Webserver Question

[modpluz]

i know this question must have been asked times over but pls i really need to know this.

if i have PHP+MYSQL+APACHE running on my Win XP Pro machine,

1. how can i make your machine(i mean your machine) see my webpage
when you type in my IP Address?

2. how can i make then address www.mysite.com return to my local
webpage?

basically i want to know how i can host a website on my local machine and have it seen on the internet.

thanks

[litlewiki]

1.Port forwarding -portforward.com/
2.Dyndns.com -Free dynamic DNS

[mendhak]

You want to make sure you have a good connection for this. ISPs tend to frown upon websites being hosted by their subscribers.

It'd also help a lot if you got a static IP address.

[Al42]

It'd also help a lot if you got a static IP address.That's what dynamic DNS services are for.