Basic Web Concepts

Chapter 1:

Basics: Part 1

An introduction to domain names, web servers, and website hosting

I guess you know nothing about the inner workings of the Internet, maybe you're not even sure how people actually get websites, where web sites are actually sitting, what the web is the first place ....

In this article I will give you the minimum you need to get your feet wet "" so that we can quickly create websites. I will not go into painful micro-details nerds who would sleep all true but, again, there is just enough that you have a basic understanding of what is happening.

What is the Web?

In short, the web is a bunch of interconnected computers that talk to each other. Computers (on the web) are typically connected by phone lines, digital satellite signals, cables and other types of data transfer mechanisms. A "data transfer mechanism 'is a nerd so to say, a way to move information from point Source to point Destination  and so on.

Computers that make up the web can be connected all the time , or they can be connected only periodically. Computers that are connected all the time is usually called a "server". Servers are computers, just like the one you are currently using to read this article, with one major difference, they have special software installed called "server" software.

What is the function of the server software / programs?

Server software is created to "serve up" Web pages and Web sites. Basically, the computer has a bunch of websites loaded on him and he is just waiting for people (via Web browsers) to request or request a particular page. When the browser requests a page from the server, it sends.

How the internet to find a website?

The short answer is: by typing the URL, or in other words, the website address. For example, if you want to find www.google.com website, you must type the address in the address bar of your browser, or perhaps use your "Favorites" or "Bookmarks" link of google.

There are other ways to find websites (such as search engines), but behind the scenes websites are found by going to the official address of the website. This brings us to our last nerd detail: how to get a website to the official address so that the rest of the band can be found?

The registration of your domain name

If you're wondering what the heck registering a domain name was all about ... you've probably guessed by now! But just in case - registering a domain name allows you an official address for your website on the World Wide Web. With this "official" address, the rest of the web can find you.

As your home is unique in the real world, there can not be duplicate addresses on the Internet, if nobody knows where to go! In other words, the domain names are unique addresses on the web.

Why register a domain name cost money?

If you want your own unique address on the web, your own domain name, it will cost you a few dollars for each year that you want to "own" the name. The cost of registering a domain name varies from less than U.S. $ 15 to U.S. $ 40 per year. You can record a range of 1 to 10 years.

The reason is that the cost "Address Book" in the heart of all domain names in the world needs to be updated - someone has to pay for it! You've probably noticed that I've snuck in a little bit of additional information: the book of the web address "giant fields.

This brings us to our last bit of nerd information: when you type the domain name of a website or click on a link that brings you to this domain name, your browser starts asking servers where this domain name particular session (on the web) and servers are able to tell the browser where to go in referring to Address giant I mentioned above.\

Part 2

Get your website "live" on the Web

With the details of the background to bundle our assets, we can now learn about the two steps will live on the Web:

• Register your domain name.
• Rent server space.

1. The registration of your domain name

There are many companies out there that allow you to register a domain name for your website. Prices vary, as well as quality of service, but at the end of the day, they all handle the details of getting your domain name listed in the address book giant I mentioned earlier .

These days you will find that most of the names that you may be interested in recording are already taken. As I mentioned above, the domain name must be unique and many have been slurped up.

What is the difference between the . Com, . Net, .Org, etc?

Practically speaking, there is no real difference nowadays. Search engines do not discriminate between a COM address. And an address. NET. The only thing you might consider is that people tend to type. COM automatically because it was the first domain extension notorious. Thus, when registering a domain name, I would go for the COM. First and whether it was taken, I can try all the others. (. Net. Org. .com etc ...)

You probably guessed. COM address is not the same domain with the same name with a different extension. Thus, for example:

www.google.com

 is not the same location as www.google.com

As such, each of the addresses can be stored separately.

2. Server space to "host" your website

You need to rent space on a server so that it can use your website to the World Wide Web, which is often called the "host". Companies that provide this service are often called "host" or hosting companies.

Once you have registered your domain name, all you need to do is contact a hosting company and tell them your domain name. They will be able to guide you through the process and you should be live on the web in no time - usually within a week or less.

Moving your website files onto the server

After you have your domain name registered and your hosting service in place, the last step is to upload the website onto the server. You can transfer your web site to your host’s server using an FTP program.

An FTP program is a type of software that is used to move files from one computer to another over the Internet. FTP is the acronym for: File Transfer Protocol; this just means that this is a ‘way’ of moving files.

There are several free FTP programs you can use to move your files and many HTML editors and web design programs like Dreamweaver have FTP capabilities built in.

One option you probably have to ‘FTP’ your files to the server is Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer 5 and up have an FTP program built right in. You can use it by typing in the FTP address of the server in the address bar preceded by the keyword: FTP. Here is an example:

FTP://125.50.230.9/google/