How does a web page make its way to the internet? Well, it has to be
designed first. A person who wishes to do so would use various codes and
tools to develop a web page.
It isn’t necessarily a ‘web page’ just yet. The only people who could
view the webpage at this point are those who have access to the
computer where it is saved. It can be uploaded for computers in a local
network to view. However, if it is the designer’s goal to expose it to
the world, or to the millions who view the internet on a daily basis, he
or she would have to employ the service of a web host to accommodate
his or her web page.
To further understand what a web host is, think of the internet as one huge building, with units available
for rent. You would need to literally rent one of these spaces for your
web page to stay in. Think of web hosting services as those land lords
(and ladies) who you contact to appropriate a space for you in the
Internet ‘building’.
After a web hosting service accepts your request to have your web
page viewable over the internet, you would then go through the process
of sending the details of your designed web page to them. Apart from the
details regarding the design of your web page, you would also have to
provide them with a desired domain name.
Think of the domain name as a title for your establishment. It’s what
your potential visitors would type in their web browser’s address bars
to access your web page. Once you notify the chosen web hosting service
of your domain name, it would then be subject for approval. What happens
during this time is actually evaluation, where they check if the domain
name you choose is still available for use, among other things. When
that is finished, and if the domain name is found to be available, the
web page is then saved and stored on the service’s host computer in
their location. Called a server, this special type of computer has the
ability of enabling people all over the world to associate the domain
name you chose to the web site that you designed.
People and establishments usually choose to have a web hosting
service maintain and hold their web pages, simply because it is quite
expensive to operate a server computer. The costs which accompany some
higher-end web hosting services usually pay off in the end. You are
generally given more freedom to customize and personalize your web page,
so you can attract a significantly greater number of surfers.
Speaking of costs, there are actually some companies which offer free
web hosting services. However, the downside to these free services is
that your options in customizing your domain name are quite limited. You
may expect the actual name of the company integrated into the whole
domain name to standardize things.
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