How do i point a Domain Name to Apache ?
Damienjp2
I been trying to figure out how can i point my Domain Name to my Apache web
server 1.3.14. Where do i point the DNS Server to ? How do i setup Apache to
serve it ? Do i setup it up as a Virtual Host ? Please somebody HELP
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank You
Todd Copeland
an IP address (like a name into a phone number so it can be dialed and
the signal is carried to your home). If you have a static IP address
then this is easy to set up. If you have a dynamic IP address then there
are a few extra steps. You will need to use a dynamicDNS service. The
service (such as dyndns.org) provides you with a static "domain name",
such as yoursite.dyndns.org (using dyndns.org as an example). You then
would redirect yoursite.com to yoursite.dyndns.org. You run a client
program on your computer that tells dyndns.org what your IP address is
each time it changes. So when someone goes to www.yoursite.com, they are
redirected to yoursite.dydnds.org and are redirected to your current IP
address. Their request for a web page then hit's your server. You have
Apache "listen" to port 80 requests. Port 80 is the default port for web
page requests. It then serves up pages as indicated in Apaches conf
file.
You probably need to seach for information on how to set up a server and
also for how Apache works. Setting up Apache is difficult for most
beginners. I'd recommend Sambar (sambar.com) as an easier, yet still
powerfull, web server.
Chinchilla
use the DNS2Go service. It does the same thing that Todd
pointed out here, but they support Primary Domains as well
as subdomains (yourdomain.d2g.com)
Both good services in my opinion, depends on whether you
want to have Primary Domain visibility or not. Both free
if I remember correct.
Oh yea, and I definately second Todd's notion on Sambar. ROCKS!
Extremely easy to setup virtual domains. Support ISAPI, and
all that fancy jazz.
Chinchilla
On Thu, 25 Oct 2001 07:50:02 +0100, Todd Copeland said...
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what exactly should i put in the 3 blanks during install?