Understanding Domain Names and Hosting Server Accounts
When starting a brand new website, you or your web designer will need to register a Domain Name and establish a Hosting Account on a server to get the website on the internet. But what are these things, and how do they work? This blog will explain what these important items are, and how they interact with each other.
The easiest way to explain Domain Names and Hosting is to think of a city. The City is divided into City Blocks, which each hold different Buildings containing your Stuff.
Here's a quick visual breakdown:
Internet (City) -> Hosting Server (City Block) -> Domain Name (your Building) -> Website Content (your Stuff)
City: The Internet
Definition: A series of servers that hold content for websites.
Example: A large City that is made up of millions of City Blocks, and contains billions of Buildings, each of which contains lots of Stuff.
City Block: Hosting Server
Definition: Location where different websites hold all of their content for users to view.
Example: A City Block. There can be many buildings on one city block. For you place your Building on a City Block, you will most likely have to pay a monthly fee.
Building: Domain Name
Definition: Name of your website. All files are placed under this one name. A domain name can only belong to one website, although one website can have multiple domain names that all go to the same location.
Example: The name of your Building on the City Block. All of your Stuff is placed in the building. The building belongs to you, so only you can put your things into it.
Your Stuff: Content
Definition: Web pages, or files that are used to make up a web page.
Example: The Stuff you put into each room of your Building.
For people to visit you in the city, you need to have a Building, and a City Block to put it on. This means for people to find your website on the internet, you need to register a Domain Name of your own, and pay for access to a Hosting Server to put all of your content on.
Several Locations to Register Domain Names:
GoDaddy.com
Register.com
Several Hosting Server Providers:
GoDaddy.com
InnerPlanet.com
The easiest way to explain Domain Names and Hosting is to think of a city. The City is divided into City Blocks, which each hold different Buildings containing your Stuff.
Here's a quick visual breakdown:
Internet (City) -> Hosting Server (City Block) -> Domain Name (your Building) -> Website Content (your Stuff)
City: The Internet
Definition: A series of servers that hold content for websites.
Example: A large City that is made up of millions of City Blocks, and contains billions of Buildings, each of which contains lots of Stuff.
City Block: Hosting Server
Definition: Location where different websites hold all of their content for users to view.
Example: A City Block. There can be many buildings on one city block. For you place your Building on a City Block, you will most likely have to pay a monthly fee.
Building: Domain Name
Definition: Name of your website. All files are placed under this one name. A domain name can only belong to one website, although one website can have multiple domain names that all go to the same location.
Example: The name of your Building on the City Block. All of your Stuff is placed in the building. The building belongs to you, so only you can put your things into it.
Your Stuff: Content
Definition: Web pages, or files that are used to make up a web page.
Example: The Stuff you put into each room of your Building.
For people to visit you in the city, you need to have a Building, and a City Block to put it on. This means for people to find your website on the internet, you need to register a Domain Name of your own, and pay for access to a Hosting Server to put all of your content on.
Several Locations to Register Domain Names:
GoDaddy.com
Register.com
Several Hosting Server Providers:
GoDaddy.com
InnerPlanet.com
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