How to access website on my Apache Web server from any computer?
Want to have my website viewable to anybody in the world!
Got Apache installed.
Putted a website consisting of combination of html/php files..
What’s next?
I’d recommend purchasing web hosting as there are many security and availability issues with running a website off your home computer. Also doing so may violate your terms of service with your ISP.
Joseph McMurry
MCM Web Solutions
<a href="http://www.mcmwebsite.com">Web Development</a>
You need to give more information. Is this a web server itself or are you using your local machine?
Is it running linux, winslows or osx?
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If you have installed Apache on a local machine, then you have to acquire an externally available IP address from your internet provider, make certain that (at a minimum) port 80 is accessible from the internet to the machine and all appropriate security is enabled and properly set for your system.
If you want people to then be able to use a domain name instead of your IP address, you will then need to register a domain and point it to your newly acquired IP address as well.
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I’d recommend purchasing web hosting as there are many security and availability issues with running a website off your home computer. Also doing so may violate your terms of service with your ISP.
Joseph McMurry
MCM Web Solutions
<a href="http://www.mcmwebsite.com">Web Development</a>
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open a command prompt.
Start > Run > cmd [enter]
type: ipconfig
you should see your ip address.
Anyone with that number should be able to type
http://144.142.99.2 into their browser address bar, where that number matches your computer to get to your website.
You may also choose to instead move your website to a HOSTING company, that will guarantee uptime, and a stable IP address for you, so that you can get a domain name. Hosting should run you $5 to $30 a month, and a domain name can run you $3/year to $30/month.
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