Aztekka wrote:loftar wrote:What an interesting question.

I dunno how other games do it, but Haven's server is basically the entire game. Making "a server" is, thus, rather equivalent to, quite simply, making a game.
so that means hed have to have some money to make the server? and keep it running?
basically, your friend shall download that server. there are already coded servers for that game, then he must configure it and run. thats basics. don't think jorb or loftar can help you on that, because this is NOT maplestory server.
so in few steps:
1.Find a coded server on internet or write one(i am sure that will be much more difficult, than what loftar did, because , basically he first made concepts and schemes, and then coded it, and you need to write a server for an exisitng client already. involves good programming knowledge and great will to understand how it works, or at least how it should work).
2.Host it
3.Configure connection client-server(which ports should be opened for client to connect to parts of server, like login, map, game.usually they are divided for private servers for most games, not sure about maplestory)
4.Enjoy (site making and other things are optional).
Google it.