Hmm. Interesting.
Well for this experiment and learning project i am using two domain names that i already own (2 .coms). My registrar allows me to sign in and change my dns as i see fit. I haven't signed up for a dynamic dns service yet, but will do that as soon as i get this other stuff worked out with the server.
I would have no problem running apache as long as i can get my vb-asp scripts to work properly with no problems. See my other post regarding this topic. I have yet to delve into this so i'm unsure about apache right now.
So far i'm experimenting with IIS5.1 (ships with winXP pro). I've done some researching today on http header names and i have gotten some useful info. I've managed to figure out what it is i'm supposed to change, and assign. But i seem to be stuck...
I read that you should disable DEFAULT WEBSITE. Here's where i'm stuck. I did some searches on this and the info i'm getting is confusing. In "ISM" there is no easy "DISABLE" button. There is a way to STOP the default website, but i'm not sure if this is what i want. I read something about assigning default website to the localhost address, which is supposed to disable OUTSIDE clients from accessing the default website. I did this, although i am not sure if it worked or not, or even if this is what i really should be doing.
I created a whole new folder in C:\INETPUB, similar to wwwroot, but with a different name and inside this folder i created two new folders, each for the different websites that i am experimenting with. Now, when i look at the ISM, i clicked DEFAULT WEBSITE and added a new VIRTUAL HOST (i am assuming this is how i create a new virtual website). Here i assiged the new virtual host to the new folder and my new website shows up UNDER default website. There is no other way to assign/add the virtual host, i tried.
Just seems to me that the new website (virtual host) should have its own tree listing when i view it in the ISM, instead of it being listed UNDER default website.
Anyway, how do i disable default website like so many places have suggested doing?
What are the limitations of iis5.1? I read that you can only have 10 network connections to the site... what does this mean exactly? Does this mean i can only have 10 visitors to my site at one time? Does this mean that only 10 of my local network computers (all wired to the same network and router) can access the site at one time?
Thanks guys, for your help.