help with appserv or apache

[duckman420]

im trying to set up a home server, and im hoping any1 can offer some advice, i tried to download app serv network

i had some issues im reformatting that pc and gonna try again this afternoon, im just wondering if any1 can offer some advice on how to host my site using app serv or apache

i read there forums and the install files that came with it but still am having trouble, i just want to get the basic setup done and host my files

please if any1 can help this would be a major assistance to my research here, thank you all very much in advance

[Gamini]

The apache installation setup should do a pretty good job of setting up a basic installation.

You can customize from the httpd.conf file in the conf directory (where apache was installed), it's clearly marked.

You then need to make sure people can access your site, I'd try using a free proxy to see if they can see your site, if not, check for firewalls. If your using a router, that can cause a problem too (since the router doesn't know which pc on the lan to route apache traffic to, it just blocks it), you need to portforward port 80 on your router to that specific machine.

[duckman420]

how do i port forward 80, i go into router settings, i goto port 80 (its there already) i choose to forward this port to somewhere, but what would i type the ip address of the machiene ? im new at this sorry man