Setting up a webserver

How do I make from my OS WindowsServer2003 an internetwebserver, e.g. with my own PHP forum on it?

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• There are several options you can take:

  1. Install IIS and PHP5 then install phpBB
  2. Install Apache and PHP5, then install phpBB
  3. Use a pre-created WAMP stack.

  Which one will depend on your experience, and requirements.

  From Richard Slater

• While I do understand you are on Windows Server 2003, you may consider an upgrade to Windows Server 2008 and IIS7 for its support of PHP. I ran it for a while and thought it worked great, although ultimately went to asp.net for various reasons. Of course from there you will have to install your forum software after PHP is setup.

  From Matt