Introduction To Website Development
What is a website ?
A website is a collection of web pages. As simple as it states but it is even more complicated to understand. Web pages are documents / files written in Markup Languages. The web pages may include text, images, videos, links and more. A website to be publicly available, you need a domain name and a server.
What is a Domain Name ?
A domain name is a name used to identify and locate your website. A domain name is unique. Domain names are formed by the rules and procedures of the Domain Name System (DNS). Just remember one thing, a domain is the address of your website. A person will enter your domain name and will reach your home. You need to buy a domain for your website to be located. Popular domain registrars include BigRock, GoDaddy, Hoix India and more. You can buy a .com (commercial) / .net (network) / .org(organization) / .biz (business) / .in (India) and more.
Tight on budget ? Many website owner provide you free domain. Read further for more information.
Tight on budget ? Many website owner provide you free domain. Read further for more information.
What is a Sub-domain ?
A sub-domain is a part of a parent domain. The Domain Name System(DNS) is a tree structure. Thus a sub-domain is the child of parent domain. You can create a directory in your main domain name
eg. your domain : example.com
sub-domain : name.example.com
Many website owners provide you to add a sub-domain in their parent directory. This service is free of cost. You can create your own website free of cost with this. Websites like Weebly, Wix, Zyro and more provide you with sub-domains and builders. A website builder is a framework that helps you to build your website without the knowledge of programming. You do not need a server/hosting.
What is a Server ?
A server is a kind of computer that connects many computers together. A server stores your webpages and displays them when a person visits your website i.e goes to your domain name. A server basically is the inside of your home. It has texts, images, videos and more. For a server, you need hosting. A host is someone who represents you to others. Similarly, hosting refers to to store a Web site or other electronic data on a computer(server) connected to the Internet. You can buy hosting at BigRock, GoDaddy, Hoix India and more. You can buy a linux hosting or a windows hosting. Linux hosting refers to a server running on Linux OS. A windows hosting means a server running Windows OS.
Startup ?? No money ?? Got a domain but no money for hosting ??
Don't worry. The internet is full of solutions. Many Hosts provide you with free hosting upto 1GB space. Thanks to these people namely 000webhost, Freehosting and more.
This means that Boss, you have nothing on your website.
We will discuss CMS in later Articles.
Startup ?? No money ?? Got a domain but no money for hosting ??
Don't worry. The internet is full of solutions. Many Hosts provide you with free hosting upto 1GB space. Thanks to these people namely 000webhost, Freehosting and more.
Got Domain Name and Hosting. What next ?
So !! got your domain name and hosting, then what to do next ?? No pranks but you are in a kind of situation that a person has arrived at your door (domain name), you have your house neat and clean ready (server/hosting) but the problem is that who will open the door ??
It means that for your guest to see the website when he visits the domain name, you need to point your domain to that particular host/server. Simply speaking : telling your child to open the door. You need to add the internet protocol (ip) address ( 'A' record ) in the Domain Name Server at your domain registrar. To do so, login to your hosting account and go to Getting Started Information. Here, you will find the ip address that we were talking about .Now login to your domain registrar and go to Domain Name Servers. Go to 'A' record and click on Add A New Record. Just paste the ip address and save it. Now logout of both sessions and Take A Chill Pill !!!!
It may take up to 1 hour for your domain to point to your server. So just Chillax !!!!
After an hour or more; Wolla !!! Your domain will point to your Server.
Often when your domain points to your server/host, you will find something like this :It means that for your guest to see the website when he visits the domain name, you need to point your domain to that particular host/server. Simply speaking : telling your child to open the door. You need to add the internet protocol (ip) address ( 'A' record ) in the Domain Name Server at your domain registrar. To do so, login to your hosting account and go to Getting Started Information. Here, you will find the ip address that we were talking about .Now login to your domain registrar and go to Domain Name Servers. Go to 'A' record and click on Add A New Record. Just paste the ip address and save it. Now logout of both sessions and Take A Chill Pill !!!!
It may take up to 1 hour for your domain to point to your server. So just Chillax !!!!
After an hour or more; Wolla !!! Your domain will point to your Server.
What is Index of/ ?
Index of /
- Parent Directory
- Bla Bla Bla
- Bla Bla Bla
This means that Boss, you have nothing on your website.
How to build a Website ?
So, Geared up to get your website running ?? Let's start !!
Whenever a website is accessed, it searches for a file named index. This file depending on your language can be index.html or index.php .
Get started with your coding skills and build your website as you like.
How to build a website without Programming ?
Don't know coding ?? No problem!!
There are many website builders available. You can build your website using them. One of them is the Yahoo Site Builder.
Have you heard about Content Management Systems or Wordpress or Joomla ??
Well a content management system is a computer application that allows publishing, editing and modifying content, organizing, deleting as well as maintaining from a central interface known as Dashboard.
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