How a Website Works and Why Do I Need Web Hosting?
Before trying to make your own website and launch it on the Internet, first you need to know how web pages work. Here are the basic terms:
– The server receives the request for a page sent by your browser.
– The browser connects to the server through an IP Adress; the IP address is obtained by translating the domain name.
– In return, the server sends back the requested page.
Web pages are written in HTML, Hypertext Markup Language. A markup language is a computer language that describes the layout, format and content of a page. The Web browser renders the page according to the HTML code.
Web servers are computers whose job is to respond to a browser’s request for a web page and deliver it through the internet. Pages hosted on a web server can be displayed to anyone all over the world. It is like a hard drive that stores your website files and images. In order to host your page on a web server you need to pay a hosting charge.
In order to display your website on the internet, you need a web hosting provider.
You could set up your own hosting server at home, but it would take a huge amount of knowledge and require a lot of time to set up.
Paying a hosting service offers you a lot more freedom for your site, gives you opportunity to do professional work and is a reliable solution.
To create your own website, you first need a domain name.
You can get the domain name from your web hosting provider or from a separate provider specialized in domains names. Sometimes web hosting providers offer you a domain name along with your hosting account. It may appear to be the easiest option but could be more costly.
There are a lot of web hosting providers available in a wide range of prices depending on the services such as number of domains, hosting space or bandwidth provided. Choose carefully, or you could face slow servers, periods of malfunction or no support.
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