Web Site Set Up Lecture Notes
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Short notes from my lecture today (18th October 2011) on registering a domain name and setting up a server to self host a wordpress blog. The lecture was for University of Wales Newport Graphics students.
Web Site Set Up Lecture Notes
- 1. Setting up your website
- 2. What you need¡Domain Namewww.yourname.co.uk / com / etcWeb SpaceProvided by a web host
- 3. How it worksDomain registrant provides DNS for your domain nameWeb host provides your ¡®web server¡¯Some companies provide both services
- 4. How it worksYou put your web content into your web server spaceDomain registrants DNS ¡®points¡¯ your domain name to your web space
- 10. Web Server StructureYou have a ¡®Root¡¯ or ¡®Home¡¯ folder / directoryIn that you have a ¡®public html¡¯ folderpublic_htmlwww_htmlweb_homeEtc¡.
- 11. Where to put your stuffYou upload all your stuff to your webspace via FTP or using the web hosts Control PanelEverything goes in your ¡®public_html¡¯ folder¡®Home¡¯ page usually called index.html / htmServer is configured to always serve this file to any incoming requests
- 12. What happens behind the scenesSomeone types in www.yourname.co.uk in their browserThe DNS ¡®resolves¡¯ this name to the location of your webserver (using info from its datatabse)The web browser is directed to your webserverYour stuff is displayed in the browser.Demo¡