Simple Server Questions.

[Socal]

DNS

Properties/Interface tab/

Select the IP addresses that will serve DNS requests. The server can listen for DNS queries on all IP addresses defined for this computer, or you can limit it to selected IP addresses.

[All IP addresses] not selected.

* Only the following IP address:

XXX.XX.XX.XX <-- external (ISP) IP

Internal IP (non-routable 192.x.x.x address)]

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Monitoring/

Simple query and recursive queries PASS (that's gotta be good, no?)

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Question:

These settings are inheritable, correct? IOW, the server (name) inherits the permissions of the DNS parent above it, yes?

[Socal]

Also... when adding the Advanced Web Site ID (IIS/WebSite/Properties/Adva ced) the Host Header name should start with the http:// or not?

doh don't laugh too hard, k? ;)

[Socal]

Ok.. I did something wrong already hehe...

I can connect to the internet, but I cannot connect to localhost.. I need to do that - where did I goof that up at?

:rolleyes::p


** Apparently renaming "Default Web Site" disallows me to connect to localhost files?

??

I renamed it back and now I have access to localhost files again...

:confused:

[Mntsnow]

These settings are inheritable, correct? IOW, the server (name) inherits the permissions of the DNS parent above it, yes?

YES


when adding the Advanced Web Site ID (IIS/WebSite/Properties/Adva ced) the Host Header name should start with the http:// or not?

NO. Just the "domain name" IE xtremepccentral.com or ww w.xtremepccentral.com

[Socal]

Thanks to Mike's help via a little TS session, my webserver is up and running. woohoo! how cool is that. :)

Mike put me on the right path.. thanks again, Mike!! :busted:

Until my DNS gets propagated in a day or two, it won't be showing the new IP so.. we'll have to test security later :)

[Mntsnow]

Got to love TS (Terminal Services) :) My Pleasure :)

[Kahrime]

Can a header resovle to static IP# indstead of domain name?
So assuming yes the header to test a php install would be http://static_ip_#/new_website_name/phpinfo.php
?????
I get "The page cannot be displayed" message!

[Mntsnow]

Yes it can.....as for your error page....

Does the webserver actually serve up a standard html page ok? ie is php configured correctly?

Is the webserver hosted by YOU at home or is it on a comercial hosting provider? If at home does your ISP allow server services? Is your webserver configured to work with your firewall etc?

[Kahrime]

I didn't try a standard html page and that was going to be something I tried next. I had to leave yesterday right after I replied.
We host the server and it already has a site I do not want to mess up installed under wwwroot which is why I am trying this whole header route....
It is behind a firewall.

[Kahrime]

Oh- I forgot to mention that the second website will be an install of VBulletin. Did you set that up on your server for this forum?

[Kahrime]

I did create a standard .html page and it says that cannot be displayed either, so I don't have something set up right...

[Mntsnow]

with you mentioning "wwwroot" I'm assuming this is a Windows server? Running which OS?

Do you have multiple IP's assigned to the server?

[Kahrime]

This is a Windows 2000 Server box with only a single static IP address

[Kahrime]

I was out traveling for the past week, but am back now. I sure appreciate your help to get this running.

[Mntsnow]

From another computer on your network can it type in

http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (your server's IP) and recieve the HTML page? If not then you do have something mis-configured.

[Mntsnow]

This might help you troubleshoot as it prevents me from having to type stuff that is already written :0
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308192

[Kahrime]

Forgive my ignorance but if I already have aother website running wouldn't all that already be configured.
Do you have PCAnywhere or GoToMeeting where you could look at it for me remotely?

[Kahrime]

My router does not allow loopback so for testing the host header I would have the name of the 2nd website im creating then instead of all unasigned I would have internal ip right? then port 80 then in hostheader advanced it would be http://192.168.0.34/new_website ...right?
I get the 404 page not found but when in IIS and I click on open the test html page it opens in IE to c:\inetpub\new_website_directory fine bur not with http://192.168.0.34/new_website/index.htm

[Mntsnow]

Since you are not running FQDN (fully qualified Domain names) and a Single IP your going to have issues unless you put your "second" new site within the First website from what I'm able to determine

Basically your original website is stored at
c:\inetpub\original-website_directory

and your new website will need to be stored at
c:\inetpub\original-website_directory\new_website_directory

Then when you call for http://192.168.0.34/new_website/index.htm it will then serve the new website's homepage....

[mholtum]

Since you are not running FQDN (fully qualified Domain names) and a Single IP your going to have issues unless you put your "second" new site within the First website from what I'm able to determine

Basically your original website is stored at
c:\inetpub\original-website_directory

and your new website will need to be stored at
c:\inetpub\original-website_directory\new_website_directory

Then when you call for http://192.168.0.34/new_website/index.htm it will then serve the new website's homepage....
I believe you are correct. You must put any following sites in as "subwebs" or "childwebs" of the first site.

[Kahrime]

Thanks for that guys- it does work as a subfolder under wwwroot and I can now get to my html test page.... the phpinfo.php test page did not work and I reopened the file with notepad to make sure I had typed everything right and before realizing it clicked ok after I selected notepad and the checkbox was checked that said always use this to open files of this filetype... it now has the .php files associated with notepad- *Ugh* now what?

[Mntsnow]

Ohh thats ok to have .php files associated.....Next to get PHP files to actually work you need to install and configure the PHP engine.

http://www.dslwebserver.com/main/sbs-php.html on how to setup php on a windows server and then configure it http://www.dslwebserver.com/main/fr_index.html?/main/sbs-php-iis.html

[Mntsnow]

I had almost forgot I posted this years ago
http://www.xtremepccentral.com/modules.php?name=Content&file=viewarticle&id=22

[Kahrime]

I was following the manual installation steps because the website said the .msi version isn't secure for online servers....?
The only thing I didn't do in the various explanations of how to manually install it is copy the php5 file into the system32 folder.... because some didn't say it was neccessary....
Oh man and this guide you sent said to install mysql first.... some of the tutorial installations said to install php first.
I'm about ready to pull my hair out

[Kahrime]

I had almost forgot I posted this years ago
http://www.xtremepccentral.com/modules.php?name=Content&file=viewarticle&id=22


It says I don't have permission to access this page....

[Kahrime]

Your not going to freikin' believe it, but...... ITS WORKING!!! I went back and added the ISAPI filter to the default website and mapping to the filter.... **** shock & awe ****

Now, mysql... I hope this part is a little easier than the time I was having with php and the webserver

[mholtum]

Mysql is super easy to setup. There was a quick easy free mysql install, that I cant for the life of me remember the name of that I used in the past when hosting my website at home..

[Kahrime]

Thank you for all your help guys!
Hopefully I am on my way- I have mysql installed (not aure how to use the MySQL Administrator tool though...)
Now for installing VBulletin...

[mholtum]

Mysql is super easy to setup. There was a quick easy free mysql install, that I cant for the life of me remember the name of that I used in the past when hosting my website at home..Here it is!
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html

Runs great on windows and Linux.

[Kahrime]

Mntsnow how did you replace the VBulletin logo on top of this page with the ExtremePC one?

[Mntsnow]

I just created my XPC logo and named it the same as the default and put it in the folder overwritting the vbulletin default logo

http://www.xtremepccentral.com/forums/images/vBulletin_logo.gif