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| Simply
put web hosting, or
web site hosting,
is the process of
creating an internet
web site and allowing
others around the
world to view the
web site. A web hosting
provider is basically
a business which rents
space on its computers
(commonly these computers
are called servers.)
What happens is that
after a web site is
created, it is uploaded
or transferred to
the hosting provider's
server. The hosting
provider then allows
the world to view
the web site when
someone types in the
web address (or domain
name) of the internet
site. And then the
site (or specifically
the page) is sent
to the person requesting
to view the site.
Essentially, web hosting
can be defined as
providing space on
a server which allows
others to view your
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| How
Does it Works? |
| When
a site is on the server
it is controlled by
the software on the
computer; i.e., the
server software. Currently
over 60% of all servers
on the internet use
the server software
known as Apache server.
What happens is that
when a web site is
created on the server,
the server software
is told where the
web site is on the
hard disk and the
details of the account.
Then when a user types
in a domain name (web
site address) and
requests a specific
page from their internet
browser, that request
is sent to the web
hosting provider's
server where the web
site is located. The
server software then
finds the specific
site and page requested
in its list of details,
and figures out which
page the user wants
and then sends that
page to the user's
internet browser where
the page is displayed.
Basically, the server
software is the intermediary
between the files
on the server and
the browser requesting
the web pages. Server
software can process
millions and millions
of requests each day. |
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