Setting up a Web Server

There are many ways to do this. You can use your local computer if you have XP pro or Vista Premium it has IIS built in or you can build a whole other computer running server 2000 or Server 2003 and set up dns and everythign on that one..
 
Or for a free one, get yourself a spare computer, put linux onto it (free distro), and then install Apache web server. This is also a free one.

This is a great way to get a server running, can be daunting as linux is a new OS to most people.

Get SFTP or FTP up and running aswell to upload files etc.

Some versions of linux can be controled through a remote desktop type connection.

I use Windows Server 2000 for mine, this was cheap to pick up with a server I bought from Ebay.
 
I personally use ClarkConnect Community Edition 4.0 http://www.clarkconnect.com... Which is Linux... Some sort of variant of Red Hat if I am not mistaken.

I, however, use this because it's main purpose is to act as a Firewall and Internet Gateway -- Essentially a highly advanced router ;)

But you do have the option to install Apache (Web Server), MySQL (Database Server), and various other serving applications during install.
 
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