Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Networking question (again) Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post BluShift Posted at 8:59 pm on Jan. 1, 2009 Hey, is it possible to access an Apache (or XAMPP, in this case) server across the web without having a registered domain name?

Replies marshmellowman Posted at 5:22 pm on Jan. 6, 2009 From previous topic: Yes, however there are some caveats. 1) If you're doing this from a webserver you've set up at home, you'll need to make sure you forward the appropriate ports through your router/firewall, or set the server IP's locally to be a DMZ. 2) Your IP most likely given to you by your ISP will not be static, so every time you restart your router it will gain a new IP address, so the connection address will change. This is why you should use something like DynDNS which runs a little software application that updates your IP with one of the free domain names you can select through them (it will be in the format of enterstuffhere.somerandomaddress.com). 3) The connection speed will be limited by the upload speed of your home connection. So if your ISP gives you good download speeds, but something quite low for uploading (like 128kbps or even 256kbps) then you'll find that when you access it from the outside world it will be slow as hell. If more than one person connects to it, it will be even worse. I experimented a few years back and basically with just me accessing it it was so slow that it was unusable for any real purpose. 4) Keep in mind your ISP's terms and conditions, because they might have specifically (and often do) bar you from running your own server through your internet connection. nickstopfive Posted at 5:33 pm on Jan. 2, 2009 If you're trying to do what I think you mean the IP address and port(usually 80) should be enough to connect to it. Hoebag Posted at 9:05 pm on Jan. 1, 2009 Across the web as far as I know I haven't found a way but I'm going to be pretty certain there is a way So try the apache forums http://www.apacheforum.com/ All 3 previous replies displayed.