Thank You

"Andreas M." wrote:

> Am 01.12.2007 18:39 Jonnie Simpson wrote
> 
> > I am trying to set up a website on my win xp home computer how do I get it 
> > to work. I dont use this pc as a home server.
> 
> You do not indicate for what. Relating to the newsgroup you posted I
> would assume you want to use it for testing your developments. On the
> other side, this question is so beginner and newbie like, that I would
> assume, you just may need a web-server, that gets the things done
> quikly, ie. serve you some files.
> 
> * The biggest install would be Apache. With it you get an
> enterprise-grade web-server, that can do all, except proprietary MS
> technologies like ASP. At least to my knowledge...
> 
> * A much more elegant solution, because it is much more lightweight,
> would be the Win32 build of LightTPD, a lightweight, but still very
> powerful HTTP server, that is also in use by enterprises. Also free/open
> source.
> 
> * You could also try the Abyss Web Server in version 1, which is a free
> download from http://www.aprelium.com/abyssws/
> 
> * The free edition of http://www.fastream.com/iqwebftpserver.php
> 
> * There is another one, especially nice for beginners, that want to have
> a quick install to a web-server, completley GUIed, but I forgot its name ;-)
> 
> -- 
> Andreas M.
>