How to make your own Server to host your websites

Now days, it's easy to host a website from your home .Thanks to the open source products like PHP, Mysql and Apache web server. There are Many Packages available today to use these Open source Products such as Xampp, Netserver and etc.
Now I am using Netserver package to explain this Article as how to host a website in your home.
* Now Download the Netserver (for windows).

* Run the Setup file and Install it in your desired folder
For Example: C:\Netserver

* Then Run The NetServer.exe

* Now The NetServer Application Opens, Click manage server in the NetServer.

* Now you need to install Server Components such as Mysql and Apache (Mysql is a database and Apache is a Server).

Steps to install Apache and Mysql :

* In the Manage server window, leave the Email host and Server name and Click install.

* After installing the Mysql, One password warning Message Box displayed. Click Ok.

* That's it you installed all server Components required.

* Now open the NetServer Manager.It displays all details about the server components.

Steps to set Mysql Password :

* Open your web browser and Type http://localhost/phpmyadmin/ and Enter.

* Your browser Opens up a prompt asking Mysql Username and password. This is first time you enter into the PhpMyAdmin, there is no password assigned. So that just enters username as root and login.

* Now browser opens the PhpMyAdmin Control panel. Here you should set the password for the Mysql database. Using The Change password link you can change your password.

Now your home based web server is ready .Now Check your via external IP address. Type the External IP address in the browser and it will open a page. If page opens the server is functional.

Your website is in the www directory and any html, php pages you create should be placed there. That is in the,
C:\Netserver\WWW Directory.

If you want to point your Website Domain name to Your Server. Simply Purchase one domain name from the Domain name registrar. And login to Your Domain name registrar and point your External IP address to A-host.

For example: If your purchase www.yourname.com. whenever you open www.yourname.com,it should open your web page. So that you should point your www.yourname.com domain name to your Server using External IP address.

Now Host your websites in your own web server.

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