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Join Date: 2004-02-02 Member: 25990Banned
Join Date: 2004-02-02 Member: 25990Banned
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Do a quick search of the forums and see what you can find.
Out of curiosity... whats a fla file ? All of the others I recognise
except that one.
Same question here as Fam here...
unlimited bandwidth but i think there is adds on the pages, u can use any files too.
or u could just set up a web server on ur own computer
Yeah, I would just do that. You could set up a webserver running Apache with PHP and MySQL in about 1 hour if you are technically inclined.
As long as you don't use uo <i>too</i> much space /bandwidth, I'll give it to ya. Oh yea, no illegal files...
1. Get Apache (Web Server)
Get it from <a href='http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi' target='_blank'>here</a>. I suggest version 1.3.31 (or the most recent of the 1.3.x series) for stability's sake. Also, modules are easier to run (and more exist) for the 1.3x line. Get the Windows binary and install as an NT service (you MUST be running a variant of Windows NT such as NT 4.0, 2000 or XP.)
2. Install PHP (Scriping Language)
PHP 5 is soon going to be released (its at release candidate 2 atm) but until then get 4.3.6 from <a href='http://www.php.net' target='_blank'>here</a>. Once again, Windows Binary. Install. There is a documentation section for integration into Apache.
3. Install MySQL (Database)
Get the latest in the 4.0 series from <a href='http://www.mysql.com' target='_blank'>here</a>. Install as an NT service again. Follow all documentation on the site. It's VERY good documentation.
4. Open port 80 in your firewall (HTTP port, for Apache). Port 3306 (MySQL) can remain closed because Apache is on the same machine as MySQL (and therefore can communicate without an open port). Put your page in your Apache htdocs directory and it should be viewable. If not, read all documentation on all the sites listed above.
5. Domain Name
Get a domain name from <a href='http://www.dyndns.org' target='_blank'>DynDNS</a>. It's free. Get one of the client programs to automatically update your IP if it changes.
You must leave your desktop on 24/7 from now on, for your site to be visible. Also, it is up to you to maintain the server apps. They're all open source, and therefore updated quite regularly.
This is a semi-okay solution. The best is to get a craptacular old machine (anything with 4+ GB of hard disk space and a 100MHz or faster processor), install a shell-only version of Linux (no Graphical User Interface) and install the Linux versions of the servers. This is far more secure and reliable, as apache and PHP can slow down gaming and gaming can slow down Apahce and PHP. However, I won't go into that here because installing linux and learning to use linux effectively from just the command line isn't very easy for most people. If you DO have a spare comp, I do suggest going this route. <a href='http://www.slackware.com' target='_blank'>Slackware</a> is a very good distro and relatively newbie-friendly (and still okay for a server. Mandrake and Fedora are better known and more friendly, but geared more towards desktops).
Hope this helps in some way....
Edit: damn you Caboose, posted while I was writing out all this... oh well it might help somebody <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
apache
php
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on windows xp home edition? if so please pm me!
sure, Just PM me