So after trying to understand the basic concepts of web hosting you’re feeling a bit lost? You have some areas or concepts that are still shady, or maybe you don’t have a clue what we are talking about?
Don’t worry: you just reached the guide that will clear all your doubts about web hosting.
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Beginners guide to web hosting
What is web hosting?
If you arrived here you’re probably going to build your first website, or you’re just curious about this term you’ve heard somewhere. In both cases your answer is served.
Web hosting is a service ( commonly referred to as web hosting service, webhosting service, hosting service ) that allows your website to be accessible on the [...]
What is a web server?
The term ‘web server’ is commonly used to refer both to the physical computer on which the websites are stored and to the software that actually delivers such data.
Web Server ( Computer )
Every website is hosted on a computer usually called server or web server, hardware configuration can be extremely simple or extremely complicated, consisting [...]
What is a domain name?
Basically, a unique, easy to remember name composed of one or more parts and an extension, that allows visitors to reach a website.
Why I defined it that way?
Unique: a domain name is obviously unique, it’s not possible to access two different websites via the same domain name. When you type webhostingnerds.com you expect to see [...]
What is DNS Service?
DNS stands for Domain Name System: it is a hierarchical naming system for computers or devices connected to the internet.
Its task is to translate domain names into numerical values associated with networking equipment connected to the internet: web servers, network switches, network routers, firewalls, mobile devices etc.
Every internet service relies on the domain name system: [...]
Web Hosting Plans Features
When you compare plans by different web hosting providers you are usually shown a variety of features, usually these features are connected to a value or a description.
These features summaries can be very useful to understand if the plan you’re considering could fit your needs, but you need to understand what each feature means.
Many customers, [...]
Website Hosting Requirements
Chances are that you have read several pages of this beginners guide to web hosting and you don’t know what you really need for your website yet.
Don’t worry. It’s completely normal, especially if you are new to the web hosting world.
If you have just learned a lot of new concepts and you are approaching the [...]
Static Website vs Dynamic Website
When approaching the development of a website we always have to make the choice between building a static or dynamic website. Despite for most projects this choice is determined by type and purpose of the website, sometimes this choice is not obvious from the beginning.
Just to clarify with static website we mean a website that [...]
Importance of Web Hosting
When you approach the development of your own website or, more frequently, are ready to hire someone to build a website for you or for your business, you might underestimate the importance of web hosting.
Web hosting plays a key role for you or your business as it’s the service that makes your website available on [...]
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