ok, here were i am at so far:
have downloaded apache, installed, put some html files int the htdocs folder to test. then opened port 80. i can reach my site using my internet ip, no problems. even my friends can. The problem is i have a dynamic ip. I am thinking of buying a domain name for like 10$ a year. but it will redirect to a ip, but if i disconnect from my internet, and reconnect, my ip changes. Is there any way i can get the server to auto update the ip[ each time it turns on? Or what can i do? THanks