My first server. Questions I have as I get better.

blufire · 06-08-2010, 08:24 AM

Ok folks I did reading on DNS. I am not doing a dns server. At the moment I am going to the beginning and making a webserver.
Running
Debian Lenny with the newest apache software.
I have a registered domain.
japanalt1.com

I am using the service at freedns.afraid.org

I am using inadyn to do the internet IP and I have my router forwarding to my webserver.

Problem
When i type my internet domain japanalt1.com into the browser i get the freedns.afraid.org website.
Why?
This is the command line I use to launch inadyn
inadyn --dyndns_system default@freedns.afraid.org -a japanalt1.com,(hash for first alias.)

AlucardZero · 06-08-2010, 08:41 AM

It.. doesn't?

Code:

~$ host japanalt1.com
japanalt1.com           A       118.9.96.172
~$ host freedns.afraid.org
freedns.afraid.org      A       67.19.72.205

I get your site. "Japan Alt ペイジ　よろしく".

blufire · 06-08-2010, 09:02 AM

It seems to work now. I deleted it and then I added it again. But there is something a bit strange. Maybe someone can answer it.
www.japanalt1.com doesnt seem to work while
just japanalt1.com works.
Any reason why this would be

Also thank you for checking it. I just read a forum comment that it can not be checked from a pc connected to the home network. So i had to use my cell phone to check it.
Thank you very much.

AlucardZero · 06-08-2010, 09:03 AM

You didn't add an A or CNAME record for "www"?

blufire · 06-08-2010, 09:12 AM

thank you i added the subdomain with a www.

blufire · 06-09-2010, 08:06 AM

Everything in my site so far looks great. I even added the google translator and I think it should work fine.
two questions.
1. My main background picture is not showing up and I dont know why. I will check to make sure it is in the right folder that I am calling it from. I hope that is the problem. (fingers crossed)
2. My contact us form. the third link on the site. I want it to send the contact form email to my gmail account. I have postfix installed. But I thought all i needed to do was the php code for mailto:.
Can someone clear up if I need to set up postfix to be able to send an email out when someone tries the contact form? Or can someone let me know if it is just a php thing with a cname at my dns mail.japanalt1.com something like that. Please let me know. Thank you

blufire · 06-09-2010, 08:11 AM

code:

Quote:

<?php
$to = "myemail@gmail.com";
$subject = "Contact Us";
$email = $_REQUEST['email'] ;
$message = $_REQUEST['message'] ;
$headers = "From: $email";
$sent = mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers) ;
if($sent)
{print "Your mail was sent successfully"; }
else
{print "We encountered an error sending your mail"; }
?>

I learned this way off of a simple tutorial to make a simple contact form on my page.
This is the precurser to when I get better and can do files for security I will be adding a mail service. But I thought well I could add a contact information page so that it could be more friendly. I have the problem link which launches the email program. But I live in japan and japanese people are less likely to complain but more likely to mention something in a comment form.