Very Rookie Question

tcarey715 · - Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Posts: 6

1. Why do I need a web server on my computer? (no i am not kidding)
2. Does this mean that I do not need to host this site with a third party hosting company?
3. Why does my very first ASP test give me a Windows prompt asking me if I want to open the ASP file or save it to disk? All I want to do is run the simple thing.

Thanks and be gentle.

TRC

Glitch2082 · - Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 194

With a webserver on your computer it lets you host a website off of your computer (meaning the files you put in the htdocs folder are the files that you are hosting). As for the ASP script, you need to download ASP first, your computer doesn't understand the syntax, the same goes for PHP, MySQL, Perl, etc. etc.

Hope that helps!
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tcarey715 · - Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Posts: 6

Thanks for the help!

Aren't there security issues with hosting a website from my computer?
Where do I get ASP? I thought it was a language! (HA!)

Glitch2082 · - Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 194

tcarey715 · - Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Posts: 6

Thanks again!

Finally a responsive forum!!

So once I get ASP downloaded and installed, I should be able to host a website from this computer.

Is this a standard operating procedure for developing someone else's website? Not that I am anywhere near ready for that, but I can do straight html pages with success. All of my clients are hosted by third party hosting companies.

Any pros / cons anyone can think of?

tcarey715 · - Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Posts: 6

I just downloaded this :
Microsoft .NET Framework Version 1.1 Redistributable Package

from that site, installed it, and tried again with the simple page, but got the same response.

Is this the right download? It was about 23 MB.

Glitch2082 · - Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 194

tcarey715 · - Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Posts: 6

Thank you very much for all of your help!

Let me give all of this a try and see what kind of trouble I can get into!

TRC

ScrappyDog · - Joined: 30 Dec 2004 Posts: 13 Location: Canada

I'm a Rookie to all of this as well.

I started researching Dec 20th and I've actually managed to get a domain name, install and run my first web server (not an easy thing when you have a dynamic IP and an unhelpful ISP), learn about Ports, Firewalls and Routers (and the obstacles they create) and build and host my first website!!

And then I discovered this forum - sigh. I wish I'd known about it sooner because I'm very impressed with the level of knowledge here and the responsiveness of the help.

Thanks to everyone!

ScrappyDog

gekko · - Joined: 30 Dec 2004 Posts: 1 Location: UK

Don't make the mistake that I am knowledgeable at all but I have been running a website with Abyss for a while and I use
http://no-ip.org/services.php/page/free to give me a website address that isn't just my ip number. Basically it's a place where they redirect people to your website - for free - substituting an address for your ip number. If your ip is dynamic you have to adjust it at the website manually - though they do offer an automated service - which I believe is also free - but I haven't tried that out myself yet. I haven't explained it very well - so take a look to see if it will help.

I'm trying to get php and mysql installed which will make the site the bees knees - but I'm still at the pulling hair out stage - he he he he

GagnierA · Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 12:20 pm Post subject:

Good, I have yet another no-ip "advocate" in my midst! haha

I've been recommend it in other threads and people just argue with me, which is stupid and pointless....dyndns sucks, no-ip is far more superior.

And to address your uncertainty gekko, yes the automatic updating is also free...which is done with their downloadable client that runs in the system tray and monitors things and makes the necessary changes on their server regarding your IP address...which eliminates the need to change it through their site.

:D

ScrappyDog · - Joined: 30 Dec 2004 Posts: 13 Location: Canada

You seem to have missed my point completely. *My tone is here is friendly - don't misunderstand me friend :*)

I have my own domain name.

no-IP.com only offers a free service to those wishing to take on their domain name as part of the new domain (ie you@yourdomain.no-IP.com

I don't want that service. I want a free service that forwards to my very own domain name - which dnsExit does - and no-IP does NOT.

One thing I have learned in this whole process, is read the fine print, and be prepared to learn from mistakes.

Anyway, nuff said on the topic. Any suggestions on how I can forward my traffic to my own e-mail server when I have a dynamic IP?? For Free?? With my own domain name??

Cheers!!
Happy New Year GagnierA and gekko and all others!

tcarey715 · - Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Posts: 6

Oh now, look what I started ... i made a poopy!

GagnierA · Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 10:06 am Post subject:

lol, it's no big deal....but it appears that my last post has been deleted. Not a big deal though, this topic is lame and shouldn't even be disputed. People will always choose to use lesser options that suit their desired skill/understanding/usage or whatever else the case might be. I, on the other hand, only recommend the best...which is why it urks me to see people telling others to use lesser alternatives...to each their own though.

:)