Wbsite set up

**chenrysjr** · February 1st, 2004, 07:44 PM

I want to set up my own website at home and want to know what is the best thing to use to host or serve it with. I have a server running Server 2003 Standard. Is there something out there that is fairly straight forward in it's set up compared to IIS 6 that comes with 2003 or does someone know of some good sites that have information on IIS that will show a newbie like me how to do it. Also, I would be interested in doing FTP too.

**Gollo** · February 1st, 2004, 11:03 PM

You probably wont get to many responses here as this has nothing to do with programing. Try asking in the Tech to tech fourm. Cheers.

**chenrysjr** · February 2nd, 2004, 06:43 AM

I want to set up my own website at home and want to know what is the best thing to use to host or serve it with. I have a server running Server 2003 Standard. Is there something out there that is fairly straight forward in it's set up compared to IIS 6 that comes with 2003 or does someone know of some good sites that have information on IIS that will show a newbie like me how to do it. Also, I would be interested in doing FTP too.

**CeeBee** · February 2nd, 2004, 08:18 AM

If you're interested in patching the server on a weekly basis use IIS. Otherwise try Apache HTTP (http://www.apache.org); while the best out there, it's virtually maintenance-free. For FTP there are many choices out there, I like WAR FTP (http://www.jgaa.com) and SERV-U FTP (but this one is not free).

**confus-ed** · February 2nd, 2004, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by CeeBee

If you're interested in patching the server on a weekly basis use IIS..

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We seem to be assuming self-hosting ... what's wrong with using the ISPs own services ?

**CeeBee** · February 2nd, 2004, 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by confus-ed

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We seem to be assuming self-hosting ... what's wrong with using the ISPs own services ?

Errrr... not all ISP's offer hosting services??? Desire to learn???

**confus-ed** · February 2nd, 2004, 09:06 AM

I just figured 'at home' this is kind of jumping in the deep end ?, but I forget that outside the uk web hosting & ftp space are less common, most have it here.

- So when I think about hosting I think about companies not folks !

A confus-ed perspective

**NooNoo** · February 2nd, 2004, 03:09 PM

Moved to 2k3

**+Daemon+** · February 3rd, 2004, 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by chenrysjr

I want to set up my own website at home and want to know what is the best thing to use to host or serve it with. I have a server running Server 2003 Standard. Is there something out there that is fairly straight forward in it's set up compared to IIS 6 that comes with 2003 or does someone know of some good sites that have information on IIS that will show a newbie like me how to do it. Also, I would be interested in doing FTP too.

well since its m$ all your support will be in books

FYI: if you use IIS, make sure you get all the updates and always check once a month for them

**NooNoo** · February 4th, 2004, 01:33 AM

chen its quite easy to setup iis to run your website and ftp, however, its even easier to catch every virus going as a result. Make sure you patch your 2k3 installation before you put anything on there at all.

this goes through the basic setup