Basic web concepts - PART 2
Getting your web site ‘live’ on the Web
With the nerd background details under our belts, we can now learn about the two steps to going live on the Web:
1. Register your domain.
2. Rent some server space.
1. Registering your domain
There are many companies out there that allow you to register the domain name for your web site. Prices vary, as does the quality of service, but at the end of the day, they all handle the details of getting your domain name listed in the giant address book I spoke about earlier.
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Basic web concepts
An introduction to domain names, web servers, and website hosting
Introduction
I assume that you know nothing about the inner workings of the Internet; maybe you’re not even sure how people actually get to web sites, where the web sites are actually sitting, what the web is in the first place….
In this article I am going to give you the minimum you need to get your ‘feet wet’ so that we can quickly get into building web sites. I won’t go into painful micro-details that would put all but true nerds to sleep, again there is just enough so that you have a basic understanding of what’s going on.