using your laptop as a server

ftp and web

If you have no experience at all with these servers, the best to do is to install Apache with the installer version of XAMMP that you can find here : http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html This is the Windows link, but for security reasons and comfort of use, the Linux version is probably a better choice. It will be operational in minutes if you have a fixed IP address. If no, you have to use a service redirecting your domain name to your dynamic IP. No-IP.com has still a free offer, but I would recommend you to pay a small $30 yearly amount and use dyn.com. Another problem is that a laptop is not a very powerful computer, and that you have to keep it online 24/24. If you want to open a small website with only a low traffic, you should have a look at Dropbox : your local Dropbox directory is mirrored to a cloud computer when you are online, so you can update easily a website, and the connection is fast. By using a redirection to a shortened URL and then to your Dropbox account you can also use your own domain name. However, PHP is not available, so it is not a solution for a blog. I hope this will help you.

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