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Title: Http Server Soft
Post by: Reno on November 02, 2003, 23:23

Since ive done all i can playing with my ftp i want to move on to a http server. Anyone know any good freeware http server progs i can use or find for win98? or any suggestions to someone like me experimenting around.

Title: Re:Http Server Soft
Post by: Adept on November 03, 2003, 07:26

You have two choices; you can either install Microsoft's Personal Web Server, or you can cut Microsoft out of the equation and install Apache (http://apache.org/), the  Open Source HTTP server that is used in the majority of the World's servers.

Tough choice - not :D

Title: Re:Http Server Soft
Post by: Reno on November 03, 2003, 13:04

I googled it before i posted here, the apache homepage was the first thing i came across. thats the one thing i hate about open source is their websites. They never have it simple. Why can't they just have a simple list

Unix
Unix-like
Linux
Win95
Win98
Win2000
Winxp

probably missed a few but wth. My point being most linux sites blow by being either to specific or not simplistic

Title: Re:Http Server Soft
Post by: Sandra on November 03, 2003, 13:32

Has anyone any experience of the Windows 2003 server family ?
I am thinking of installing one of the options from it on my no. 2 pc later this week  ???

Title: Re:Http Server Soft
Post by: Adept on November 03, 2003, 13:39

Still battling with Windows 2000 Server Sandra :-\

What could possibly be in Windows 2003 that you need, that you couldn't find better done in Open Source?  ???

Title: Re:Http Server Soft
Post by: Sandra on November 03, 2003, 13:43

Dunno thats why I asked Adept  ;)
I have the server 2003 prog already so thought it was worth a try  :-*

Title: Re:Http Server Soft
Post by: Reno on November 03, 2003, 22:03

how do i use apache. I installed the apache_1.3.28-win32-x86-no_src version on my win98 machine. It throughs up a dos window that says its started. i have no idea how to use it lmao. I thought it would be more like a ftp prog but i guess not. Here we go with the experimentation again uh?.. lol

Man this blows from an american standpoint. By yalls clock its 247am by mine its 847pm. Either i need to find another job lmao or yall need to stay up later

Title: Re:Http Server Soft
Post by: Adept on November 04, 2003, 07:54

It is a server program Bob. It just sits there waiting for you to point your browser at it. Try http://localhost

To configure Apache, I think there is a httpd.conf file that you have to edit.

Title: Re:Http Server Soft
Post by: Reno on November 04, 2003, 21:33

lmao had to dig around a bit more but thank man. I have a ftp and a http running the same machine. i guess that makes me an offical host hahah. thanks to all who gave imput. yall helped more than you know.