server on own website

[yourgamecrew]

hi all,
I made a server and it works fine for me but I've a question:

so how do i redirect to the server-hosts external IP address?

[stoneharry]

The website can be hosted anywhere at all, whether that's on your own computing using Wampp or Apache or hosting it on a hosting service.

Then within your database, you create an account for the website (lock the host to the IP of the website) and have an account creation page query those details.

[yourgamecrew]

so what do i have to do? do i have to upload things? or do i have to change things in the db?

[stoneharry]

Website hosting basically works by putting everything inside a folder onto the internet (including subfolders). Most host programs/hosts themselves redirect to index.html, and you can edit this to redirect to a different name. This way when somebody visit mmowned.com, it automatically goes to mmowned.com/index.html without displaying it. Otherwise it would have just been a blank, white page until you put /index.html.

So basically once you've set up an account creation page through a web host (you can google for some) then you just configure your database details and make sure port 3306 and 80 are open then it should work.

[yourgamecrew]

sorry but i still don't get it. I made my server with this tutorial: http://www.mmowned.com/forums/world-...e-3-3-5-a.html

it's including a website and i want to run that website (including all stuff like realm status etc.) on yourperfectgame.com

[stoneharry]

That guide is missing loads, it does not show you how to create a website. Only set it up so you use a domain to connect to the server. (set realmlist x.com)

Domains cost money.

Do a bit of googling on website hosting and domain buying, it's not a simple task.

[yourgamecrew]

but i have already a webhost and domain so what do i have to do now?

[stoneharry]

but i have already a webhost and domain so what do i have to do now?

It depends on what you actually want to do.

If you want an account creation page, search for one (e.g: http://www.mmowned.com/forums/world-...tion-page.html) then configure it.

If you want to use it as your realmlist, you need to create a subdomain. server.mydomain.com for example, then redirect that to the server-hosts external IP address. You will have to set that up as the realmlist in the DB and in the hosts file.

[yourgamecrew]

so how do i redirect to the server-hosts external IP address?