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Answer» I tried checking out the thread about using your PC as a server. But All I got was this... The board field does not accept / in the query string So... I am posting a new topic on the same subject. Sorry, but if these questions were answered I was not able to see. My Questions: What are the PROS and cons of using my PC as a server? How would I go about using my PC as a server? Thank you, GeorgeProbably the biggest con is the AMOUNT of RAM your pc can store unless its got 3gb or something.The Pros, well cheaper then hired hosting The CONI, cheaper, well on a long termine, you wil need a pc that is 24/7 online, and likely a good (read: expensive) one too...Erm... perhaps we should first establish what the OP means by "server"? Do you mean a web server? File and print server? Application server? Terminal (thin client) server? Time server? DATABASE server? Parallellism server? FTP server? Tennis server? Or what? I think it's web server, because he posts it in WEBdesign, but actuallly, now you say it, it is quite unclearAssuming it's a web server, then expense is not necessarily an issue. An old Pentium-100 can do the job; the more memory and hard drive space the better. Install a bare, EFFICIENT Linux distribution with no desktop etc, and add Appache. Hey presto, one competent fast world-class web server. I was running an old Linux server on something like an AMD K2-450 for years until the fan failed and a hard drive died. That provided web, file and print, time and database service effortlessly. |
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