WampServer

Hai.I want to run my very own webserver.So i downloaded WAMP5 and installed it.I have registered the domain www.slambook.be.Since I have a dynamic IP i signed up domain mukilan.no-ip.org with no-ip.com.Plese give me the complete details for configuring WAMP5 so that my friends can reach my site by typing my domain slambook.be in their Browser

First, you need to realize that if you use the free no ip account, it is supported by ads, so every time someone accesses your site, they will see ads.

Second, WAMP was designed for website development and testing. It is not designed for hosting domains. It can host domains, however WAMP is very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very insecure. I recommend you pay a few dollars per month to get web hosting.

If you have to host a domain, you need to make sure you use .htaccess and .htpasswd to password protect your local directory, or anyone will be able to access your WAMP admin page. Also password protect your www directory using the same method.

Since the admin root account for MySQL has no password set, you need to make sure you secure MySQL by setting a password for the root account. Then use cookie or http authentication to secure phpMyAdmin.

And if you still think you need to use domain hosting, then read my post here:

[forum.wampserver.com]

Thanx CyberSpatium. I followed your instructions in [forum.wampserver.com]

But when i go to my website it asks password and ussername for webadmin?

what is webadmin?

I DONT KNOW

Ok Now the password problem is gone .But when i try to connect to my website it says time out

Can you plese edit the HTTP.CONF FILE and send it to me in e-mail.pLEASE.
i Created the folder c:/wamp/users/www.slambook.be/public_html and put the index.html file in it.I also created
the folder c:/wamp/users/www.slambook.be/logs.Please edit a copy of the http.conf file and send it to me

Open up your httpd.conf file, and search for this setting:
#NameVirtualHost *:80

Change it to this:

NameVirtualHost *:80

#
#### locahost ####
#

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin root@localhost
DocumentRoot C:/wamp/www
ServerName localhost
ErrorLog C:/wamp/apache2/logs/error.log
CustomLog C:/wamp/apache2/logs/access.log common
<Directory "C:/wamp/www">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

#
#### www.slambook.be####
#

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@www.slambook.be
DocumentRoot c:/wamp/users/www.slambook.be/public_html
ServerName www.slambook.be
ServerAlias slambook.be
ErrorLog c:/wamp/users/www.slambook.be/logs/error.log
CustomLog c:/wamp/users/www.slambook.be/logs/access.log common
<Directory "c:/wamp/users/www.slambook.be/public_html">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Save the file, restart apache and it should now work.

I did as you said but here is what firefox gave me

The connection has timed out




The server at www.slambook.be is taking too long to respond.






* The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few
moments.

* If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
connection.

* If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure
that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.CyberSpatium wrote:

Hi,
I myself like to use zoneedit for free DNS service because it's easy to configure and no ads at all.
After a few simple setup, anyone can access my web site from anywhere
[testsite.jlbn.com]
Hope this help,
yfastud