[mdlug] Webserver

[Al Fuller]

BTW, if the only thing holding you back from internet accessibility as you
indicated below is the lack of a static IP address - you could use one of
the dynamic dns services, which will give you an outward-facing  web address
and keep track of your IP address for you.  Some are free...

> I'm not looking for Internet accessibility.  (Can't afford the fixed IP
> for starters.)

Al Fuller
al at bighealey dot org
'62 BT-7
'65 BJ-8
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-----Original Message-----
From: mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org [mailto:mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org] On Behalf Of
Carl T. Miller
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 7:13 AM
To: MDLUG's Main discussion list
Subject: Re: [mdlug] Webserver

Garry Stahl wrote:
> I am considering setting up one of my older computers as an Intranet web
> server   Anything I need to do (other than obviously run Apache) and
> connect it to the network?

That's pretty much it, unless you want to give others the
ability to manage files or if you need other components
such as php, mysql or ssl.  If you're running a firewall
just check that port 80 is open.

> I'm not looking for Internet accessibility.  (Can't afford the fixed IP
> for starters.)

There are some inexpensive web hosting sites if you want
to do that.

> I have never run a web server or configured one.  Yes, I'm still using
> openSUSE and don't plan to stop.

OpenSUSE should have everything you need to get it going.
Good luck!