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Setting up server
Name: nkid Date: August 11, 2005 at 19:31:55 Pacific OS: Ubuntu CPU/Ram: Athlon 3200+
Comment:
I have a Ubuntu box running Apache, MySQL and PHP. I was just wondering how or what I need to allow remote access to work on my website. Do I need to set up an ftp server? Does Apache allow me to connect to it via programs like Frontpage to edit my files?
Name: jam14online Date: August 12, 2005 at 02:44:25 Pacific
Reply:
Use the Synaptic Package Manager to install an FTP server and share the htdocs of your Apache directory.
You might need to read the documentation for the particular FTP daemon you install to get it configured.
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Response Number 2
Name: nkid Date: August 12, 2005 at 23:54:42 Pacific
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But I noticed that my co-workers can connect to their server using http://www.blah.com they're not using ftp.blah.com to connect. Is that still with an ftp server?
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Response Number 3
Name: jam14online Date: August 14, 2005 at 12:51:43 Pacific
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No, anything beginning with "http://" means it's using the HyperText Transport Protocol, i.e. it's just normal web traffic. Anything with "ftp://" is definitely FTP.
Sorry, have I misunderstood you? When you said you needed to allow remote access, I thought you meant for your users (or yourself) to upload files to the server.
I'm guessing now that you meant the current situation is that your web server is running but inaccessible to others. If this is the case, you have probably got a firewall or router blocking the packets. You need to set up port forwarding on your router and open up port 80 on your local firewall.
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Response Number 4
Name: nkid Date: August 16, 2005 at 00:21:45 Pacific
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No, your first guess was right. I want to access the server's files remotely so I can develope the site. Anyways, I guess the only solution would be to install an ftp server so I guess I'll get that going. Thanks for your help.
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