Currently
you are on our website http://webacademy.info which is a collection of various
pages written in HTML markup language. This is a location on the web where
people can find tutorials on latest technologies. Similar way there are
millions of websites available on the web.
Each
page available on the Website is called a web page and first page of any web
site is called home page for that site.
In
this tutorial, you will learn how to build a website from scratch. There are
two things that you need to know:
The
domain name: It is important to have your personal domain name. It expresses
yourself or your business clearly. It is the address of your website. The
formal form of domain name address is http://YourDomainName.com or
http://www.YourDomainName.com. The domain name have many extensions but the
most popular are:
·
.com: Stands for company/commercial,
but it can be used for any web site.
·
.net: Stands for network and is
usually used for a network of sites.
·
.org: Stands for organization and is
supposed to be for non-profit bodies.
· .us, .in: They are based on your country
names so that you can go for country specific domain extensions.
·
.biz: A newer extension on the
Internet and can be used to indicate that this site is purely related to
business.
· .info: Stands for information. This
domain name extension can be very useful, and as a newcomer it’s doing well.
·
.tv: Stands for Television and are
more appropriate for TV channel sites.
Hosting:
This is where your website storing data and other HTML files, PHP files or
other scripts to display web pages. It is like a house of your website. There
are many options available and you can select any hosting type based on your
requirement and budget. Following are most widely used hosting types:
Free Hosting: Yes, this is true there are many
service providers who will give you free space on their web server with a
condition that you will allow them to run their advertisement at your web
pages. So if you are OK with this option then you have nothing to pay for a
space. There are some web sites that give you space to build your web pages.
1. Biz.nf (PHP,
MySQL, WordPress, Joomla, Free .co.nf domain, No ads)
2. Free Hosting EU (Blog
/ Site builder, No ads, Free .eu.pn domain)
3. Wix.com (Easy
Website builder: html5, Flash, mobile, blogs, etc.)
4. AwardSpace.net (PHP,
MySQL, Email Sending, No Ads, Free subdomain)
5. ByetHost.com (PHP,
MySQL, PHPbb, SMF, Wiki, Free subdomain)
6. Host-ed.net (PHP,
MySQL, 1-click Scripts, No Ads, Free subdomain)
7. wordpress.com, blogger.com(own
by google),weebly.com,
and edublogs.com.
All
of those are totally free but it is limited in size or can’t use for personal
business advertisement. Some hosting may advertise on your page in stand of
give you free hosting or some are not support advert (e.g. wordpress).
Self
Hosting or Share Hosting: With shared
hosting, your web site is hosted on a powerful server
along with other websites. On a shared host you will have your own user ID and
password to login to the shared host and you will be allowed to work in your
work area. This type of hosting is good for any kind of web site. You can
use for personal or business. This type of hosting provides many choices for
you to build your first website. You are able to build your website from drag
and drop or you can install open source CMS (content management system)
like wordpress,joomla, drupal, or even build a forum by
using phpBB and
many other service that provide base on each host company. The price of this
hosting type is depend on each hosting company.Ipage.com is one of the hosting
company which is always has promotion. You can find the lowest
price 1$/month for Essential Plan with unlimited speed. It is
also free a domain name for the first year. Ifastnet is
another choice.
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