How do you put a web page on the web after you designed it?

i need a free website that will allow me to do that and allow me to make my own web address without the company name stuck in somewhere. can i just host the webpage myself using my computer as a server? i have Linux Ubuntu 7.10 running if so, how?

thanks so much

How do you put a web page on the web after you designed it?

Freehostia is perhaps the best free hosting service. They%26#039;re one of the few who don%26#039;t put ads all over your pages. They%26#039;ll also let you use you up to 10 subdomains

(i.e. yourwebsite.freehostia.com):

http://www.freehostia.com/

If you want to host it yourself,

pick out a subdomain at FreeDNS

(there are thousands of URLs to choose from):

http://freedns.afraid.org/

Direct the URL to your IP address:

http://whatismyipaddress.com/

And host your website on port 80 with the Abyss Web Server:

http://www.aprelium.com/abyssws/

If you have a router, you%26#039;ll need to give your computer a static IP, and forward port 80 to it:

http://portforward.com/

As your ISP periodically changes your IP, either update your subdomain manually at FreeDNS%26#039; website, or have one of these programs update it automatically for you:

http://freedns.afraid.org/scripts/freedn...

How do you put a web page on the web after you designed it?

You%26#039;re own domain name isn%26#039;t going to happen unless you pay for it. The good news is that it%26#039;s REALLY inexpensive... less than $11 US if you go with GoDaddy.

Once you%26#039;ve got the domain name, get your free hosting account here (no advertisements) and then point your domain name to the name servers they give you...

http://HesitantRhino.com/free-web-hostin...

As to running your own server... well, Ubuntu is better than Windows in that respect... just add Apache and perhaps PHP and MySQL (if you%26#039;re going to be doing dynamic sites).

Here%26#039;s the problem with running your own server... (1) it%26#039;s probably against the terms in your agreement with your ISP, and can get your account suspended, (2) setting up your own domain servers is a highly technical endeavor... you need to know networking and your OS inside and out, and (3) your compute will have to be on 24/7 and you%26#039;ll need an ironclad disaster recovery plan with frequent and regular backups, and preferably a RAID system... and if your computer ever goes down or your power goes out (you have a backup battery, right) then your entire web site is out of business until it%26#039;s up and running again.