: How to create a temporary staging server on my home machine Possible Duplicate: What things required to host a website at home I want to create a temporary staging server which

@Karen161

you really did not supply enough details about YOUR internal network, but :
1. install a webserver - (XAMPP is my favorite) - but I guess you already have this .


register with DYNDNS (and read FAQ) - any other dynamic ip service can work (use google)
Open your ports to forwarding (read portforward.com)
Depending on your ISP internal DNS system and IP assignment - this should be enough work as far as your internal network goes. I have done it myself several times.


However - it is better always to just find a websever and put it there ...

alternative - you can set up VPN (even free ones - google again) or ask a static IP (not cheap)

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@BetL925

If you must use your home computer and it has a dynamic address, you need 2 things.


A stack , in your case you already have apache.
A DNS manager
A domain name


A Static DNS manager will point your domain name to whatever your IP is on the fly.

Some services ( just google this): www.zoneedit.com/ http://www.dnsexit.com/ dyn.com/ http://www.no-ip.com/

The alternative is to get a static ISP for your host or do what everyone else does and use cloud/shared/vps/dedicated server.

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