What do I have to do to transform my PC in a web server (I want to host my own website)?
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you dont need any of that, no applications  -- you can do everytthing from your providers control panel -\n\nfor free hosting, try google superpages or yahoo geocities,otherwise I would use http://www.interkeys.com/tophosts to get one for a few bucks a month with 500 GIG bandwidth and the rich with features\n\nWith free hosting, you are limited to a subdomain on googlepages & geo has ads on your website - \nits up to you how developed a site you want and if you want to use your own domain name
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Run a local webserver on your computer to host your applications.  Point the wwwroot at your project directory.  Then you just have to refresh your browser after you've made changes.\n\nYou can get the web developer toolbar for Firefox and can easily validate your HTML through it.
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I recommend hosting on a Linux Apache server. Use HTML, and PHP for the actual programming of the website. Use a mysql database for any database requirements.\n\nThese are the most commonly used and widely support options for a website. Unless your website grows to an enormous size, any good host should be fine. Try hostgator. They're reasonable priced and offer good reliability and support.\n\nContent would totally be up to you. You can make everything from scratch, or you can use pre-made CMS or Blogging platforms. If you choose the blogging route, I recommend wordpress.
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It depends on what software you have on the server, and if you want to do anything with the login. The most basic way is with .htpasswd and .htaccess files (many web hosts will let you set these up in your control panel, if not, searching on these names should turn up tutorials)
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I am afraid that your two part question has an easy answer and a hard one.\n\nIn order to set up a web page you need three things:\n\n- HTML coding to determine what information is on your webpage and what it looks like.\n- A "Web Host" to take those files and place them on a "web server" that is accessable to the internet.\n- A URL to tell the world how to get to your newly set up server.\n\nThe HTML coding piece can be done many different ways.  You can choose to purchase or download a free editing application that will let you design your own page from scratch or from some pre-designed templates that come with the software.  Some of the more popular examples of these programs are Microsoft FrontPage and Macromedia (now Adobe) Dreamweaver.  Using these tools does take some learning curve, but as a rule they are not difficult to master.\n\nAn alternative to using software is to utilize a service like Yahoo or NetFirms who offer "Fill in the blank" web design.  These providers allow you to pick a look and feel and simply fill in the boxes as to what information you want to provide.  Often the come bundled with a hosting package and URL which we are about to discuss.\n\nThe second step is to select a webhost.  A Google or Yahoo search on web host will yield hundred of results.  It is best to look for a provider that has been around for some time, has a recognizable brand name and easy access to quality customer support.  A web host will typically charge you a monthly fee ranging anywhere from $8-$800 dollars a month for your site based on complexity and number of visitors (bandwidth) you use up.\n\nFinally you need to obtain a URL (Uniform Resource Locator).  A URL is your address on the internet and tells people how to find you.  Typcially you can purchase a custom URL for use (ie - Mywonderfullwebsite.com) or you can use a longer name with your hosting provider (ie - www.webhostingcompany.com/mywonderfullwebsite).  If you want people to visit your site you should try to pick a URL that is short and easy to remember.\n\nMany web providers bundle all the above items into a single package and remove the complexity from the process for you.\n\nFinally you ask how to get people to look at it ?  That comes down to marketing.  Get the word out by contact webmasters of simmilar sites and asking them to link to your site, visit the major search engines and find the "submit" link where you can enter in your new URL for their review, or start reading up on any of the many many books / websites dedicated to search engines and internet marketing.\n\nGood Luck !
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honestly hosting your own is often a good idea apache is a free webserver free dns is exatly what it sounds like you can host your own pages so all you need to pay for is your computer which sense your on yahoo answers i know you have and internet which is also a given.
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html only wont be enough...you'll have to know some server-side, say php + mysql...but you can have someone make the site for you and it may have an admin interface you can use to customize it...or you may even buy a ready package and customize that then...you'll need php and mysql hosting too...
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If for professional site then get a developer to write a cms (content management system) for you.\n\nYou will have it tailored to whatever your specs are then.
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Probably nothing that you don't already have. Just about any computer these days can function as a server. What exactly are you trying to do? Please let me know and I'll provide more specific info.
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you have options.\nyou can host your own using free good stuff like phpbb (google it)\nor you can get it hosted for you http://forumsplace.com/
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If you have cable internet or something else that is high speed, then all you need a server and an understanding of how web servers work. You can use either a windows server or linux (which is free) to run your webserver. You'll need an understanding of IP and DNS info. Unfortunatly there isn't a quick solution to your question.
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It is possible but it is very big process, first u should have server which won't gets easily down or weak and Ur system should be p4 which we say as configuration and u should have a micro processor which is used to convert big things to small and small to big if this tools r ready then ur work is done OK.
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First, make sure that your server is running.\nGo to URL: http://localhost\nThen, make sure you saved your files into c:&#92;inetpub&#92;wwwroot\n\nBTW: Why you use FrontPage? Not all webservers support it. I suggest you to use DreamWeaver, then use PHP or ASP.
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you can buy your own website. I could sell you one, it will be all set up and ready to use.
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try http://www.freeservers.com\n\nHere you can create your own website free. I has simple steps and tons more.
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You should use Linux, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 to run a website(s). You can use XP Pro with Microsoft Information Server. Linux can use Apache or other linux based webservers. There are other third-party webservers for Windows systems.\n\nGet a fixed IP address and a commercial DSL/Cable package. Do not use the web server PC for anything else. Get a battery back-up as well.\n\nAbyss is pretty simple. If you need more advanced controls for end users get ready to invest some money. You would be better off as a web reseller.\n\nCheck out www.serverwatch.com for the latest on ftp, mail and web server software.
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i'm a website developper... \nand to answer this as easy as possible...\nIf you want to do it yourself...take a course...there are good online ones...\nhttp://www.davesite.com/webstation/html/ \nbut you'll need software if you really want to get at it..\n\nDo this if it's for a personnal page...or just for fun...if it's for your business or anything profesionnal....hire somebody