webserver help needed

spookywillow · 15 Mar 2009 at 09:14

hi guys, we just got a dedicated server to play css on and its running ubuntu x64.

we can install what we want on it so we want our website hosted from it too if possible, the only application i can find is appache but as i have never setup a webserver from scratch or used linux so im a bit stuck.

i was going to use xampp but a guide i read for it said its not secure enough for live sites, so now i have to install a database server, phpmyadmin and mysql from what i understand.

any help is much appreciated

spookywillow · 15 Mar 2009 at 09:33

ooh thanks for that spam post :s

RomeoS · 15 Mar 2009 at 12:39

Have a look at this. Should get you started:

http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu_debian_lamp_server

If you want a easy to use front-end, have a look at Webmin.

spookywillow · 15 Mar 2009 at 13:21

thanks that looks pretty simple,

there shouldn't be any problem running a few game servers and the webserver on the same box should there? like security etc.

Rich43 · 15 Mar 2009 at 13:55

Should be fine, you can run them on separate unix accounts for security.

I.e. game server on user called games
website on user called mysite which is mysite.com

spookywillow · 15 Mar 2009 at 14:59

not sure how i would do that, im using winSCP to connect to the server and have no idea about linux

spookywillow · 31 Mar 2009 at 14:10

ok website is up and running fine, just need a mail server now that is simple to configure so the website can send out emails to members for forgotton passwords and registration confirmation. this will be done using phpmailer from sourceforge.

i was looking at sendmail but seen a lot of threads that reccomend postfix, which is easier to setup and reliable? some tips would be great too

spookywillow · 1 Apr 2009 at 18:03

wow been reading this for days and getting nowhere, is there an easy guide for just installing an email server and setting up phpmailer to send emails?