Does anyone know how to set up a local host webserver like http://yourname?
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Fairly simple, install Apache which is a freely available web server package (Windows and Linux) and once it is installed you can type http://127.0.0.1 in your browser and you should see the default home page.\nIf you need help in setting it up the Apache site has some excellent FAQ.\n\nOnly one thing, check that your firewall does not allow port 80 (HTTP traffic) inbound otherwise people will see your web pages, unless of course you want them to.\nYou can setup Apache to limit only local traffic to the web pages via the config file.\n\nHope this helps.\n\nCheers!
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apache2 with php5 - both free and reasonably straight-forward to set up, if you don't have static IP then register with dyndns.org and install a dynDNS client.\n\nnow you can run your own web server!\n\nof course if you have a mickey mouse ISP throttling your bandwidth then forget it!
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set up a web site and a name first
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if you have apache running. Open up your browser and type:\nhttp://localhost/website_dir/\nwhere website_dir is where you have index.php or index.html\nhope this helps. This is done on your computer, if your webservice doesn't allow it, it wont show up if you put it in your folder on that web server.
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Use HTML to create a basic page and host it on a Server.\nvisit www.w3schools.com for excellent tutorial.
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Sure First you need a host so Try Geocities
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Try www.domaindlx.com
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make an ssh tunnel to a home computer that you set up as a server, and basically you tell your home computer to get whatever you want from the internet.\nYou could also try out HTTP-Tunnel, they have servers already set up for you.\nWhen you do this, make sure you get Ghostzilla, its a browser that will make itself invisible when you move off its viewing screen, and it will start up in the viewing area of any application (ex. where the text is shown in MS word).\nhave fun.
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Add the website to the hosts file and make it point to 127.0.0.1 (or localhost).\n\nThis has the advantage that any program will not be able to access the site, rather than just stopping a single program from accessing it.\n\nThe site I provided gives clear instructions on setting this up.
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Use your hosts file.\n\nLocate the file as:\nWindows XP = C:&#92; WINDOWS&#92; SYSTEM32&#92; DRIVERS&#92; ETC\nWindows 2K = C:&#92; WINNT&#92; SYSTEM32&#92; DRIVERS&#92; ETC\n\nOpen it with note pad (it doesnt have a default program to open with so select it from the list)\n\nAdd the domain name that keeps opening then put some spaces and then put 127.0.0.1 so they are both on the same line.\nYou have to have <space>'s between, NOT tabs.\n\nwww.blurb.com    127.0.0.1\nblurb.com        127.0.0.1\n\nSave the file and whenever that site is requested in future it will fail to load as it will be using the address from your hosts file and not the DNS servers on the net.
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If you're asking what is the URL to your computer, there's none. Your personal computer is adressed via an ip adress, that is your URL in fact but as your ip adress is dynamic it's not easy to give to someone.\n\nWhat you can do is use dynamic aliases, that is you instal a software that will tell a server you current ip adress and that server will make the link between your ip adress and that name.\n\nThere are some free dynamic DNS servers that are easy to configure.\nOf course your computer's firewall must let people access at least to your web server (that you installed and that waits connection in general on port 80), in windows XP you can do this by going to start>configuration panel>firewall and create an exception...\nGood luck !!!
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Just go to http://www.mydomain.com
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Modify your hosts file to redirect certain web addresses to your local PC 127.0.0.1, in doing so the browser will look to your PC for the page and it will not load
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Hi..\nI just gone through your setup...\nWell i would like to recommend few changes, if you dont mind!\nShift to a powerful free server as Abyss Webserver: http://www.aprelium.com/\n\nAnd for the Dynamic DNS option, i would recommend, using DynDNS Software...its more sophisticated & powerful mapping your dynamic IP changes to your local server!\nCheck: http://www.dyndns.com/services/dns/dyndns/\n\nRegarding your HTTP request not served.. i would recommend you to run your server other than port 80..the common HTTP serving port!\nThis happens because many ISP's block these port from serving the content..\nSo run your server on any other arbitary port number like 5581\nWhile, in the dynamic server mapping...give same port number!\nSo, you can access your site locally as: http://localhost:5581\n\nTry it.. i am sure you can get it working around!\nBest of Luck..
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only if you can change nameserver settings. you will have to enter an MX record pointing to your hosting account/provider.
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And it may be handy to get a dynamic DNS address from dynip or some other such dynamic dns provider.\n\nOR you could get a static IP address from your internet provider and get a REAL DNS entry that points to that IP address.\n\nApache is a good way to go.  Well worth learning too.  There is lots of documentation on the web (see google or something) on how to install it.  I have installed apache before, and just use search engines to find good guides that walk me through it.
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http://findmyhosting.com