Overview of Web Publishing

Overview of Web Publishing

After developing the web site is necessary to upload it on the web server. To upload the site all that is needed is FTP access to the host. The hosting service provider will provide username and password to access the server . The command line ftp command is used to upload the site.

Web Space :

Web space is a composite word that has worked its way into common usage Due to it having no strict definition , web space has several subtly different meanings. The context of usage usually indicates the meaning in its simplest sense web space indicates disk space used to store web pafges and other contents that one can access through the internet. For instance, an internet service provider(ISP) usually gives each customer a small amount of web space. A customer can use the web space to host a personal web page or they can use it as a form of storage which they can access through any internet capable computer .

Domain Name :

A Domain Name is an identification string that defines a realm of administrative autonomy, authority, control on the internet. Domain names are formed by the rules and procedures of the Domain Name System(DNS). Technically, any name registered in the DNS is a Domain Name . Domain Names are used in various networking context and applications specific naming and addressing purposes. In general, a domain name represents an internet protocol (IP) resources such as personal computers used to access internet, a server computer hosting a web site, or the website itself or any their services communicated via the internet.

Hosting the Website:

Web hosting is the most widespread hosting service. It allows a website to be assessable on the internet 24 hours a day 365 days a year. The website itself is being hosted on a web server most often located in a specialized data center. The web server offers uninterrupted internet connectivity , a certain set of software packages, which offers additional services such as email, FTP, databases as well as an environment for utilizing different programming languages such as Perl, php, Java, XHTML, HTML and others .