How do I get apache to work with router?

[JCool451]

I have apache running fine off of the localhost, but how do I associate it with a domain name? What are the best free domains that I can use with it? Will apache work fine with my linksys router?

[blizz]

Hi,

I don't think you can get a free domain. There are places like godaddy.com where you can get a domain for about $9.00 a year.

You will then need someone to provide dns for your domain. Most domain registrars will provide dns for you. After that you would simply add you domain to the httpd.conf file via virtualhost.

For others to be able to reach you domain behind your router you would have to configure port forwarding on your router to forward port 80 request to your webservers ip.

[JCool451]

How would I go about doing that on an linksys Etherfast Cable/DSL router w/ 8 port switch? Is there a guide on doing that somewhere? I emailed linksys about it, though.

[JCool451]

Oh, and is there a command that I can use to find out what my machine's IP is? And does that godaddy place provide free dns?

["Q"]

For the domain names you will need to first get the Domain name reigistered at godaddy then go to www.zoneedit .com. At zone edit you will then change the zone on your domain name and also recieve 2 server addresses for DNS use which you will then go back to godaddy and enter in that information in the name server portion.

All of this will allow you to have www.yourname.com.

If you don't have a static IP there are work arounds but I have no Idea how to do that. It may be worth the money to get a static IP if you don't have one.

It took about 3 weeks which consitted of several hours talking to my modem tech support and emailing godaddy and finaly help here before I got mine set up. It sound like you were in the same spot as me so don't give up too easily.

[Seminole]

Check out TZO as well....

http://www.tzo.com/index.html


They will let you either host your own domain or rent one of their subdomains like "you.mynetwork.org" and then you can D/L a client that will ping their servers and update their DNS servers to adjust for your dynamic addresses.... They have a Linux client that will run on the command line or a GUI. Windows versions available too. Mine cost 24 bucks a year. I can handle that to never have to remember my IP. Works great even for dial up. I have been using them for several months and never had a problem... After you get your DNS / Domain straight, log into your router and forward the port that your server runs on, to that port on your server machine.. (The option is under the advanced tab>forwarding). If you ran Apache on the standard port (80), you would forward port 80 to the IP of your server.. 192.168.1.XXX)

[JCool451]

Yeah, I figured out the port forwarding. The only problem I have is figuring out the IP address. Do I have to assign it? Can I type in a command to figure out the server's IP? (I'm talking about local IP here.)

["Q"]

They way I have mine set up is I turned off the DHPC server on the router then assigned my server an IP address. Unless you have done this you will need to do it now other wise when ever you reboot you may get a different local IP assigned to you.

And just a note if you set up virtual hosts use your servers local IP address. That mistake cost me several hours.