i wanna host a website

hi, i'm trying to find out what all is involved in hosting websites.
i'd sure appreciate any info that might get me started in the right direction.
thx

 

Most ISPs frown on you hosting anything on your connection, some say there is something in the terms of agreement you sign, but who read it?
You can get away with it for a while if its not that popular (hogging bandwidth). What you need is a web server, and a static IP or a free redirector like no-ip.com. It can be as simple as AnalogX Webserver or a little more complex like http://www.usbwebserver.com/ (Usb Webserver is an easy-to-use web server that integrates Apache, MySQL and PHP, including PHPMyAdmin.) or building a full Linux box with Apache. A forward in your router to the HTTP port (80) on the PC hosting the site and last some HTML pages.

 

Connecting through the Internet to a Home / SOHO Computer / Server. Or How Do I find My Network on the Internet? - http://www.ezlan.net/myip.html

Simple Serving - http://www.ezlan.net/serving.html
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Are you asking how to get a website of your own published on the Internet? In other words, are you asking how to get your own site hosted on a web server?

The usual method of getting your website hosted is to use a hosting service. This usually involves paying a small fee, but starter plans are inexpensive. I use the Starter Plan from http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/, which costs $4/mo.

Do you want your own domain name, such as mysite.com?

 

You may want to check this site out

 

If you want to learn how to host a site on your own PC you can check this - http://www.boutell.com/newfaq/creating/hostmyown.html


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or this one, of course, too :-D

 

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nice site I am going to have a lot of fun with that :-D