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I have a scenario like this.

i have lot of space to store data but I dont have the super user permission to install a server. So I am thinking of buying a server space and install a apache server and store the files in my local server. I do not know how I can do this. Can anybody give me some direction.I am using linux OS.

Thanks.

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    Even budget hosts will give you a 250GB or bigger hard drive with a dedicated server... is that not enough space to store the files on the web server?
    – Dan Grossman
    Commented Jul 17, 2011 at 5:17
  • I am a student and I cannot get the root permissions on the university servers and the dedicated servers too are costly.
    – vinay
    Commented Jul 17, 2011 at 13:58
  • Why did you write "I am thinking of buying..." if you can't afford to buy one?
    – Dan Grossman
    Commented Jul 17, 2011 at 16:47
  • I was saying about web hosting service not a dedicated server
    – vinay
    Commented Jul 17, 2011 at 17:18
  • How would the web host access the files on your local server to use them?
    – Dan Grossman
    Commented Jul 17, 2011 at 19:09

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You could do all sorts of things, including proxying, but the professional solution to the problem of "I don't have permission to install a server" is "get permission". Make a business case for why the server and/or storage space is necessary, and take it to the people who make the decisions. Deploying a deeply sub-optimal solution isn't the way to solve your problem.

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  • As I am a student they will not give root permissions to the university servers
    – vinay
    Commented Jul 17, 2011 at 14:00
  • So this isn't related to the "manage[ment] or maintain[ance of] computers in a professional capacity"? Then it's not appropriate for this site.
    – womble
    Commented Jul 17, 2011 at 22:51

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