Seeking advice on setup web server

[Tommy Trussell]

On 10/20/06, Stephen Liu <satimis at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Ubuntu-6.06.1-LAMP-server-amd64
> Broadband connection : ethernet card via ADSL-modem --> telephone line
> Dynamic IP
>
> I finished installing LAMP-server running Ubuntu-6.06.1-server-amd64
> CD.  Now I need to make it to work as a web-server not as a
> workstation.  I don't need X running on this box.
>
> I found following 3 documents;
> 1)
> The Perfect Setup - Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Server (Dapper Drake)
> [url]http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_ubuntu_6.06[/url]
>
> 2)
> Server Guide .pdf
> html -
> [url]https://help.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/serverguide/C/index.html[/url]
>
> 3)
> ISP-Server Setup - Ubuntu 5.10 "Breezy Badger"
> [url]http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_ubuntu_5.10[/url]
>
>
> Please advise which of them will be more appropriate to follow to
> configure a web-server?

I think these are all fine documents. The first "Perfect Setup"
document (#1, and presumably also #3) assume you are setting up as an
Internet Service Provider, BUT unless you are certain you need them, I
would refrain from installing the mail server, DNS server, ftp server,
IMAP server and even Webmin. Any server you install is a potential
security risk, so don't even install it unless you need it.

The server guide (which at the link you provided is in HTML not pdf)
seems very nice, and gives a few more specifics on each package, so if
you are looking for an endorsement, I recommend studying that one
first.

I suggest that you leave X on the machine for now. It won't really
interfere with much, assuming you have plenty of processor speed and
RAM available. (And if you don't, removing it won't free up very much
in the scheme of things.) When you installed Ubuntu, you could have
left off installing X, but since you apparently didn't, don't worry
about it.

> Are there other documents needed?

Since you seem to be new at this, I will just say "The world is your oyster!"

Give it a try. Installing Ubuntu as a LAMP server the easy part... now
you have to implement whatever it is you're trying to accomplish.

Oh, if you expect people from the "outside" to connect to your server,
you will need to check with your ISP to see if they allow you to set
up a web server on your line.You'll have to deal with your dynamic IP
address somehow, either by paying for a static address or by
registering with a dynamic DNS service.

Good luck!