How to access Ubuntu Server from local PC?

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Published on 2012-09-02T12:16:44Z Indexed on 2012/10/01 9:50 UTC
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Today I installed my first web server, which is Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.

I got Apache, PHP and MySql working, there is even MyPHPAdmin! Everything is working fine on that PC, but the problem is that I have no idea how to connect to this server from my PC.

Just to clarify- I got one PC that I work on and got another one, which has Ubuntu Server running. I even managed to connect them through the router, which I made to work as a switch. I can see the Ubuntu Server on my Windows PC in "Network", but it's empty, I can't see any files.

I tried to share a folder etc/www on Server, but it shows an error saying something about right, that I'm not this folder's owner. I guess I'm not doing the right thing at all, am I? Even if I could see shared folder on my Windows PC- I would still be not able to type "somedomain.com" on Windows PC and access for example index.php or MySql database.

So, the question is- how do I configure Ubuntu Server to be accessible from Windows PC?

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