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any tuts on how to setup a complete web host?
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| SLAYERDEICIDE1 2002-10-29, 6:49 pm |
| I am looking for a guide (html or actual book) on how to setup a complete network to host website. I mainly am looking for something that will show me how to setup and configure a dns server and how to point it to the web servers on my network. Thanks | |
| Webmaster 2002-10-29, 6:51 pm |
| It depends on what server you going to use as webserver and as DNS server. | |
| SLAYERDEICIDE1 2002-10-29, 7:06 pm |
| Well I am going to use separate servers for each, but they will be on the same network. The dns server will be connected directly to the internet then connected to a switch that all the servers are connected to. | |
| Webmaster 2002-10-29, 7:22 pm |
| Are you going to use Microsoft or Linux OS?
What type of webserver? | |
| SLAYERDEICIDE1 2002-10-29, 7:59 pm |
| most definitely linux (redhat), but if push comes to shove I'll use win 2000 | |
| chodan 2002-10-29, 9:08 pm |
| I may get blasted for this but I just switched from Bind to win2k DNS.
There were just too many issues in going from bind 8.x to 9.x. not to mention the endless nuber of linux security updates to be aware of.
Now I'm not saying microsoft is more secure than linux by no means but I do have to deal with only one point of contact for security updates and windows 2k DNS is much easier on my staff to administer.
New security holes in bind 8 and 9 are being found in each new revision almost as fast as you can keep it updated, which is not an easy proccess compared to win2k.
I have found that if I check for MS security updates weekly and apply them quickly then I have fewer security problems.
We have close to 80 web sites hosted and the ease of administration is the biggest selling point on microsoft dns.
BTW these are stand alone servers, not AD integreted DNS.
This is a personal choice for the network I am responsible for and I don't take sides on the MS vs Linux debate.
BTW lookup performance has increased as well. | |
| freak 2002-10-29, 10:01 pm |
| with webmin, linux DNS is fairly easy to maintain... | |
| ZFletche 2002-10-30, 2:27 am |
| Corilios Books has a book called "Setting up a Linux Internet Server" ISBN 1576105695.
I think you best bet is to chop you project up into small bits and look at it from an individual service view and implement that way. There are many books on the different services. For DNS you could look at the Cricket and Grasshopper book from O'Reilly these go into great depth on how to install and maintain a BIND DNS server. ISC the people who maintain BIND have several PDF files that may help. There is an abundant amount of information on Apache that it is sickening how much you can do with it. I'm still learning everyday something new about apache.
Somewhere else you might want to look at is LDP the Linux Documentation Project, there are How-to's on about everything you can image doing with Linux and then some. | |
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