Setup an Apache server?

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oscaryu1

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Well, I've set everything up and it's all good in my local area... (my network)... but I want to make it Live to the internet... :(

It's running on my rig posted below (Apache didn't work on the other computers I tried it on?!)

Router - Linksys WRT54GS (Wireless MAC Filtering)

DSL - SpeedStream Siemens 4200

Thanks :(
 
Have you got a domain name already? If not, does it work if you try your server's external IP? If it does, all you need to do is to register a domain name. If not, we may have a problem...
 
You need a FQDN, and a static IP to point to that FQDN. If you have a dynamic IP you would want to invoke a service like www.dyndns.org.

Port 80 or 8080 will need to be open on your router. Some ISPs block incoming port 80 on purpose so you can't host a site out of your own home.

I say just pay for hosting, and this is who I use for my host and they rock.

www.phpwebhosting.com
 
So uh... Domain name.. I don't think so
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If you don't want to use a domain name, the only way others can connect to your site is through your external IP.

If you can connect to your website from a computer that's not in your LAN, you've set up everything properly. Even if it doesn't work, it may be set up properly, but as tlarkin said, it may be something with your ISP. http://whatismyip.com/ see what your external IP is and see if you can connect to it from outside of your LAN...
 
hackapelite said:
If you don't want to use a domain name, the only way others can connect to your site is through your external IP.

If you can connect to your website from a computer that's not in your LAN, you've set up everything properly. Even if it doesn't work, it may be set up properly, but as tlarkin said, it may be something with your ISP. http://whatismyip.com/ see what your external IP is and see if you can connect to it from outside of your LAN...
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This is correct, DNS will resolve the IP, and will do so by reverse DNS look ups, or straight up DNS queries.

FQDN, allows for you to change your IP as long as the DNS host gets their database updated. Which is why I recommended dyndns.org.

What platform are you installing Apache on?
 
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