server linux image
tvm9392
I've seen some guides but most of them seem out of date or cost money. Can anybody either tell me how step by step or provide me with a good up to date guide?
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You can download a copy of Linux easily enough if you have a DSL connection. If you get an ISO image, you can burn it onto a DVD or CD and then boot your PC up with it and install Linux (it will destroy what you have originally on your hard disk). The size of an ISO image could be between say, 700 MB (CD) and 4.5 GB (DVD). There are plenty of free Linux installs around: Ubuntu, SuSe, RedHat and so on. You can easily install the usual Linux software like Apache, MySQL and PHP to start generating your own software using the install tools available in Linux. To access your new server, you should have a DSL or fixed connection with fixed IP address (request from your telecoms supplier). This is the server side IP address. Your server will be on the LAN side with its own IP address firewalled by your DSL router. Finally, you need a domain name which resolves to your address. Your telecoms supplier can probably help you with that easily enough but avoid a domain name that includes their company name as well - e.g. if your telco is called Big.com, you don't want an address www.MyWebSite.Big.com - you'd be better off with www.MyWebSite.com so you can take your domain to any hosting company without being linked to Big.com forever.
If you've no computer knowledge, you're better off joining say a computer club or buying some books. There are loads of books on LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) out there which are worth reading. Overall, be prepared to put some time and money into your efforts.
If you don't want to be bothered with setting up your own server, just buy hosting services from a provider. Then you do not have to leave your own server PC on all the time.
I run my own Linux server and I use a very out of date PC (at least 4 years old) and it runs everything very nicely and almost straight out of the box. That's one of the beauties of Linux, it can have fewer hardware demands than Windows for basically doing the same thing.
You can download a copy of Linux easily enough if you have a DSL connection. If you get an ISO image, you can burn it onto a DVD or CD and then boot your PC up with it and install Linux (it will destroy what you have originally on your hard disk). The size of an ISO image could be between say, 700 MB (CD) and 4.5 GB (DVD). There are plenty of free Linux installs around: Ubuntu, SuSe, RedHat and so on. You can easily install the usual Linux software like Apache, MySQL and PHP to start generating your own software using the install tools available in Linux. To access your new server, you should have a DSL or fixed connection with fixed IP address (request from your telecoms supplier). This is the server side IP address. Your server will be on the LAN side with its own IP address firewalled by your DSL router. Finally, you need a domain name which resolves to your address. Your telecoms supplier can probably help you with that easily enough but avoid a domain name that includes their company name as well - e.g. if your telco is called Big.com, you don't want an address www.MyWebSite.Big.com - you'd be better off with www.MyWebSite.com so you can take your domain to any hosting company without being linked to Big.com forever.
If you've no computer knowledge, you're better off joining say a computer club or buying some books. There are loads of books on LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) out there which are worth reading. Overall, be prepared to put some time and money into your efforts.
If you don't want to be bothered with setting up your own server, just buy hosting services from a provider. Then you do not have to leave your own server PC on all the time.
I run my own Linux server and I use a very out of date PC (at least 4 years old) and it runs everything very nicely and almost straight out of the box. That's one of the beauties of Linux, it can have fewer hardware demands than Windows for basically doing the same thing.
Where can I find a download for a minimal installation of Apache web server for Linux?
Louis
I am trying to get a minimal installation of Apache web server. The reason for this is because, I plan on install it on a dedicated server and the only purpose is to serve basic image files. I need it to be as optimized as possible since it will be handling a few hundred of requests per second on average.
Answer
http://httpd.apache.org
the best two resources to try first
http://httpd.apache.org
the best two resources to try first
How to install a proxy server on a Linux server and use it from my Windows computer?
rxdump
My Linux server is in the USA. I'm in Canada. I want to use my Linux server as a proxy to be "detected" as coming from the USA when I surf the web. Thank you for your help!
It would be nice to have a step-by-step how-to.
Answer
A very easy and non-permanent way to do this can be done using ssh. You could use cron to automate this so that it is always on, or on at certain times.
Check out this website for a very clear tutorial on how to do this.
http://embraceubuntu.com/2006/12/08/ssh-tunnel-socks-proxy-forwarding-secure-browsing/
A very easy and non-permanent way to do this can be done using ssh. You could use cron to automate this so that it is always on, or on at certain times.
Check out this website for a very clear tutorial on how to do this.
http://embraceubuntu.com/2006/12/08/ssh-tunnel-socks-proxy-forwarding-secure-browsing/
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