need help with my webpage

[flacko21]

ok i finish my webpage, i can see it in my browser. but dont know how to put it on my server. im just using apache thats all

[serz]

The default dir for allocating files on your webserver is /var/www/htdocs or /var/www.

[Roxoff]

Look in your server's httpd.conf for the entry that says 'document root', that tells you where to put the files.

Make sure they're readable by the user that apache runs as (either apache or httpd depending on your distro).

Test by connecting to the server and browsing the pages. You dont need to restart your apache service unless you change the httpd.conf file.

If your web server is run by your ISP, then it should be even easier than this - you'll probably use ftp to upload them, it'll take care of permissions itself.

[wowie lucas]

is it possible to install a database server (dont know what the term is - it's like IIS for Windows) in any Linux? i am using MS Access as my backend for my web page..

- marikinabiz

[Roxoff]

Yes, use one of the free SQL servers; MySQL and postgresql are the popular ones.

[deek]

Yep, it is possible:)

You will probably want to start getting familiar with php, as that will be the mechanism that you will be able to retrieve data from the database and display it on your website. I am pretty sure that php will connect to an MS Access database, but I have always found it easiest to just use mysql...

[flacko21]

i running linux redhat 9.0 as a server i'm also running apache for httpd and i can see my webpage in my browser but i can't see it from a remote computer, how can other computer browse my webpage

[flacko21]

i have my linux in a desktop running a server. i was able to see my webpage with my wireless laptop, i have a wireless router, but i can only see it with the ip address not with the host name, why is that. and my friend can't see my webpage. i told him to enter the ip address and fail. why can i see my page and my friend can't

[Ryld]

Is your firewall configured to allow port 80? And is your router forwarding port 80? That could explain your friend not being able to see it. Also, go to www.dyndns.com (I think) to register a free host name for your site.

[flacko21]

what about the ip address how can i make it so people can just enter my host name and not an ip address