I. I will teach you how to make your own DIY web server. II. With this you can have your own website or blag. III. For your own web server you will need: A. A computer 1. Needs a minimum of 256 MB of ram. 2. At least 20 GB of disk space. 2. Ubuntu Linux installed. a. Version 8.04 used. b. It is 100% free 4. A domain name a. The http://www..com b. Cost at least $10 a month c. Can just use ip address B. Equipment 1. Non Dial-Up Internet i must always be on 2. A little computer knowledge 3. An ip address go to www.findmyip.com to get it IV. Procedure A. Start computer B. Log-in C. Start Terminal D. Install programs 1. Sudo apt-get install: a. Apache 1) MySQL support 2) PHP support 3) Apache 2 b. Webmin 1) Configures every thing easier c. Also with these programs it is called a LAMP server 1) Stands for Linux Apache MySQL PHP 2) The most common type E. Go to www.findmyip.com F. In the web browser on the 2nd computer go to V. Variations A. Many different web server software 1. Firecat 2. Monkey B. Apache is the easiest VI. Now you can have your own website!