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I need to configure my home router so my localhost website can be seen by the world. I just need to configure the router because the paypal api's will not work with my localhost if paypal cannot get to my site.

Can someone please help me configure it?

I have a Linksys BEFSR41.

oshirowanen
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Things to do:

  • Install web server software on your computer if you haven't already. Apache is probably your best bet.
  • Set a static ip address on your server. This technically isn't necessary, but it's smarter.
  • In the BEFSR41 use the NAT settings to forward port 80 to your statically configured IP address. Port 443 for HTTPS.
  • At this point your website will be accessible by browsing to your public-facing ip address. You can find it by going to: http://whatismyipaddress.com
  • You'll probably want to set up some sort of dynamic IP address updater.

That said, you're probably better off with a hosting account, but I can't really advise that well without knowing more what you're trying to accomplish.

emgee
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