Dedicated Server [INFO]

[Recursion]

All has gone quite

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[Agnostic Bear]

1. Format pc
2. Install windows xp
3. Install xampp
4. ????
5. Profit

[Luckyrare]

He wont be using it to host websites. It would be killer slow.

[Mr Macro]

Actually its not, i host a server in my office.I use it for my friends and fammilly to upload music, photos and ZIP's stuff like that.Its a Compaq Presario S4100UK and runs well.The software is, Apache, PHP, MySQL, MercuryMail, FileZilla, and ZoneAlarm, i have a SMTP secuirty box aswell.

[Flisker]

My dad has a Windows server in the frontroom just for basic websites he makes and yeah its fast etc. (sometimes... Linux is better tho)

[JamesRouale]

To answer and ask a few questions:

1a. No I will not be using the server for web-hosting servers, however on the other hand I will be using it as a file server.

1b. I have installed Apache however when I type in my IP it redirects to my router, how would I go about getting it on the net. I believe it's something to do with port forwarding?

If it is of any assistance, I'm on a Belkin Wireless G Plus MIMO router.

Many thanks!

Regards, James.

[Mr.OSH]

Actually its not, i host a server in my office.I use it for my friends and fammilly to upload music, photos and ZIP's stuff like that.Its a Compaq Presario S4100UK and runs well.The software is, Apache, PHP, MySQL, MercuryMail, FileZilla, and ZoneAlarm, i have a SMTP secuirty box aswell.

Indeed, if it works fast you must have a premium level connection in your office providing good downstream etc. Most people hosting a file server or hosting server from home or office would normally tend to be quite slow.