Comments on: DIY Webserver from Scratch

By: Ross

Ross — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:06:08 +0000

Thanks Wogan! I agree on installing WordPress to the root of the server if its the only thing there, however for simplicity’s sake I opted for leaving it in the default folder from the extraction for the purpose of the article. I will definitely look into WPMU, wasn’t aware of it at all (only been learning WP in the last 4 months or so), love the homepage feature of “Ambiguity about how to pronounce its name”!

Thanks as well for the hosts file link, think I may just add another article on it here for multiple OS’s as I did with the little IP address post.

By: Wogan

Wogan — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:54:27 +0000

2 suggestions:

1. Install WordPress to the root of the server (unless if you’re gong to use the server for other CMSes)
1.1 Install WPMU instead of WordPress, though by WP3.0 this’ll be a moot point

2. Edit your hosts file to map that IP to a manageable name, so that:

http://192.168.56.101/wordpress/index.php

becomes:

http://wordpress/index.php

Windows instructions: http://geekswithblogs.net/thibbard/archive/2006/12/13/ChangingYourHostsFileInVista.aspx (Dunno about Mac/Linux)

3. Profit!

~ Wogan

By: John

John — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:30:26 +0000

Yes, I know what you mean, the mention of the word Linux scares people to bits
You’ve constructed a very detailed setup guide here.
ClearOS Enterprise appears to be a good all-rounder management system.
Very tempted to download it….I may just do.

Thanks for the mention

By: Robert Bravery

Robert Bravery — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:53:28 +0000

Nice long and informative post. Very well done.

Oh, and BTW, thanks for the Mention and link love. I owe you one.