How do i host my own site?

[peteyb]

Hi all

From A-Z how would i go about hosting my own website?

or does anyone know of any good tutorials on how to host your own site?

[CompGeek01]

Use apache. Google.

[invertedpanda]

CompGeek: That was barely comprehensible. :/

Anyway, peteyb, are you talking about running your own server, or signing up for a hosting service through someone?

[BuezaWebDev]

peteyb's question is indeed unclear.

1) hosting from a company
or
2) hosting yourself via apache

For hosting from a company, just go to www.webhostingtalk.com and find a good deal for yourself. Or, you can just go to ... www.asmallorange.com (which is a company that everyone here likes..I'm not hosted by them though). Sign up. Get hosted. The hosting there is quite inexpensive and I've heard that the quality is great.

For hosting yourself via Apache, just go to this tutorial: http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/1127571

There are plenty of other tutorials out there, this is just a suggestion. :) Good luck and have fun.

[Sup3rkirby]

peteyb's question is indeed unclear.

1) hosting from a company
or
2) hosting yourself via apache

For hosting from a company, just go to www.webhostingtalk.com and find a good deal for yourself. Or, you can just go to ... www.asmallorange.com (which is a company that everyone here likes..I'm not hosted by them though). Sign up. Get hosted. The hosting there is quite inexpensive and I've heard that the quality is great.

For hosting yourself via Apache, just go to this tutorial: http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/1127571

There are plenty of other tutorials out there, this is just a suggestion. :) Good luck and have fun.

Ummm.... I believe the topic name is "How do i host my own site?" As in, he is the host of his own website. As in, he wants to host his own website. As in, not pay a host to host his website, but rather he host it himself.

Sorry for replying like this, I thought it was pretty clear. He wants to host is own site. And when you host your own site, you get a server to host it own. Your own server to host your own site. So yea, look up apache, and then a few simple tutorials should get you going.

Also look into some domain name service so you don't have to use your ip as you site address. Not too safe.

[invertedpanda]

Ummm.... I believe the topic name is "How do i host my own site?" As in, he is the host of his own website. As in, he wants to host his own website. As in, not pay a host to host his website, but rather he host it himself.

Sorry for replying like this, I thought it was pretty clear. He wants to host is own site. And when you host your own site, you get a server to host it own. Your own server to host your own site. So yea, look up apache, and then a few simple tutorials should get you going.

Also look into some domain name service so you don't have to use your ip as you site address. Not too safe.

We are just covering all the bases; Quite often, based on my experience, non IT people don't actually say what they mean when it comes to IT related topics. This goes the same for web design and servers. I've learned to never assume anything about the knowledge of a client (I ran my own custom PC/Server business, and also do network tech, basic security research, and of course.. web design).

[BuezaWebDev]

Ummm.... I believe the topic name is "How do i host my own site?" As in, he is the host of his own website. As in, he wants to host his own website. As in, not pay a host to host his website, but rather he host it himself.

Sorry for replying like this, I thought it was pretty clear. He wants to host is own site. And when you host your own site, you get a server to host it own. Your own server to host your own site. So yea, look up apache, and then a few simple tutorials should get you going.

Also look into some domain name service so you don't have to use your ip as you site address. Not too safe.

Your post was pointless. You replied just to shoot back at me and regurgitate what I said.

[peteyb]

thank you all for your comments.

i am not completely computer illiterate tho!!!!


i am setting up a website for the company i work for and want to reduce costs by not paying someone else to host the site. i want to be in contol of the site and change/update any information on it without having to pay someone else.

Is this plausable - would apache be the correct software?

[bathurst_guy]

I recommend just having someone else host it. Otherwise what are you going to do if it crashes, and do you have dsl, and will your isp allow this. There are lots of little things you have to find out, I wanted to do this as well, and I have the software and hardware and dsl and yet i still didnt find it worth it. Your better off spending your time searching for a very competitive price that offers all you need.

[peteyb]

thank you bathurst - logical reasoning.

if its too complicated pay someone else to do it!!!!!

do you know of any hosting companies that are competitive??


also, would i need a commercial hosting type thingy (i.e. not a website i made and do at home) or is this not an issue? (Licsencing laws etc)

[Sup3rkirby]

Your post was pointless. You replied just to shoot back at me and regurgitate what I said.
Either that or to state that it obviously appeared that he just wanted to host his own site, and that he should look for apache, check out a tutorial or two on it, and look into some domain name service so he doesn't end up using his ip as his website address(which is, yes, what I said).

peteyb, I'm not saying it's the best idea for everyone to host their own site, but from my point of veiw, it's not that hard anyways. There are many resources online to help you with problems you may have(if any). Unless your computer isn't really any good or you have problems fequently on it that would cause you to **** it down often, disconnect, or whatever, you should actually be fine. But if you site is going to be a more professional site and or used for business matters, then a professional host would be the way to go. Just to be safe. But if not, then I don't see any problem with hosting your own site by yourself. If your not afraid to read a little bit of info and such from the internet, then hosting your own site will be easy.

[peteyb]

I think im gonna go with the host company we are using at the moment for the original site.

Im still not entirely sure how it all works. If i create a website on my computer, from what i gather i send it my host and they put it on the net (is this right?) or a host is used simply as a directory name to allow internet publication?

if so, to update the site i have to contact the host company and pay them to change it for me or do i simply send them the changed code document???

[invertedpanda]

When you sign up with a hosting company, they'll give you a username and password so you can access your server. You'll then be able to upload all the HTML, images, and whatever files are necessary for your website.

[peteyb]

You say when i access my server?

do you mean when i access their server i am paying the rights to access?

[qledge]

Hosting company just rents you the bandwidth and harddisk space for your website. Anything that you put in is up to you. You can upload your website via control panel or ftp that are provided by the web hosting company.

If you want to host the web yourself. Minimum infrastructure you should have:

1) a broadband internet connection
2) fixed IP address.

The rest of the software, mostly is available via open source, like

OS - Linux, freeBSD
Web Server - Apache httpd
DNS - Bind
CMS - Mambo and etc

Of cos some other tools to secure your server and etc.

Hope it helps.
QLedge. http://www.qledge.com/forums

[felgall]

If you are hosting your own site then you need a synchronous broadband connection where the upload speed is equal to the download speed since most requests will be to upload pages from your server across the internet. That rules out ADSL since that connection will not provide the necessary upload speed unless you go for a really fast download speed that you wont need.

[peteyb]

cheers all

spoke to our current host and found out how to access the ftp mallarkey, feel bit silly now after asking some of those questions!!!!

have got another question tho...im making an extension to the site where by customers enter their details into forms then submit them to my email address. I got the basics of how to do this on a one page spread but i need several pages and sending an email at the end of each page isnt really acceptable!! Any ideas???