Web Site Hosting: From Domain Registration to Going Online

Once your account is opened with your web host and you set the DNS for your site (see Part 1 and 2 for details) you can start uploading your content. The most common way this happens is through FTP (File Transfer Protocol) software, but there are a few other options.

The FTP protocol can transfer data files from one computer to another. Your web hosting company gives you the information you need to connect to your FTP site.

You would normally use software such as WS_FTP or FileZilla to connect. Your FTP address is usually ftp.yourdomain.com.

Your web host will also tell you where your files are uploaded to the server. There is usually a folder in the root directory of your website called public_html, www or something similar. This is where all the files from your website accessible to the public on the Internet to save.

You may need some settings in your FTP software to upload the files properly adapt. example. If you have a firewall on your computer (or a hardware firewall) you may need to set the transfer method to passive. And if you have a proxy server, you must adjust settings as well.

Files can be transferred with FTP in ASCII or binary mode. If the wrong mode to transfer, you can end up with errors. Your FTP software can automatically determine which method to use by looking at the contents of the files you transfer. It is possible that you might have to activate manually, however.

Files to be sent as ASCII, such as HTML (and variations like HTM, SHTML, etc.), TXT, ASP, JS, PHP, etc. Essentially, any file you want to open with a text editor should be transferred to ASCII.

Binary mode is used to transfer files such as images, binaries, and media files.

With your FTP software, connect to your webserver. Open the folder where you are going to see the files and then upload the files on your computer that you send to find. You can select individual files or entire folders via FTP.

Most of the pages on your website can be called anything you want, but the home page or main page in a subdirectories must be named index.htm (of. Html. Php, etc.) The name “index” tells the Web server that this is the file to be displayed by default.

So if someone goes to www.mydomain.com, what they actually going to see is www.mydomain.com / index.html, the web server just displays the file automatically so they do not need the index to enter . html “portion.

If you have an index file in every directory on your site, people are able to browse the folder and see “behind the scenes” on your website. This may be a security problem in some cases, so it’s always a good idea to place an index page in every folder, even if it’s just a blank page.

What other ways can upload your web site?

FTP is the only way to upload your web pages. Many web pages have transfer programs installed. Probably the most common example is Microsoft Frontpage. If your web host supports FrontPage, you can upload your site from Frontpage itself and do not have to worry about how or where to get things to wear.FrontPage takes care of everything for you.

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