Setting up a web site online... 1

[JCruz063]

Hi all,

I'm nearly finished creating a web site and my boss wants to take it online right away. What does it take, in terms of software, hardware, connection, web address, etc to host a website and make it available on the web? (My boss wants to host the website himself). Can anybody tell me what the necessary steps are?

Thanks

JC

We don't see things as they are; we see them as we are. - Anais Nin

 

[rollout369]

First you have decide who is going to host the site. You can outsource this (there are many hosting companies) or do it in-hous. If you decide to do it your self, you'll need:

1. A static IP for your hosting computer
2. The hosting computer will need the static IP and server software (i.e., Microsoft IIS or Apache)
3. Once the machine is configured, your pages are stored and served from that machine.

If you have no experiece with setting up and maintaining a server, I would suggest you sign up with a hosting company. They'll be able to provide everything you need and some things you probably won't be able to provide (fast redundant connection, redundant power). C|Net provides a good list of hosts:

http://reviews.cnet.com/Web_hosting/2001-6540_7-0.html?tag=dir

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[JCruz063]

Thanks rollout!

JC

We don't see things as they are; we see them as we are. - Anais Nin