I haven't read the above post, I'm going to answer it from what I know:
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Originally posted by metalguy
[B]ight, heres the deal, i want to start hosting web pages with a computer. I have a few questions about it thogh. First off, im aiming for something like
www.angelfire.com, but without banners and popups and stuff like that, free.
who would have thought right?
Lots of people :D
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now i have this old computer i could use for a server, its got like 10 GB hardrive and stuff like that, i only intend to host a few sites.
Question #1 if i were to do somethng like angelfire, what kind of computer would i need, what kind of connection, and what kind of server? I have Abyss web server for my home computer, and it works pretty well, and its free, would that work?
If the websites are going to have heavy traffic, then your server won't be able to process so many requests at once. If it's going to be a predictably low traffic website, then it should be sufficient. If it's going to be a heavy or potentially heavy traffic website, then get a good processor and multiple hard disks.
You should also have a good internet connection and make sure your ISP will permit this much bandwidth usage.
I have never heard of Abyss webserver, but if it does the job, then good, but if your websites require server side scripting, then make sure that Abyss allows or supports that.
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ok, on to question number 2. What would i need to know to do somethng like that, i mean everything, languages, servers, databases, costs, everything.
Not much really. It's basically placing the files of each website in its directory, and then specifying each folder for each website, so that any request for a website goes to the proper folder.
Costs? Are these websites for a friend? Charge them for the electricity bill and the net connection charges, plus the cost of a free pizza for everyday of the month. :D
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Then on to my last question......
you know how angelfire.com and other hosting sites have those
editors for HTML? well, how do they do that. like you have an online editor, and you you can use the advanced on, where it is direct HTML, or you can use the prewritten pages, well, how would you set somehting liek that up? im talking about everything, the ouput of the code, and setting it up automaticlly, and all that, so thanks in advance if you answer some of my questions and all
If you're planning a large scale, full-blown hosting, such as angelfire or geocities, like you mention, then I advise you to get a better server. The HTML editor you talk about is actually a web app, you probably have to write it yourself using some server side scripting language. This will then require you to have a knowledge of some server side language and databases. How much do you know? I can tell you it's not a one man job.
From this above paragraph, I infer that you wish to create a user control panel also. More scripting.
I hope I've answered most, if not all, of your questions.