This guide will teach you to host a free website by yourself. I have included pictures along to guide you.
1) Open "start" and Click Run-type cmd then press "OK" - type ipconfig/all -press enter.
Write down the displayed IP address,subnet mask,default gateway and DNS servers. You will certainly need them for later. Keep the command prompt window open.
2) Open up the network connections folder.
3) Right click the internet connection you use and select properties.
4) Scroll through that menu until you see Internet protocol. Highlight it and click properties.
5) Click use the following IP address. If it is already checked, you do not need to go on until step 7.
6) Next enter the info you copied down, but the last digit of the IP address should be different than the one you copied down.
Click OK.
Click OK.
However , if you get a message saying IP address is already in the network, choose a different last number.
7) Go back to command promt.
Type in: ping www.yahoo.com
If it came back as 'Reply from 98.137.149.56' or something similar, you're good to go. If it came back as 'Request timed out', contact your Internet Service Provider. Simply because this problem is the DNS servers. They will be able to tell you which DNS servers to use.
Congratulations ! You have completed the first step which is to setup a static IP address.
Please take note: This usually requires a router to do. The reason being, you are just giving your router a static IP.
If you do not have a router, you need to pay for a static IP from your ISP, or sign up for a free static DNS service. (This article isn't going to really provide much support with hosting a site without a static IP address.)
8) Download Wampserver.
Wampserver is certainly good because it contains apache and automatically configures itself.
Note: During installation it will ask for a server name. type "localhost" for the server name.
You must type it exactly as shown here, but do not include the quotes. When asked for an email address, enter your email address.
To use Wampserver, create a folder in the www directory and save the files for your site in that folder.
The address for your site will be: yourstaticipaddress/yourfolderinthewwwdirectory/. Except if you signed up for a static DNS service.
Register a domain name and point it to the IP address to your site.
You can read this guide to get a good web host and domain name
You can read this guide to get a good web host and domain name
Things You'll Need for hosting a free website"
- An internet connection that is always on.
- A computer that will stay running. If you have a spare you can leave in the basement and forget about, that's a good thing.
- A domain name
Warnings on hosting a free website"
Your website will only be available when your computer is on and your internet connection is working.
Your connection's upload speed is most likely slower than its download speed, so your pages might be slow.
On some routers, there are options available to modify the transfer data limit.
By setting the upload/download speeds equal, you will be able to upload at the same download speed.
Note: Do not set your upload limit too high, as you may slow your download connection (or completely stop), making it difficult and lengthly to reset settings. Only recommended for experienced users.
These instructions change depending on the kind of connection you have.
Thanks for reading
These instructions change depending on the kind of connection you have.
Thanks for reading
