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Basics |
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(1)
Websites are created using HTML codes, and sometimes with Java script. When
viewed with a browser like Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator they
then appear as words and graphics all nicely formatted. They can all be
put on a lengthy single page, or split into several pages which are linked.
(By clicking on wording or an object, the browser is made to jump to a particular
location on the same webpage, or another page, or to a completely different
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Browsers |
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HTML
code can be written with a word processor, or more easily by using a webpage
creation tool or program. Both Netscape and Internet Explorer provide such
tools free with their browsers (called Netscape Composer and Frontpage Express,
respectively). More sophisticated programs like Frontpage or Dreamweaver
can be purchased |
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For a website to actually appear on the Internet (rather than just on
a computer or network), then website hosting is needed. A server connected
permanently to the Internet stores the webpages and, if the location address
is known, anyone can access those pages with a browser. |
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Web
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Some
hosting companies, like
KBS,
provide a webpage creation program. |
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Dreamweaver |
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Should
you want to write or add to the code yourself, then there are reference
books available to help. |
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Web
Design Books |
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Design
Aids and Utilities |
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The following link to sites that may be useful for creating a website. EconomicHosting.com
will look out for other
potentially useful sites and from time to time add them to this section. |
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NetJane |
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ZDnet
Script Library |
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WebMonkey |
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Uploading
to a Website |
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(4)
Once webpages have been created and a website host has been obtained, the
webpages need to be uploaded to the website. File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
programs are provided by some webpage design packages, like Dreamweaver.
Otherwise, a program like Ipswitch's WS_FTP could be used. |
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Click
the above for the free version of WS_FTP (WS_FTP_LE). WS_FTP_PRO can be bought
if you are not eligible for the free version.
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Email |
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(5)
A domain name can be used as an email address, eg enq@yourname.com. Mail
sent to such an address can be redirected to an existing email address,
such as that provided by your ISP, or delivered to "mailboxes"
that come with your website hosting. |
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EconomicHosting.com
provides email redirection
(forwarding) free with its hosting plans. However,
mailboxes can also be purchased
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Mail
in a "mailbox" can be viewed directly, downloaded using a program
like Outlook Express, or collected using the "check other mail"
feature provided by Yahoo, Hotmail etc. |
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Adding
a Counter to Your Site |
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(6) A counter,
like the one to the right, can often be added to your webpage to record visitor
statistics. This feature comes free with Economic Hosting's own packages,
being one of several free cgi functions that are provided. Other functions
include Mailform - which allows a form on a website to be completed by a visitor,
and then submitted to a pre-selected email address.
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No
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