Home Intranet Site?

[Ravenhon]

I want to make a web site that is accessible from all computers on my home network. I don't want it to be public. Having it on my own machine will make it easy to add files and such to it. Is there an easy way???

[quickbasicguru]

Simple, you just need server software.

Apache is what I use, and the default setup is good enough for a home site.

Download it, then install it. Start it up and you are serving files (just place the file in the right spot)

Others can get to it by going to http://<you private IP> (like with me http://192.168.0.101)

The only way someone from the internet would be able to get to it is if you forwarded the ports in your router.

[jsbowen]

As an alternative to Apache (which I think is a great web server), all recent Windows versions come with some form of IIS. Since this is internal, you shouldn't have to worry with all the security updates.

[quickbasicguru]

As an alternative to Apache (which I think is a great web server), all recent Windows versions come with some form of IIS.  Since this is internal, you shouldn't have to worry with all the security updates.

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Not XP Home as far as I can see.

Why is it when I see all the security notices for apache that it is for apache 2.x instead of apache 1.x? (I run apache 1.3.33)

[jsbowen]

Wow, XP Home indeed doesn't. Thanks for the heads-up.

There is a workaround, but it seems like a pain:

http://www.15seconds.com/issue/020118.htm

Also, I'm not sure why all the security issues are with Apache 2.x. I run 1.3.31 myself.

[quickbasicguru]

Also, I'm not sure why all the security issues are with Apache 2.x.  I run 1.3.31 myself.

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I believe it is because it is newer (and because it is not in the 1.x series)