reccomend getting one of the free dyndns domain names from the likes of no-ip.

And if you are really lazy it comes preinstalled with a website already configured to run called Geeklog.

Also it is FREE
You can get this @ http://aeonserv.com

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Yes, Abyss web server is straightforward and very easy to use. If I wanted to set this up, mainly for home use any ideas how I could add a blogging capability ?

Thanks for the tip.

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So even if your computer is off. Can people still access your website?

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Is that a serious question ? :erm: