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== Ubuntu Server Edition == | == Ubuntu Server Edition == | ||
During the installation, choose the option for a LAMP server. This will install | During the installation, choose the option for a LAMP server. This will install '''L'''inux, '''A'''pache, '''M'''ySQL and '''P'''HP. The 'htdocs' folder is located in '/var/www' | ||
== Windows Webserver with XAMPP == | == Windows Webserver with XAMPP == | ||
Revision as of 20:01, 29 June 2008
A web server allows one to host files and/or a website or web services. Generally webservers are dedicated computers, many of which run the GNU/Linux Operating System (OS). This guide will walk you throug implementing a Debian GNU/Linux based webserver and then other operating systems of your choice.
Debian GNU/Linux
Installing the Apache2 web server requires a single command:
sudo apt-get install apache2
If you wish to make a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) server you must install PHP and MySQL:
sudo apt-get install php mysql
Ubuntu Server Edition
During the installation, choose the option for a LAMP server. This will install Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP. The 'htdocs' folder is located in '/var/www'