Want to run Wed server(PHP forum) on old home pc cable connection

[sramjones]

I have a old computer and a big HDD and want to run a web server off of it. This will be the web server http://team-bau.net/phpBB2/ That is just a test that I made.

I have cable internet wirh a linksys sr41. If possible id rather just run it at home rather than to purchase a host.

So what can I use to do this. This system will only work with windows 2000 and not xp there is no Newwork card driver for win xp


So please help fast

 

[Chris_F]

First, find out if your cable company will let you run a server (most don't). Do you have a static IP? If both are yes then just download Apache and set it up. If you're running Windows 2000 make sure you have all the updates and patches.

 

[robbym627]

I wouldn't download just Apache. You can get software that has Apache, PHP, and MySQL all together and will install all of it at one time. That isv how I did it anyway. You could also try to install a good Linux distro and see if it will work that way. Then just use port forwarding on your router to point the outside port to the internal port. ex: external port 8100 points to internal port 80. However you choose to do that is up to you of course.

 

[Kaso]

Your best bet is to ring up your cable guys to see if they allow the old server hosting + static IP, some will let you do it for an *Additional Charge* Then yeh i linux distro seems like a good bet, Assuming you can get drivers for your NIC, by the sounds of it its a fairly uncommon if you cant get winxp drivers