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ForTozs
Joined: 31 Aug 2012
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 Posted: Fri 31 Aug '12 23:50 Post subject: Total n00b... Installed Apache and PHP... Now What??? |
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Hello, I am in the process of switching from a web hosting service to hosting my own web page. I registered the domain using Go Daddy. I have installed Apache and PHP on my mac using macports. I'm not sure how well it is configured, but I can see the contents of my directory using localhost. Now I am confused about the next steps.
First, I have my computer connected wirelessly (yes, I know...) to my time capsule which is connected via ethernet to a Cisco switch which is connected via ethernet to our fiber modem. I assume I only need port 80 forwarded on the fiber modem. Is that right? It doesn't look like the switch is blocking anything, at least.
Second, how precisely do get the page online? Do I need to cancel with my web server first or is there some way I can take over the DNS without doing that? I have the local host at 127.0.0.1 in /etc/hosts. Should this be changed to mirror my routers forwarding server at 192.168.1.254? My own IP? I'm confused about this. I'm not sure if I should, but I have virtualhost enabled in my httpd.conf. Is this necessary if I only plan on hosting one domain?
Sorry, I felt I had accomplished something getting Apache and PHP installed, but I'm at a loss as to what the next steps are for getting my page online. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
EDIT: I forgot to add. My page is on the web if I go to the public IP assigned by my router, but I don't know how to point that IP to my domain name. |
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Materix
Joined: 30 Aug 2012
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| Posted: Mon 03 Sep '12 2:37 Post subject: |
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You must set your router to forward port 80 to your local machine. And then set the DNS at GoDaddy to point the domain name to your public ip-address.
But are you sure, you want to use your mac for hosting a public website? Do you not use it for other purposes? |
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ForTozs
Joined: 31 Aug 2012
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| Posted: Mon 03 Sep '12 2:43 Post subject: |
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| Thanks. I should have updated my status. But I did exactly what you said and everything is working perfect as far as I can tell. I'm sure I want to do this for now. I will still be using my laptop for other tasks, but I will leave it on the network and always powered on. Maybe I'll get me a mini for Christmas and migrate everything to that. I'll be saving $5 a month now! I don't expect a ton of traffic at my page so the bandwidth I have should be enough for now. Thanks again! |
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