Info: Hosting Software

[brem...@gmail.com]

I am looking to host a site from a friends house and want to know what
software to use using win XP Pro. I am looking for the free list of
software to install to host etc.. Please advise me.

[MoreDakka]

I understand you mentioned WinXP but if you want to host a site easily
use Linux. People may argue with me for the distro (CentOS5) but it's
the easiest one I've worked with so far.

Following this tutorial is about as easy as it gets. It's free and if
you are willing to try then it will do everything and more then what you
ask: http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-centos-5.2

If you want to host it on XP, you can use apache. It's free as well.

Good luck.

[Khris]

You can download XAMPP which contains the Apache web server, PHP and
SQL Server. You can even install/run it off a USB key.

[William]

IF you want it simple WinCXp comes with IIS and allows hostign a webserver
out of the box and its not difficult to confure. no software to download
just install the IIS server from add in and away you go. Make it as basic
or complex as you want. PLus if its a purchaesed version of XP pro you get
support from MS

Simply: USe the built in IIS that comes with XP PRo

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[Khris]

You've never tried to configure IIS to work with PHP have you? Simple,
if you're looking for a headache.

[William]

where did he say he wanted to use PHP, he didnt.
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[Chris]

PHP is a joke to get working with IIS 5.1/6 and/or 7 using the ISAPI dll.

It is even easier with FastCGI, albiet not as fast.

The only reason why it is confusing, is because it is different than
linux or BSD.

PHP 5.2.6 is very stable, PHP 4.4.x is very easy to configure as well.

There were problems with PHP 5.2.2 and PHP 4.3.x

The main reason people have stability problems with PHP on IIS is
because PHP isn't by default very stable on a multithreaded hosting
application. By setting the worker processes to 2 (for dual core) or 4
(for quad core, or quad processor) it forces 4 distinct processes to
startup. You then set the processor affinity of each process to one
particular core or processor and then it is rock stable.

Even sessions will cross between processes (unlike apache), so
effectively large sites or e-commerce apps that need continuity of
session across processes or clustered servers actually work better in
some cases.

But...I like Linux for hosting anyway :)

[Chris]

But anyway, I'd recommend XAMPP for Windows.

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html

[Khris]

You're right. I was simply making a statment to backup why I suggested
using XAMPP since it's all integrated together.

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[Danno]

On 2008-09-04, MoreDakka <moredakkaT...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I understand you mentioned WinXP but if you want to host a site easily
> use Linux. People may argue with me for the distro (CentOS5) but it's
> the easiest one I've worked with so far.
>

The L.A.M.P bundle is quite popular for webhosting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAMP_(software_bundle)

and there is an Ubuntu release which is probably straight forward.
http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/serveredition

but pretty much any Linux/BSD distro will have a webserver built in.
I believe OpenBSD is generally consider the "most secure server OS", but
you'll have to roll up your sleeves to make it work well.
http://www.openbsd.org/

My only real experience is with thttp , used it is a webserver
when I redirected file downloads for an Unreal Tournment server I ran
years ago. Quite basic, way small footprint, very good at what it does, but
Linux only as I recall.

Apache works with Windows
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/windows.html

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