How to setup the server?

Discussion in 'Site & Server Administration' started by sugarland, Jun 17, 2009.

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    I just bought a DELL server and got a dedicated IP, now how to setup it as server to run websites? How to run several websites on one server?

    Can anybody give me some step by step manuals? Thanks a lot.
     
    sugarland, Jun 17, 2009 IP
  2. adamwhiles

    adamwhiles Guest

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    Did you buy this like a dedicated server from a hosting company, co-location or are you going to try to run the server from home?

    You will need some software if you plan on opening a hosting business:

    cPanel/WHM

    WHMCS or ClientExec

    There is also webmin if your looking to go free.

    You will need Apache/PHP/MySQL etc.

    There is a lot to it, not something you do quickly.
     
    adamwhiles, Jun 17, 2009 IP
  3. sugarland

    sugarland Member

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    I bought a DELL dedicated server and then will put it in a datacenter with a dedicated IP to run several of my websites.

    What's WHM? What's the difference between Apache and Linux system?
     
    sugarland, Jun 18, 2009 IP
  4. maestria

    maestria Well-Known Member

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    seems like you require a server admin.
    We can help you out with complete installation and setting up of your server remotely.
    WHM and cpanel is an interface through which you can manage everything with related to webhosting. We can install whm for you.
    Let me know if you would like us to help
     
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  5. beacon

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    better buy admin for setup server, i tried setup my server - this very difficult for me )
    need installed:
    unix(i like centOs)
    apache
    php5
    mysql
    named
    ..
    etc
    +
    сonfiguration
     
    beacon, Jun 18, 2009 IP
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  7. Atulya

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    Hire some server admin. They will do it.
     
    Atulya, Jun 18, 2009 IP
  8. RHS-Chris

    RHS-Chris Well-Known Member

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    As others have stated, you are going to need a server administrator to set up your server and ensure that it is hardened for security. If you choose a control panel, it will make things easier on you, the end user, as this means most things you will need to do it just point and click, you *should* not need to learn how to use the cli (command line interface), although, I suggest you do learn more about it.
     
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    kailash Well-Known Member

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    You will get the help to setup server and site but the most important is the server security. Since you have no experience in server administration, I suggest you to hire server administrator to avoid any possible problem in future and to get better uptime.

    Kailash
     
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    just google what u need i run server from a to z from google search good luck
     
    anon190000, Jun 19, 2009 IP
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    You can find this information but I will advice you to ask someone who knows more than just setting it up.
    When you have your own server then its your responsibility to protect your data, you need to be extra careful for the sake of your customers or community.
    In any case you need simple LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) to run sites (Surely you can run java application servers also)
    Linux is an operating system, I am sure you got some linux flavour as you have bought dell server
    Apache is a webserver
    MySQL - surely you know, it will be your backend database
    PHP - script engine

    Hope this helps
     
    xBidule, Jun 20, 2009 IP