January 21, 2012
You’ve probably heard at some point that servers aren’t only for those that have a lot of money. In fact, anyone who has a spare box sitting around somewhere in their house can have their very own server, slaving away at whatever whims you may have. Although it sounds very cool, it does take some effort and a little know-how to get it all set up.
October 22, 2011
Whatever the reason is, you may at some point want to get a web server going. Whether you want to give yourself remote access to certain pages or services, you want to get a community group going, or anything else, you’ll need to have the right software installed and configured for that to happen. So how exactly can you do that? It’s actually quite simple.
October 19, 2011
If there is one thing that really annoys me about working with a remote web server is the fact that it is still a bit inconvenient to explore and edit those files remotely. Commercial servers offer a much more user-friendly, graphical interface to remotely access your web files. So, it’s high time you start upgrading those servers with a few bells and whistles.
October 6, 2011
Have you ever thought about what it might be like to have a “portal page” for your family, just like many companies offer to employees? Wouldn’t it be convenient to have a central web-based repository of important documents, files and schedules for your family? Luckily, there is an open source Portal that you can install on your own home web server.
July 27, 2011
We all know what is happening on top of the big websites, the part that is visible to the public. It’s all about great content and user interaction. But did you ever wonder what is under the hood? What are the tools and technologies that support big websites and make the magic come together?
May 20, 2011
One of the things I’ve been toying with is making portable web servers. What if I could set up a mobile web server on my phone, and then share out any web content that I have? What if I could carry around a customized start page that I could use to access important weblinks on the network? The good news is that using two tools – the PAW Mobile Web Server, and the SPGM – this is all possible.
May 12, 2011
For some time now, I’ve been trying to develop a very fast and easy way to create a virtual web server (basically a local web server), on my portable hard drive. Not just one though. I wanted to have the ability to set up multiple web servers that I could just configure as my localhost web server with the click of a button.
March 23, 2011
Whether you’re a blogger or a web designer, upgrading and improving the website is a never-ending job. Whether you want to tweak the template or test some changes before activating them live, it’s nice to have a local system set up where you can view “live changes” before they ever go live on the Internet. [...]
February 21, 2011
Some of our articles here on MakeUseOf require the use of your own web server. Although the easiest way to go about finding web space is to purchase hosting where a web server is already set up for you, a free and almost-as-easy to use option is to install a server on your local home [...]
February 6, 2011
Every website on the Internet needs to be stored somewhere, and that’s what we refer to as “hosting“ – but what exactly does that mean? With so many different ways of hosting your site, it’s easy to get lost in the internet tubes. Let me guide you through some of the many ways you can [...]
