Setting Up a Server

Setting Up a Server

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sprinkles

Chrome Whore
2009 Sep 6 • 2547
10 ₧
First off I know there are companies/places that will "host servers (or desktop PCs as servers)." Anybody know of any?

Here is what I mean: http://clan-si.com/servers.php

I figured it would be easier to send to off to a company that "hosts" them instead of working with my NAT'd router (though it would be cheaper to get better internet service and a new router I suppose).


Anyways the main thing I want to know is:

How do I setup a server?

The farthest I could get on my own is inserting the Ubuntu Server Edition 9.10 dvd, and clicking install lamp.
Where do I go from there?
 
 
 
2010 May 16 at 20:35 UTC — Ed. 2010 May 16 at 20:36 UTC
SuperJer
Websiteman

2005 Mar 21 • 6666
Try creating the file /var/www/test.php with the following contents:
php code

<?php phpinfo(); ?>



Then on the same network, open a browser and go to http://192.168.0.??/test.php

...but replace the IP with the local IP of your server.

If you run the browser on your server you can go to http://localhost/test.php.

If everything is working, you'll see a page listing all of PHP's settings and installed modules.
 
 
 
2010 May 17 at 06:59 UTC — Ed. 2010 May 17 at 07:04 UTC
bb
2008 May 30 • 31
sprinkles, I'm afraid that if you set up a server, no one would every bother is visit it (however once I hosted a cs server when everyone used to play cs and it ran zombie swarm and it was quite popular...)
 
 
 
2010 May 17 at 09:47 UTC
Down Rodeo
Cap'n Moth of the Firehouse

Find the Hole II Participation Medal
2007 Oct 19 • 5486
57,583 ₧
Perhaps sprinkles wants it for his own use. I know I'd like my own personal svn/git/mercurial...
 
 
 
2010 May 17 at 11:55 UTC
sprinkles

Chrome Whore
2009 Sep 6 • 2547
10 ₧
bb said:
sprinkles, I'm afraid that if you set up a server, no one would every bother is visit it (however once I hosted a cs server when everyone used to play cs and it ran zombie swarm and it was quite popular...)


Maybe I wanted to set up a server to smack little punks like you upside the head. Did you consider that?
 
 
 
2010 May 17 at 17:19 UTC
sprinkles

Chrome Whore
2009 Sep 6 • 2547
10 ₧
Down Rodeo said:
Perhaps sprinkles wants it for his own use. I know I'd like my own personal svn/git/mercurial...


And DR, because I like you, when I set up my server you will have your own svn; only on one condition though, its not shitty like Google's svn.
 
 
 
2010 Jun 4 at 18:12 UTC
Down Rodeo
Cap'n Moth of the Firehouse

Find the Hole II Participation Medal
2007 Oct 19 • 5486
57,583 ₧
Ah, but see personal, it'd be mainly for convenience :p

But thank you, I imagine it could be quite useful. :)
 
 
 
2010 Jun 4 at 19:06 UTC
sprinkles

Chrome Whore
2009 Sep 6 • 2547
10 ₧
You can put a password on the files/directory.
 
 
 
2010 Jun 4 at 20:26 UTC
Down Rodeo
Cap'n Moth of the Firehouse

Find the Hole II Participation Medal
2007 Oct 19 • 5486
57,583 ₧
Ah, but are teh adminz, and can read it. :p Not that I necessarily distrust you. But y'know.
 
 
 
2010 Jun 4 at 23:29 UTC
SuperJer
Websiteman

2005 Mar 21 • 6666
Admins can't read it if you encrypt it yourself.
 
 
 
2010 Jun 5 at 00:24 UTC
sprinkles

Chrome Whore
2009 Sep 6 • 2547
10 ₧
The only people that would have the password (or access to the directory) would be the author, and super-dooper-admin. So you and I.
 
 
 
2010 Jun 5 at 00:25 UTC
Down Rodeo
Cap'n Moth of the Firehouse

Find the Hole II Participation Medal
2007 Oct 19 • 5486
57,583 ₧
Well, let me know, and mebbes I'd get my shit together enough to start writing code again ;)
 
 
 
2010 Jun 5 at 16:04 UTC
aaronjer
*****'n Admin

Comrade General 5-Star
2005 Mar 21 • 5046
1,227 ₧
I could always just hijack Subadar's computer and the password to de-encrypt your secret maps would likely auto-complete. Then I would have complete full control.
 
 
 
2010 Jun 5 at 18:25 UTC
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