Website at your I.P.

[matt546]

I have come across a file sharing program that puts an easy to use website on your I.P. for friends to access, enter a user/pass then download files from a folder you chose to use. How do you put a website at your I.P. I can design websites, but don't know how to host it at my I.P., well not host it, but let friends access files and such there. Anyone have a suggestion or know how to do this?

[Khalid Ali]

download and install a HTTP web server(download apache 2.0.49 (http://archive.apache.org/dist/httpd/binaries/win32/apache_2.0.49-win32-x86-no_ssl.exe))

then in the install folder look for htdocs folder..thats the root folder for apache put your pages in this folder and access them by name such as

http://my.ip.add.ress/page_name.html

[matt546]

Thanks I will try that. If I use mysql and php, Do i install that too? In the same directoy as apache or by itself.. never installed these on my comp.. just used my web hosts server.

[Khalid Ali]

everything will go in its own directory,however, you will need to do some configuration afterwards to make them all work together(am sure you will find docs to do that).

[matt546]

ok, thank you very much.

[Khalid Ali]

:D
my pleasure

[Daniel T]

Originally posted by matt546
If I use mysql and php, Do i install that too?
I can help you with this, if you need it. I managed to get it working on my server, so I would be glad to help out anyone n need!
-Dan

[akhr]

You can use the file sharing programs at http://www.docum.info

[PeOfEo]

if you are running xp pro, then you already have IIS. Use that, with IIS you can run asp asp.net php cgi jsp and others, IIS will run it all.