Make my computer a "webspace server"

SweatyBanana · **Author**

Hey everyone...heres my question:

How do I make a computer a webspace server, like so people can visit it and it displays a webpage...so it would be:

24.14.180.215/index.htm

Please and Thank you.

KoST · 02-12-2006 , 16:32

http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi (very stable webserver)

on linux or windows?

SweatyBanana · 02-12-2006 , 16:41

WINDOWS

KoST · 02-12-2006 , 16:45

i suppose you will be happy with this: http://www.en.wampserver.com/ it includes apache webserver, php, mysql and phpmyadmin

Dizzy · 02-12-2006 , 16:45

XAMPP Works...

Google Search It

"Apache Friends"

KoST · 02-12-2006 , 16:57

yes, better use xampp ( http://www.apachefriends.org/en/index.html ) !

SweatyBanana · 02-12-2006 , 17:06

I think I'm doing something wrong...

I installed XAMPP, it extracted everything, but I don't know exactly what I'm doing wrong, because it says:

ERROR: Status check failure [4]

SweatyBanana · 02-12-2006 , 17:16

Code:

Diese Eingabeforderung nicht waehrend des Running beenden
Please dont close Window while MySQL is running
MySQL is trying to start
Please wait  ...
MySQL is starting with mysql\bin\my.cnf (console)
060212 16:15:22 [Note] C:\PROGRA~1\XAMPP\MYSQL\BIN\MYSQLD.EXE: ready for connect
ions.
Version: '5.0.18'  socket: ''  port: 3306  MySQL Community Edition (GPL)

The top line isnt even my language, and I dont know how to use this at all.

KoST · 02-12-2006 , 17:18

do you have windows service pack 1 or higher installed?

SweatyBanana · 02-12-2006 , 17:22

I have windows 98 SE