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oo7ml
10-23-2006, 06:06 AM
I am in the process of creating a fairly big website, people will be uploading images to the site. A friend of mine told me he would sell me his server in order to make the site run better. My Question is: What exactly does a server do and why would it make my site run better?

Thanks in advance
SuPerNoVi
10-23-2006, 06:15 AM
Well a server is basically a PC. It has a motherboard a processor and memory.
If the server your friend is selling you has a better spec then the one you currently use then yes it would be faster.

However I doubt he is selling you the ACTUAL server (the machine) as servers are very expensive and cost a lot to maintain. He is probably selling you space on the machine, Hosting. Hosting is space on the machine for your web site to be stored, the machine will then deal with any files accessed which is where the spec of the server comes into play.

This brings in the problem of how many web sites are hosted on the said machine, if there are more websites on the machine then the one you currently use then it may not be faster.

If he is selling you a dedicated machine for your web site then you will obviously have a nice fast web site. If the machine has many web sites on it, it will probably be just as fast as your current solution.
oo7ml
10-23-2006, 07:14 AM
thanks for your help
SuPerNoVi
10-23-2006, 08:01 AM
No problem, if you want more specific answers to anything then don't hesitate to ask. I do realise my explanation was a little long winded.
oo7ml
10-23-2006, 08:06 AM
no it was perfect, if you have the knowledge and wouldn't mind sharing, what is the best way to set up a site. The site consists of a PHP, mySQL type of site, i need to have some sort of server thing to (like apache). I have been told about a few different packages that have all of these in 1. What is your advice on this. How would you set it up
SuPerNoVi
10-23-2006, 08:14 AM
Are you talking about setting it up on your local machine or on a remote server?

Most if not all hosting solutions already have the server setup to handle MySQL and PHP.

For your local machine I would recommend using Abyss Server, it requires a bit of tinkering to get the PHP support and I have yet to test a MySQL database on it but from what I can tell it supports MySQL aswell.

Get Abyss here > http://www.aprelium.com/
You will need to download and follow this for adding PHP support to it > http://www.aprelium.com/abyssws/php5win.html
oo7ml
10-23-2006, 08:16 AM
cool, thanks for all your help
SuPerNoVi
10-23-2006, 08:30 AM
Sure if you run into any problems let me know and I will help as best I can.