| If youve ever browsed the World Wide Web
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| | server; database capabilities that allow
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| and wondered how you could stake your
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| | for large amounts of information to be
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| claim on the Internet, like the millions
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| | updated and accessed on the web; and
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| of others that have done so already, then
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| | dynamic content which allows for users to
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| web hosting can provide you with the
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| | interact with the web pages youve made.
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| services to do just that. The Internet is
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| | Website Development
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| a great way of sharing information and it
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| | Poorly designed websites will most likely
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| is possible for you to take a portion of
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| | turn away users and harm the credibility
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| the web and make it your own. This
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| | of the information it contains. Thought
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| article introduces the term web hosting
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| | should be put in on the way it looks and
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| and provides some useful tips for web
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| | the way you intend your users to interact
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| development once youve obtained some web
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| | with the content. It is also recommended
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| space.
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| | for more complex websites, a structured
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| What is the World Wide Web?
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| | development process should be followed.
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| The World Wide Web is the network of
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| | Here is a guide to the logical steps of
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| computers from all over the world that
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| | web development:
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| communicate with each other using the
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| | Requirements Analysis: What is the
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| HTTP protocol, a language that allows the
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| | purpose of the website? What content
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| transmission of web documents. Be careful
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| | should it contain?
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| as this term is not synonymous with the
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| | Design: How should the pages be linked?
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| Internet because it is defined as a
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| | What structure should they take? How
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| network of networks, where the computers
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| | should the pages interact with the user?
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| communicate with protocols other than
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| | Implementation: This step is the actual
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| HTTP. The web is what you see on your
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| | coding of the websites in accordance to
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| Internet browser, the web pages complete
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| | the previous websites.
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| with graphics, sound and other
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| | Testing: Does the website do what it
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| information. All this has got to come
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| | should?
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| from somewhere, and this is where web
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| | Maintenance: Is the information on the
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| hosting comes in.
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| | website up-to-date?
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| Web Hosting
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| | Some useful hints for web development
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| The information that you see from your
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| | below are taken from software quality
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| web browser is contained in web pages.
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| | aspects but they apply to the development
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| These web pages are kept on computers
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| | of websites as well. They are described
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| called web servers. Web hosting is about
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| | in terms of web development:
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| the storage of the web pages so that
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| | Reliability: Is the website reliable? Do
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| people can access them. It is possible to
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| | faults allow for the system to continue
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| host your own websites yourself but the
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| | running?
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| reasons stopping most people doing this
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| | Robustness: How does the website respond
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| is that there are issues to consider with
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| | to incorrect input?
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| having the right hardware and software to
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| | Performance: How fast does the web page
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| successfully host your web pages. Your
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| | respond to users actions? Is it efficient
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| web pages will take a certain amount of
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| | in processing requests and inputs?
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| space, users will need to download each
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| | Usability: Is the website easy to
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| page to view them and your Internet
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| | navigate and understand?
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| connection needs to be fast to offer good
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| | Maintainability: Is the website easy to
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| performance to your viewers. Using
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| | change? Can new functionality be added?
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| specialised companies that offer web
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| | Portability: What software requirements
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| hosting capabilities on their web servers
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| | does the website require? Will this limit
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| will take most of these worries away from
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| | the amount of potential users?
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| you but you will need to choose wisely
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| | Understandability: How well do you
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| and weigh up the costs and your needs. In
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| | understand the website youve developed?
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| addition to having access to a web
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| | When designing your website, keep these
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| server, you will also need to register a
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| | quality aspects in mind as they will help
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| domain name (for a cost) that uniquely
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| | you develop pages worth visiting. How to
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| identifies your website.
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| | choose the way to host your website is
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| What Web Hosting Can Do For You
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| | half of the problem, the other half is to
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| The most basic service that web hosting
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| | create a website that people would want
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| offers is that it exposes your web pages
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| | to visit and come back to. Knowledge of
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| for others to see. The other services
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