Apache Server Help

[Sinister Spanky]

Can someone help me set up a small Apache Server on my windows box its a pc i use all the time for gaming but its just a apache server my my use to store files on a index and ore store webpages basicly i wanna run a webpage i heard you need an apache server to do so i looked up guides but i just get lost any help?

[CMP 2003]

This link should get you started. http://www.no-ip.com/tips.php/id/7
It's a tutorial from www.no-ip.com. I'm assuming you have a dynamic IP, in that case you will need to download and install the No-Ip Dynamic DNS software. After that follow that tutorial, but skip step 1 since it is not needed. I set up a fully functional ftp and webserver from my old computer using apache. If you have more questions that aren't covered in the tutorial, and you probably will, just post them here. I will continue to help as much as I can.

[Sinister Spanky]

well to run one website it shouldnt eat up to much i only have 1 main pc its the one i use every day my server pc doesnt have a mobo ram and or harddrive anymore my main pc consits of...

AMD Athlon 64 3000+

1 Gig of Kingston DDR PC 2700 333Mhz

k8t Neo Platinum MSI MoBO

[CMP 2003]

No I think you will be fine with that. Running apache in the background doesn't take up too much system resources, but as people load pages and content from your computer, it will use up alot of your internet bandwidth on a normal 1.5 or 3 megabit connection.

[Sinister Spanky]

I have a 3.1 mb connection so i should be fine?

[CMP 2003]

If you were playing an online game, and someone was loading content from your computer at the same time you will probably experience some lag, but otherwise normal web surfing and activities shouldn't be affected greatly. What kind of files will you be hosting from your computer? Simple pages with small images wouldn't hurt you too much but if you were hosting large pictures, videos, or music you would be bogged down alot while they download it from your computer.

[Sinister Spanky]

I play some games online me and my bud just wanted to run a game site like latest info on game rating and stuff just our ow cool little website wit ha forums and junk oh crap could i have forums does apache have php bb support oh crap i'm gonna need msql

[CMP 2003]

I don't really know about mysql and phpbb forums, sorry

But as for your connection I'm pretty sure you can handle that kind of a site just fine, it would just load fairly slow.