Comments on: Should I Move BrownPHP to my Own Server? http://www.brownphp.com/2009/10/should-i-move-brownphp-to-my-own-server/ Created and Designed for Object Oriented PHP and Web Developers Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:18:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Douglas http://www.brownphp.com/2009/10/should-i-move-brownphp-to-my-own-server/comment-page-1/#comment-2580 Douglas Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:05:48 +0000 http://www.brownphp.com/?p=218#comment-2580 Do you happen to have any good examples of hosting your own DNS? Or setting one up? I think I would be okay with the idea of the IP propagation delay. Do you happen to have any good examples of hosting your own DNS? Or setting one up? I think I would be okay with the idea of the IP propagation delay.

]]> By: Allen Davis http://www.brownphp.com/2009/10/should-i-move-brownphp-to-my-own-server/comment-page-1/#comment-2575 Allen Davis Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:45:14 +0000 http://www.brownphp.com/?p=218#comment-2575 What you need to do in order to map the url to the IP address is to set up a DNS (Domain Name Server). Or you can also use the domain registrar's DNS. Here's how it works. When a computer requests a connection to a URL, it needs to resolve that URL to an IP address. It does this by asking it's configured DNS. That DNS gets it's information from other DNS servers. The problem is the dynamic IP address. If you set up a DNS service on your server it can update automatically if the IP address changes, but if you use the registrar DNS you must enter a static IP address. But even if you host your own DNS it takes time for an IP address to propagate through the DNS system and if your IP address changes frequently there will be many different versions of your cached IP address being traded back and forth between confused DNS servers. Usually a new IP address can be propagated throughout the world within 24 hours. In short, it is recommended to use a static IP address if you want to host your website on your own server. What you need to do in order to map the url to the IP address is to set up a DNS (Domain Name Server). Or you can also use the domain registrar's DNS.

Here's how it works. When a computer requests a connection to a URL, it needs to resolve that URL to an IP address. It does this by asking it's configured DNS. That DNS gets it's information from other DNS servers.

The problem is the dynamic IP address. If you set up a DNS service on your server it can update automatically if the IP address changes, but if you use the registrar DNS you must enter a static IP address.

But even if you host your own DNS it takes time for an IP address to propagate through the DNS system and if your IP address changes frequently there will be many different versions of your cached IP address being traded back and forth between confused DNS servers.

Usually a new IP address can be propagated throughout the world within 24 hours.

In short, it is recommended to use a static IP address if you want to host your website on your own server.

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