Boswell Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Can someone explain to me how to host a website on my home PC, I mean actually on my PC and not using a web based provider. Im using windows vista if that helps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Can someone explain to me how to host a website on my home PC, I mean actually on my PC and not using a web based provider. Im using windows vista if that helps?Good luck. it would need to be on 24/7 and you'd need some beefy security. why not just cough up money for hosting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boswell Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Good luck. it would need to be on 24/7 and you'd need some beefy security. why not just cough up money for hosting?Yes I know about that stuff but meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 You can get hosting dirt cheap now, save yourself the hassle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boswell Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 You can get hosting dirt cheap now, save yourself the hassle.How cheap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 How cheap? i've seen it at £4.99 a year, but wouldn't spend less than about £20 at the moment. I'll see whether I can did out the dirt cheap place if you want, but it was only a quick google for cheap hosting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanPoet Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 You need some kind of web server software, like IIS or Apache. I wouldn't bother though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 (edited) I just logged into an old email address, and had an offer from a company I used to use (who were very reliable). Hosting with them was £20, but they've sent me a re-usable and distributable voucher code which gets you £5 off, which is pretty handy.Voucher Code: JULY15Dwww.web-mania.comsorted. Edited July 23, 2008 by Pocket Rocket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boswell Posted July 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 I just logged into an old email address, and had an offer from a company I used to use (who were very reliable). Hosting with them was £20, but they've sent me a re-usable and distributable voucher code which gets you £5 off, which is pretty handy.Voucher Code: JULY15Dwww.web-mania.comsorted.Is 1GB of disk space for a year really enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
531joshua Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 There's no way in hell your home based internet connection would be anywhere near fast enough to run your own web server from it. Like everyone says, just buy some cheap shared hosting for 20 quid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Is 1GB of disk space for a year really enough?thats not bandwidth... and i don't know what you're planning on hosting, but I've never had a problem with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Is 1GB of disk space for a year really enough?What are you planning on putting on there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomturd Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Download 'wamp'. Install, right click the tray icon and 'put online'.Then you should be able to go to your IP and you're done.Wouldn't bother myself though. Its cheaper to buy hosting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 There's no way in hell your home based internet connection would be anywhere near fast enough to run your own web server from it.It would, but its speed would depend upon whats on it. A webpage and online file store for images for example would be fine if its for personal use, but if it was free for anyone on the net it would run out a lot quicker.Anyway, he didn't say he was hosting a webserver, he said he was hosting a site. Anything with an upload of over 100k would be more than ample for displaying a web page for a non-heavy traffic site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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