dynamic ip address & apache
dynamic ip address & apache
i have setup an acount with dyndns.org and have apache running in redhat 8. i can access the web page locally, (ie- 192.168.0.25:8000) but i cannot access it from ecsyle.is-a-geek.net. i dont understand. any suggestions?? it tells me that the connection was refused.
okay, now it is timing out...
okay, now it is timing out...
yes. when i go the "Security Level Configuration" in redhat8 it wont let me change the securiy settings. i apologize for being noob, but i dont know how to configure the server otherwise. when i go into my router config i only get the option to turn the firewall on or off.Is the reason you are set up on 8000 because your provider blocks port 80?
shitty. oh well. i guess i will learn iptables this wayVoid Main wrote:Then you need a better firewall. You have to be able to forward a port on your firewall to your server. If you can't then no one will be able to talk to your server. Either that or hook the server up direct in place of the firewall (make sure you set up iptables nice and tight if you do that).
i didnt think it was working, so i took a break from the madness. this evening i typed the address into a browser and it worked. cool. i did however get a better router w/built in firewall with port forwarding before i checked it. i guess i didnt need it. anyways. could someone check this to see if it works. http://ecsyle.is-a-geek.net i just want to make sure... thanks
thanks, Void, for the links to dyndns. great service.
thanks, Void, for the links to dyndns. great service.
I can't get to the link above, but I remember you saying that you put it on port 8000 so I tried http://ecsyle.is-a-geek.net:8000/ instead and I can get there. I can't get to any of the links on the front page though (you'll also need to put a :8000 on all your links).
It's not really hard at all. I believe there are step by step instructions included with phpBB. Just make sure you have the mysqld service running:
# chkconfig mysqld on
# service start mysqld
Also if you need to create a database and user ahead of time and you are having a hard time doing it from the command line you might consider using webmin. I actually use webmin for some MySQL and PostgreSQL stuff but that is about the only thing I use webmin for.
Oh and make sure you have "php-mysql" installed in addition to mysql, apache and php. And if you are running on RH8 with Apache 2.0.4x then you'll need to perform a slight modification on the phpBB source to work around a caching issue. I can help you with that part after you get your database and everything else set up.
# chkconfig mysqld on
# service start mysqld
Also if you need to create a database and user ahead of time and you are having a hard time doing it from the command line you might consider using webmin. I actually use webmin for some MySQL and PostgreSQL stuff but that is about the only thing I use webmin for.
Oh and make sure you have "php-mysql" installed in addition to mysql, apache and php. And if you are running on RH8 with Apache 2.0.4x then you'll need to perform a slight modification on the phpBB source to work around a caching issue. I can help you with that part after you get your database and everything else set up.
okay. i installed webmin. i went to servers/MySql and created a database, then i went to Webmin users and created a user (ecsyle). do i need to add any modules to the user?? php-mysql is installing as i write this. i love apt-getAlso if you need to create a database and user ahead of time and you are having a hard time doing it from the command line you might consider using webmin. I actually use webmin for some MySQL and PostgreSQL stuff but that is about the only thing I use webmin for.

i got in way over my head with this i think. its fun though.