Hostin a website locally

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Spartaniz

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hey guys.

so my friend phoned me the other day asking if i can quickly host him he's website from my pc. i said I'll try but couldn't fig out how.

it was for an assignment- but they got it running on a pc at the university.

how exactly would i host a-

asp.net website with a sql express database on ubuntu?
:rolleyes:
 
yea i have googled it. found a few guides, but since im still a newcomer to opensource, i cant get it to work. used uh apache or something, but dunno what to do. or How to get it to work
 
Hosting a website on Ubuntu = easy
Hosting a ASP.NET website on Linux = hit and miss via mono.net

Chances are it wouldn't wok, but there are a small chance it might. It really is easier to leave the .NET hosting to windows sometimes.
 
It's so much easier and effortless to get it working on Windows .. honestly .. I wouldn't bother on linux.
 
Use Xammp or LAMP. Not that XAMPP is unsecured by default, as it's meant for a development environment, so you would have to secure it if you wanted to use it as a live server.

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inn3rpece said:
It's so much easier and effortless to get it working on Windows .. honestly .. I wouldn't bother on linux.
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Really !!!! It takes me 5 minutes to install a new Ubuntu server to host my applications. 4 minutes is for me to make coffee !!!!

Just type in the command:
$ apt-get install apache2

Installed !!!! Now how many clicks and steps do you need to get IIS working in Windows???? Oh wait, you need to make sure your OS version supports IIS.

BTW: You do get an XAMP for LINUX if your more comfortable using GUIs
 
cbrunsdonza said:
Really !!!! It takes me 5 minutes to install a new Ubuntu server to host my applications. 4 minutes is for me to make coffee !!!!

Just type in the command:
$ apt-get install apache2
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Yeah Right. That is why Linux is for free, No body will pay for it. Took me a whole weekend to get apache and zoneminder running on ubuntu. Even with the apt- commands. Now back on windows and my CCTV system is working better and my wife and kids can work the application as well.:)
 
hsmnel said:
Yeah Right. That is why Linux is for free, No body will pay for it. Took me a whole weekend to get apache and zoneminder running on ubuntu. Even with the apt- commands. Now back on windows and my CCTV system is working better and my wife and kids can work the application as well.:)
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I just did it now on my desktop Ubuntu system and it took me just over 2 min to have a working Apache setup with a 4MB line to download it. Also, many people and businesses pay for Linux distributions with support (Red Hat, etc).

Did you read a guide?
 
hsmnel said:
Yeah Right. That is why Linux is for free, No body will pay for it. Took me a whole weekend to get apache and zoneminder running on ubuntu. Even with the apt- commands. Now back on windows and my CCTV system is working better and my wife and kids can work the application as well.:)
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Xammp takes a matter of minutes, and there is an installation guide on their site. In any case, the OP posted his request in a Linux forum, to tell him Windows or IIS or whatever is better is rather pointless, as he didn't ask how to set it up in Windows or IIS or whatever. It's like someone asking how to configure IIS in an IIS thread or forum, and me telling them XAMPP or Apache is better.

But, yeah, whatever gets your fancy.

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I can recommend Acenet I am using them for years now they are in USA but no local company comes even close. They have 24h support and will help or assist immediately
 
Since his web site is using ASP.NET and SQL Server Express, I'm assuming that it is very dependant on those technologies. While you may get some sort of ASP.NET support through the Mono framework, you can't run SQL Server (not MySQL) on Ubuntu, so you'd still need a Windows box somewhere.

Use the Microsoft Web Deploy wizard to get things set up quickly and easy. Available at microsoft.com/web.

Hope this helps a little.
 
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