Multimedia Designs .NET

Web Hosting

Web hosting companies have one or more computers set up as a web server. Each web server has an address known as an IP Address. These servers are set up to receive traffic to this address 24 hours a day so that anyone requesting to view a file residing on this machine will be able to view it at any time.

Once you have your web site built using either a Website Building Software application (or WYSIWYG) or you used the services of a professional Web Developer, you will need to publish your web site files to a web server so that they can be found on the internet. A web hosting company provides this service for a monthly fee determined by the specific needs of your web site. A web hosting company sets up the networking requirements to serve your web site to the internet 24 hours/day, points your domain name to the web site files and maintains the security of the machine from outside hacker attacks and viruses.

When selecting a web host that will serve your web pages you need to make sure they support the web programming language your web site was written in.  Although all web hosts support basic HTML static web pages, advanced programming languages like ASP.NET, PHP, C# or VB.NET need special software installed on the server to support these technologies. Therefore, before puchasing a web hosting plan, you need to make a decision on the programming languages that will be used for your web site.  For this reason, it is a good idea to have your web developer assist you in selecting which web hosting package to purchase. If you are going to design the web site yourself using a WYSIWYG program, like Site Studio, the web host company you select will depend which company provides the WYSIWYG you like the best.

WEB SITE HOSTING