HOW TO: Start your own home server [both Windows & Linux]

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Intro

I saw alot of threads here and i like to help out as i have done this in the pass. This how to will show you how to get started from DNS to OS software.

WINDOWS HOW TO (For 98, 2000, XP)

Install time: 20-30 mins

Step 1

You will need mysql, php , ftp , and all the good stuff between. to get it all at once then you need to go here [ http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html ] and download the latest package.

What does it come with?

Apache HTTPD 2.0.53, MySQL 4.1.11, PHP 5.0.4 + 4.3.11 + PEAR + Switch, MiniPerl 5.8.3, Openssl 0.9.7f, PHPMyAdmin 2.6.1 pl3, XAMPP Control Panel 1.0, eAccelerator 0.9.2a, Webalizer 2.01-10, Mercury Mail Transport System für Win32 und NetWare Systems v4.01a, FileZilla FTP Server 0.9.6a, SQLite 2.8.15, ADODB 4.60, Zend Optimizer 2.5.7, XAMPP Security.

Step 2:

Follow the easy steps to install

Step 3: DNS

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All done :)

LINUX HOW TO:

Install time: 15-20 mins

Step 1

Go to [ http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-linux.html ] and download the lastest
from there go to your terminal, and run the following comands:

Step 2: Installation

After downloading simply type in the following commands:

1. Go to a Linux shell and login as the system administrator root:

su

2. Extract the downloaded archive file to /opt:

tar xvfz xampp-linux-1.4.13.tar.gz -C /opt

Warning: Please use only this command to install XAMPP. DON'T use any Microsoft Windows tools to extract the archive, it won't work.

Warning 2: already installed XAMPP versions get overwritten by this command.

That's all. XAMPP is now installed below the /opt/lampp directory.

Step 3: Start

To start XAMPP simply call this command:

/opt/lampp/lampp start

You should now see something like this on your screen:

Starting XAMPP 1.4.13...
LAMPP: Starting Apache...
LAMPP: Starting MySQL...
LAMPP started.

Ready. Apache and MySQL are running.

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All done :)

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