| So, how does web hosting work? How do people | | | | Server information for your domain name. The DNS |
| really "find' your website? | | | | address uses your domain name and an IP address |
| Web hosting is the means to storing all the | | | | as the official "location" of your site. After all, all |
| information files that make up a website. Every page | | | | those files of data have to be stored somewhere, |
| of every website needs to be stored as data files. | | | | right? This address tells the internet browser where |
| How web hosting works is by storing these files in | | | | it's stored. |
| servers to be accessed by web browsers. Web | | | | Your site is officially set up on your end, so now how |
| hosting has become big business and can be | | | | does web hosting work when you people try to |
| confusing to people starting a website. | | | | access your site? |
| The first step is to select yourself a fancy domain | | | | When someone types your domain name into their |
| name. Your domain will be the name of your new site | | | | web browser, the browser follows the DNS address |
| so try and choose something on topic, shorter and | | | | connected with the domain name. The DNS address |
| to the point. You will register your domain name with | | | | tells the browser the IP address of the web hosting |
| the web hosting service provider that you choose so | | | | service provider you subscribed to. The web browser |
| no one else can use your name. | | | | then uses that information to find the server that is |
| How does web hosting work from here? | | | | housing your site's data files. The data files are |
| Now comes the technical part of everything works | | | | accessed and then displayed on the visitor's browser. |
| together and where you set the Domain Name | | | | |