Hello, I have WindowsXP Pro. I was wondering if someone could give me
directions or point me to a source that will give me directions for setting
up my PC as a web server and also as an email (exchange) server? Also, what
is the difference between IIS and Apache? Does one have advantages over the
other?
HTH,
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IIS is included with XP Pro. but is not installed by default. From the
Add/Remove Programs dialog box, select Add/Remove Windows Components and
then IIS (you will need your XP CD). After IIS is installed, you will have
a new directory on your c drive "C:\inetpub\wwwRoot". This is the root of
the web server and new web applications can either be created as
sub-directories of wwwRoot or need to be "Web Shared" to IIS by right
clicking the folder, selecting Web Sharing and then the choice to share the
folder.
As for Exchange, XP does not include Exchange and Exchange needs to be
installed on a Windows server machine, not XP. Don't take this the wrong
way, but if you have to ask how to set up and run Exchange, you aren't ready
to do it. You'll need an understanding of Windows Server, Windows domain
accounts, Access Control Lists, DNS, port management and more to efficiently
and securely install and configure Exchange.
Apache is a popular web server designed to run on Linux/Unix platforms.
"Eric Fehlhaber" <efehlhaber@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello, I have WindowsXP Pro. I was wondering if someone could give me
> directions or point me to a source that will give me directions for
setting
> up my PC as a web server and also as an email (exchange) server? Also,
what
> is the difference between IIS and Apache? Does one have advantages over
the
> other?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
If you have Windows XP Pro, then you have IIS available. The home edition
does not include IIS. But...you are limited to 10 concurrent connections in
Windows XP Pro, so if you are any serious with the website, you will need a
server edition.
As for Exchange, you will need a server edition of Windows for that too.
"Eric Fehlhaber" <efehlhaber@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%231oObHWZEHA.2016@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hello, I have WindowsXP Pro. I was wondering if someone could give me
> directions or point me to a source that will give me directions for
setting
> up my PC as a web server and also as an email (exchange) server? Also,
what
> is the difference between IIS and Apache? Does one have advantages over
the
> other?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
Thanks for the info! Doesn't Apache run on Windows also though?
"Scott M." <s-mar@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
news:OP8ErmWZEHA.644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> IIS is included with XP Pro. but is not installed by default. From the
> Add/Remove Programs dialog box, select Add/Remove Windows Components and
> then IIS (you will need your XP CD). After IIS is installed, you will
have
> a new directory on your c drive "C:\inetpub\wwwRoot". This is the root of
> the web server and new web applications can either be created as
> sub-directories of wwwRoot or need to be "Web Shared" to IIS by right
> clicking the folder, selecting Web Sharing and then the choice to share
the
> folder.
>
> As for Exchange, XP does not include Exchange and Exchange needs to be
> installed on a Windows server machine, not XP. Don't take this the wrong
> way, but if you have to ask how to set up and run Exchange, you aren't
ready
> to do it. You'll need an understanding of Windows Server, Windows domain
> accounts, Access Control Lists, DNS, port management and more to
efficiently
> and securely install and configure Exchange.
>
> Apache is a popular web server designed to run on Linux/Unix platforms.
>
>
> "Eric Fehlhaber" <efehlhaber@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%231oObHWZEHA.2016@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Hello, I have WindowsXP Pro. I was wondering if someone could give me
> > directions or point me to a source that will give me directions for
> setting
> > up my PC as a web server and also as an email (exchange) server? Also,
> what
> > is the difference between IIS and Apache? Does one have advantages over
> the
> > other?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
>
>
> But...you are limited to 10 concurrent connections in
> Windows XP Pro, so if you are any serious with the website, you will need
a
> server edition.
Are you sure about that? I believe the 10 simultaneous connections was a
limit of Personal Web Server, not IIS. Also, the fact that IIS is running
on XP rather than Windows 2000 or 2003 Server should be irrelevant to how
many connections IIS can support.
It is in fact a limit of IIS 5.1 in WinXP Pro. Different versions of IIS
for the various platforms.
Tom
"Scott M." <s-mar@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
news:OnTHKsdZEHA.3016@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > But...you are limited to 10 concurrent connections in
> > Windows XP Pro, so if you are any serious with the website, you will
need
> a
> > server edition.
>
> Are you sure about that? I believe the 10 simultaneous connections was a
> limit of Personal Web Server, not IIS. Also, the fact that IIS is running
> on XP rather than Windows 2000 or 2003 Server should be irrelevant to how
> many connections IIS can support.
>
>
So, the limit IS 10 simultaneous connections in IIS 5.1?
"Tom Pepper Willett" <tompepper@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> It is in fact a limit of IIS 5.1 in WinXP Pro. Different versions of IIS
> for the various platforms.
>
> Tom
> "Scott M." <s-mar@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
> news:OnTHKsdZEHA.3016@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > But...you are limited to 10 concurrent connections in
> > > Windows XP Pro, so if you are any serious with the website, you will
> need
> > a
> > > server edition.
> >
> > Are you sure about that? I believe the 10 simultaneous connections was
a
> > limit of Personal Web Server, not IIS. Also, the fact that IIS is
running
> > on XP rather than Windows 2000 or 2003 Server should be irrelevant to
how
> > many connections IIS can support.
> >
> >
>
>
"Eric Fehlhaber" <efehlhaber@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| So, the limit IS 10 simultaneous connections in IIS 5.1?
|
|
| "Tom Pepper Willett" <tompepper@mvps.org> wrote in message
| news:%23JO$yudZEHA.3512@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
| > It is in fact a limit of IIS 5.1 in WinXP Pro. Different versions of
IIS
| > for the various platforms.
| >
| > Tom
| > "Scott M." <s-mar@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
| > news:OnTHKsdZEHA.3016@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
| > > > But...you are limited to 10 concurrent connections in
| > > > Windows XP Pro, so if you are any serious with the website, you will
| > need
| > > a
| > > > server edition.
| > >
| > > Are you sure about that? I believe the 10 simultaneous connections
was
| a
| > > limit of Personal Web Server, not IIS. Also, the fact that IIS is
| running
| > > on XP rather than Windows 2000 or 2003 Server should be irrelevant to
| how
| > > many connections IIS can support.
| > >
| > >
| >
| >
|
|
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