How to Host a Web Page on Your PC
If you want to host a website but don't want to pay monthly fees to a hosting provider, you can set up your own Web server on your home computer. A home Web server allows you to host a website over your existing Internet connection. As long as you're connected to the Internet, your website will be available to the world.
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Download Microsoft's IIS. This application allows you to install a personal Web server on your home computer. In addition, the IIS community adds new extensions for the IIS platform on a regular basis. This extends the functionality of the IIS Web server.
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Install Abyss Web Server from Aprelium. Using Abyss, you can quickly set up a Web server on your home PC and host a Web page or share files. Abyss only uses a small amount of memory while running, leaving you free to use your server PC for other activities.
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Visit the Apache website and download the Apache Web Server. This software runs on your PC and allows you to host a fully functional Web server from home. The Apache Web Server is used by many large companies and is popular among those in the open source community.
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