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Domains and HostingDomains and Hosting
Randolph Technical Career CenterRandolph Technical Career Center
Bobby ErwinBobby Erwin
Where We Are GoingWhere We Are Going
• Two classes– Domains and Hosting– Website Content Management Systems
Domains and HostingDomains and Hosting
• Tonight– Internet vocabulary– Internet architecture– Steps to getting online
• Saturday– Register domain– Sign up for host– DNS - Connect the two– DATE CHANGE
Website Content Management Website Content Management SystemsSystems
• What is a CMS?
• Sign on and play with a live CMS
• Install and configure your CMS
Internet VocabularyInternet Vocabulary
• Web hosting• Domain (network)• Domain (web host)• Internet Protocol Address (IP Address)• Domain Name System (DNS)• Nameserver• Internet Service Provider (ISP)• Internet Architecture• Propagation
Internet VocabularyInternet Vocabulary
• Web hosting– A service that allows your content (web site)
to be available on the Internet.– The web host owns and maintains the
computer connected to the Internet.– You lease disk space and access from the
host.
Internet VocabularyInternet Vocabulary
• Domain (network)– A group of computers available on a common
network.
Internet VocabularyInternet Vocabulary
• Domain (web host)– A name used to gather web page and other
web applications into a single site. – Think "web site".– For example, "google.com."
Internet VocabularyInternet Vocabulary
• Nameserver– The lowest-level domain name server– Run by your web host– Points to the folder where your website exists
Internet VocabularyInternet Vocabulary
• Internet Protocol Address (IP Address)– The numeric address of a specific computer
or device, used by computers to locate specific devices on a computer network.
Internet VocabularyInternet Vocabulary
• Domain Name System (DNS)– The "phone book" of the Internet.– Connects domain names to IP addresses.
Internet VocabularyInternet Vocabulary
• Internet Architecture
DNS DNS DNS
ISPHost
Host
Host
Host
ISP
ISP
ISP
User
User
User UserUser
User
User
Website
Website
Website
Website
Website
Internet VocabularyInternet Vocabulary
• Propagation– The process used by computers on the
Internet to share the DNS “phone book”– Think “telephone”
What We’ll CoverWhat We’ll Cover
• Tonight– Internet vocabulary– Internet architecture– Steps to getting online
• Saturday– Register domain– Sign up for host– DNS - Connect the two– DATE CHANGE
Steps to Getting OnlineSteps to Getting Online
• Register your domain
• Pick a web hosting service
• Connect the domain to the hosting service
• Propagate
• Post content
Register Your DomainRegister Your Domain
• With an Internet Registrar
– www.NetworkSolutions.com– www.GoDaddy.com
Steps to Getting OnlineSteps to Getting Online
• Register your domain
• Pick a web hosting service
• Connect the domain to the hosting service
• Propagate
• Post content
Pick a Web Hosting ServicePick a Web Hosting Service
• What to look for– Technical support– Space / bandwidth– Email– Security / backups
Pick a Web Hosting ServicePick a Web Hosting Service
• Required programming technologies– PHP– MySQL
• Other programming technologies– Active Server Pages (ASP)– Frontpage Extensions– Perl
Pick a Web Hosting ServicePick a Web Hosting Service
• Installable applications– Blogs– Content Management Systems– Forums– Storefronts
Pick a Web Hosting ServicePick a Web Hosting Service
• Examples– Local
• www.vtweb.com (Rutland)• www.eternitywebdev.com (South Burlington)
– National / International• www.ipage.com (Worldwide)• www.webhostingpad.com (Illinois)
Steps to Getting OnlineSteps to Getting Online
• Register your domain
• Pick a web hosting service
• Connect the domain to the hosting service
• Propagate
• Post content
Connect the Domain Connect the Domain to the Hosting Serviceto the Hosting Service
• Nameservers– From your web host– Entered at your domain registrar
Connect the Domain Connect the Domain to the Hosting Serviceto the Hosting Service
DNS DNS DNS
ISPHost
Host
Host
Host
ISP
ISP
ISP
User
User UserUser
User
User
Website
Website
Website
Website
Steps to Getting OnlineSteps to Getting Online
• Register your domain
• Pick a web hosting service
• Connect the domain to the hosting service
• Propagate
• Post content
PropagatePropagate
DNS DNS DNS
ISPHost
Host
Host
Host
ISP
ISP
ISP
User
User UserUser
User
User
Website
Website
Website
Website
Steps to Getting OnlineSteps to Getting Online
• Register your domain
• Pick a web hosting service
• Connect the domain to the hosting service
• Propagate
• Post content