Server Help

[DashAki]

Hello, I am very new in Server concept, and wondering how to set up one. Currently I am working with one PC sitting as Server with Windows 7 and three hard drives that hold datas shared across the network, is this actually a server? and i am wondering, what if the data is too big for the hard drives? also the server has a xampp working on it. if my description is not understandable, i will expand my explanation.................... Thank you for reading

[Master Disaster]

A server is any machine that serves data to other client machines so yes, your server is a server. It doesn't have to be in a rack or running a Xeon and ECC RAM.

As for Xampp I would be very careful, the default install configuration is not secure at all, anyone with a little knowledge will be able to crack into your wider filesystem and access your data. Unless you understand how to secure Apache, PhpMyAdmin and MySQL I'd avoid going online and just keep your webserver running over your intranet.

[DashAki]

yes, the xampp is well protected i guess, i wrote a program to have a database and i turned off the apache and only mysql is running so only the program can access the database which is password protected all over, and i want my server to still be operable even after i add more drives, like all the drives as one and folders for specific needs such as pictures and when the drives' capacities runs out i just have to add more drives to it, and it still work, and i don't have to create another pictures folder and share it.