Domain set-up?

[ill.f00]

Hi,

Where can I find a way to get my server to work with a REAL domain. (Not no-ip.com) I want to set up my computer or server with a .com/.net/.us ect.. domain. I tried searching within' Abyss, but no domain option or DNS information. Any links/help/programs would be appreciated.

Later.

[RTAdams89]

You'll need to go to a domain registar (such as godaddy.com) and buy a domain. Then in the "contorl panel" at the domain registar's site you can tell the domain name were to redirect to. Normally you would put your computer's IP address there.

[ill.f00]

Are you sure? I just enter my IP address and it automatically does all that DNS, and it will work

Like this:

{ E.G http://mydomain.net/mypage/ }

Instead of this:

{ E.G http://mydomain.net/ } (Masked by an iframe.}

Well, then I guess I will have to try it. Thanks.

[aprelium]

ill.f00,

Abyss Web Server X1 is designed to host a single web site. So it will answer any HTTP request which reaches your computer regardless of the site name. So X1 does not need to know the web site domain name and hence does not have such a parameter.

At the contrary, Abyss Web Server X2 which can host several web sites on the same computer needs to know which web site the request is targeting. That's why in X2 the host name parameter is available when declaring each host.

Please find below a tutorial explaining how to declare in Abyss Web Server a host using a domain name and how to access it locally:

We'll assume in the this tutorial that you want to host a domain name www.myhost.com:

- If you are using Abyss Web Server X2 (the professional edition):

* Create a directory in your hard drive where the files of the site should to be stored. In this example, we'll assume that you will create a new directory called website1 inside C:\sites .
* In Abyss Web Server console, press Add in the Hosts table.
* Enter 80 in the port field.
* Enter the name of the new host in the Host name field (for example
www.myhost.com ).

* Enter C:\sites\website1 in Documents Path (or press Browse and locate the directory where the files of the site are.)
* Enter for example log\website1.log in Log File
* Select the configuration you want to duplicate for the current host in "Copy Configuration From". If you want to start with the default parameters, select Default configuration.

Press OK. The new host will be created. All you have to do now is to put the site files in C:\sites\website1 (using Explorer or FTP.) Do not forget to start the new host (press Start in its corresponding row in the Hosts table.)

- If you are using Abyss Web Server X1 (the free personal edition):

* Open Abyss Web Server console
* Press Configure in the Hosts table.
* Select General
* Ensure that the port field contains 80. Otherwise enter 80 there, press OK, and press Restart.

To put the site files, use Windows Explorer and copy them in the htdocs/ subdirectory.

- Now it's time to configure your network:

www.myhost.com must be a valid registered domain name. Using your registrar tools, you should configure it to (A record) point to your computer's IP address (for example 111.112.113.114). You don't need to have your DNS server for this. Your registrar usually offers this service for you when buying the domain names. If it doesn't, there are some companies that provide the same service such as http://www.zoneedit.com (free for 5 domain names). If your IP changes frequently, you can use the services of a dynamic DNS services which takes care of IP changes and automatically updates your DNS configuration. You can also use a free domain name such those provided by No-IP or DynDNS.

You should also ensure that your firewall (if you have one) accepts
connections made to port 80. You should also configure your router to
forward connections made to its external port 80 to the port 80 of the
computer where Abyss Web Server is running. This is called port forwarding and the detailed steps to do that are explained in http://www.portforward.com (choose your router brand/model there for the exact instructions).

Now to see if it works, use an external site such as http://www.proxify.com (you can find a more extensive list of sites providing proxying service in <http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Internet/Proxying_and_Filtering/Hosted_Proxy_Services/Free/CGI_Proxy/> ) to test if http://www.myhost.com is accessible from the rest of the Internet. Notice that you cannot test it locally as most routers doesn't know how to do loopback.

To test your site locally using its domain name, we suggest using this tip:
For example, let's say you want to test the host http://www.myhost.com
locally. In the computer where you used to browse http://127.0.0.1 to get
the web site (which doesn't work anymore since the host has a name), open with Notepad (or any text editor) the file:

C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\etc\hosts (if you are using Windows NT, 2000, or XP Pro)
or
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts (if you are using Windows XP Home or 2003)
or
C:\WINDOWS\hosts (if you are using Windows 95,98, or ME)

and add for each of your hosts at the end of that file a line of the form:

127.0.0.1 www.mysite.com

You can also add another line for another host name if you want:

127.0.0.1 www.mysecondsite.com

Save the file and browse http://www.mysite.com locally . You should see
the web site.

This file act like a local domain names database. The system does a lookup in it before contacting an external DNS server to resolve the domain name requested in the browser.
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Support Team
Aprelium - http://www.aprelium.com

[ill.f00]

Thank You! I will try this.

[hubson]

you can get domain names from ukreg.com and use zoneedit.com to sort the dns out.
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[RollYerOwn!]

I'm trying this right now... will update message if it works.
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