Re: [Nolug] Transferring web site

Dave,

Will you be running DNS server software on the computer connected via your
DSL line?

If so, the first step would be to setup that software (BIND, or even
better, djbdns) and configure it to hand out authoritative answers for
your domain. If you aren't hosting your own DNS then skip to the next
step.

You will need to work with your registrar (register.com, network
solutions, etc) to change the DNS servers that are listed for your domain.
Most of the registrars have web interfaces for this stuff now, which makes
it much easier than it used to be.

While you are waiting for these changes to take place you can begin to
configure apache. Documentation comes with the apache source and its not
too hard to install.

Next you will want to transfer your files from your current hoster to your
machine. Either rsync or tar/gzip/ftp will work for this. Rsync is
great, and has a detailed man page. Try to use it first.

Regards,

Cory

--
Cory Wright
corz@southcarrollton.net
http://www.southcarrollton.net/
On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Dave Prentice wrote:
> I want to transfer the whole ball of wax, so that the DNS's will point at my
> IP address instead of the old one in Italy. I will also have the files
> physically residing on my machine.
> Dave Prentice
> prentice@instruction.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dustin Puryear <dpuryear@usa.net>
> To: nolug@patientcarerx.com <nolug@patientcarerx.com>
> Date: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 11:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nolug] Transferring web site
>
>
> >Do you mean transferring files, as Craig inferred, or the DNS information
> >that points to the actual web server for the domain?
> >
> >Regards, Dustin
> >
> >At 10:14 PM 6/4/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> >>On Tue, 04 Jun 2002 20:44:01 -0500
> >>Dave Prentice <dprentice@uno.edu> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Guys,
> >> >     Can someone please tell me how to transfer a web site from another
> >> >     host to myself? As soon as I get my static IP from directv, I want
> >> >     to host my site, www.originsresource.org, from my house. Whom do I
> >> >     contact, and what do I tell them?
> >>
> >>
> >>rsync?
> >>
> >>http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/
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