Make sure ahead of time whether the cable ISP gives you a static IP address or a dynamic one... Most of them in the US only give you dynamic IP's. They don't change all that often, but it does make it tough to host a domain name if your IP address is liable to change at any given moment. Also, read through the Terms of Service... the ISP may explicitly forbid you from running *any* kind of a server on their connection. But otherwise, it's a lot of fun running a server at home... it's a great use for an old box that would otherwise be gathering dust, and being able to compile and configure your web server exactly the way you want it is great. Even if you don't have a static address, you can sign up with a service like dyndns.org. And of course, make sure your home server is secure, especially if you use it as a web gateway as well as an http server :) -Andy > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Subject: Probably a stupid home server question ........ > I have Windows 2000 with php, mysql, mssql etc > ..... and redhat linux 6.2 with the same - would it be possible > to set it up from home bearing in mind my website will be the > only site hosted on it? -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
