Creating a http://intranet on local server

[missing-score]

Hi

My family has asked me to set up an intranet in our home. The intranet would be hosted on either one of our pc's and be accessable to everyone.

I just wondered if it is possible to set up an URL like:

http://intranet/

for our local machine. Its not essential but i know our school does it and I wondered if it would be possible on windows XP home edition.

Thanks
Matt

[Roy Sinclair]

Of course it's possible. Lets say the computer hosting the intranet site on your home network is at address 192.168.001.104, all you need to do is edit the HOSTS file on the other systems to include this line:

INTRANET 192.168.001.104

The HOSTS file (no file extension) will be found in the %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc directory on your windows boxes.

That's all you need to do to establish a simple name lookup for your home intranet site.

[oracleguy]

With XP Home Edition, you'll have to use Apache since IIS won't work on it. (You need professional).

[super kobs]

heh, check my signature :-D

[missing-score]

thanks for that

Im not currently using apache, im using abyss web server, which is just a basic server which i use purely for testing.

Will i need apache to get this working, and if so, does anyone know a good refrence where I can learn how to install apache for windows XP home. I have googled it but theres alot of terms im unfamilar with and cant seem to find a definition for. Mainly: makefile and complie.

Cheers

[super kobs]

I have a very great link for you...

http://aesthetic-theory.com/showtut.php?page=tutorials&t=server1

You can skip the php and mysql part at the end unless you want those

[missing-score]

Ill have a look over that.

I will be installing PHP and MySQL as this is my main skill in coding terms. And I use my current server mainly for testing PHP scripts.

Thanks For your help. Just another question, you mentioned that you will need apache to set it up, does this mean I would need apache on both machines, also, would the setup process be any different?

(By setup I mean setting the http://intranet to function properly)

[missing-score]

that guide is excellent!!! I have got apache and php setup already! thanks a bunch! now the only question is about the http://intranet

thanks again!

[missing-score]

sorry about my triple post, just wanted to say that everything is working fine now. Thanks for all of your help everyone i really appreciate it!

matt

[Celtboy]

a few things:

- There is more than one way to skin a cat.....or eat it...
- You *can* install IIS on XP Home.Link (http://www.webthang.co.uk/tuts/tuts_server/iis_xph/pippo_xp.asp), but probably not worth it.
- In the "hosts" file of every machine on my network, I added an entry for "everwood.net"...that points all machines to my webserver's IP address, and it works like a charm.
- You could also setup your own DHCP/DNS server, if you had a copy of Windows Server (NT4, 2000, 2003), or a Linux box. (those are the easier methods of doing it, anyway). You could also use freeware, (like that found here (http://www.nonags.com/nonags/servd32.html)), and do it that way as well....

Just out of curiosity....what kindsa things are you gonna put on your Intranet?

-Celt

[missing-score]

To be honest im not entirely sure... I seemed just like a spur of the moment idea that my mum had so i thought it would be long gone soon enough, but obviously not.

Ill add a list of search engines ect, I think she wanted a calendar aswell.

[bcarl314]

In response to your thread title, check this out...

[missing-score]

thats the one from www.w3schools.com isnt it?

anyways, i put intranet, not internet

just to be awkward :D

[super kobs]

Originally posted by bcarl314
In response to your thread title, check this out...

ROFL *saves*