How do you configure and host a website from your own computer at home?

Using Apache as webserver, PHP as server side-scripting, MySQL as database, Windows XP Profesional as OS.

How can i configure the PC as server to host my developed website?

You can get a domain through Yahoo! Domains and then set up the A Record for the domain to that of your IP address. You will need a static IP Address to host a web site from your own computer. This also involves security issues.

Well, if you want a simple blog website, just go on www.blogsource.com and create your own blog website and you can go on and blog any time you want, BUT, you can only type stuff inside it and you can't create games and buttons and links and everything. But if your lazy and want to make a website, thats where you go.

theres some software out there that will automaticlly setup ur machine