Web Authoring

Rico Yu

Ch.11 Web Posting and Web Hosting

Web Host Types of Web Host Web Posting

11.1 Web Host Provides storage space Permanent connection to Internet Web Hosting

Business of housing, serving and maintaining files

You may set up a web server at home too!

11.2 Types of Web Host

A. Free Web HostsB. Paid Web HostsC. Data CenterD. In-house Web ServersE. Home User Web Servers

A. Free Web Host e.g. Geocities, Tripod, some ISP supported by Advertisements

Banners or pop-up windows Ad. always appear

URL: http://www.domain.com/yourName

A. Free Web Host e.g. Geocities, Tripod, some ISP

www.tripod.com www.geocities.yahoo.com

supported by Advertisements Banners or pop-up windows Ad. always

appear URL: http://www.domain.com/yourName

B. Paid Web Host For small business Many clients share one or more web-

servers Own IP address own domain name

with several email accounts

B. Paid Web Host Features:

More disk space (but not unlimited!) Access to server-side prog. lang. Databases SSL servers FTP Regular backup Guaranteed uptime Access to logs and statistics

B. Paid Web Host Dedicated Web server

In case your web server is very busy, web hosting company reserves a web-server for your web site ONLY

C. Data Center Also called co-location Similar to Dedicated web server Offers:

Internet connections Server maintenance and securities (like

firewall protection)