Chapter 2. Choosing a Location for Your Site

Web Hosting

One of the most common questions people have when they set out to create a website is where to host it.

Remember that a website is a collection of web pages, graphics, script files, and anything else associated with the website. These files need to be stored on a computer that is accessible to other people. This computer that other people can access is also called a server or host. When a server stores your files and allows others to access them, it can be said to be hosting your website. Deciding ...

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