web hosting from my computer

[tupac101]

hello guys, im new to this forum, and my question is can I host my own website from my computer? im running windows xp pro with IIS web server. I'm using php, mysql and html on my web pages. I was trying to view my website from remote computers using my IP address (example: http://65.134.100.12) but i recieved error messages. Do you know how to configure so that i can view my website using my IP address? I use IP coz i dont have domain name yet.

 

[Trifid]

You need to forward port 80 to your computer. If you have done this already then ok.

Also, you can't view your external one from internally, if you knwo what I mean.

 

[fitzjj]

on the computer running the webserver enter the url http://127.0.0.1 if your website doesnt appear your server is not configured correctly.

on another machine on your network enter the ip address of the server. if the website doesn't appear then you probably have a firewall or similar running on the server. Either disable the firewall or open port 80.

on a machine outside of your network enter your WAN ip address. If the website doesn't appear then if you are using NAT (you probably are) you do not have your port forwarding set up correctly. This is done through your router. you need to forward port 80 to the ip address of the machine running the server.

To clear up on what Trifid says you entering your WAN ip address from inside your network will not worksince this will resolve to your router. To test external access you need to use a machine not connected to your network.

At the time of posting the IP address you gave in your post was not working for me.

 

[tupac101]

ok thanks i'll try it when i get home.

 

[724513]

http://www.boutell.com/newfaq/creating/hostmyown.html

that site will tell you everything.