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Website Hosting A Domain

doc title: Website Hosting A Domain
orig date: 03-15-97
last update: 05-19-04

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A domain name is the basis of identity for businesses or groups on the Internet. It is used to refer to a business or group when sending email or surfing the web. In most instances the domain name is the last two elements in a web or email address. For example, 'www.greenapple.com' has the domain name 'greenapple.com'. Other examples of domain names are 'ibm.com', 'yahoo.com' and 'microsoft.com'.

Website hosting a domain enables the domain holder to send and receive email addressed with their domain name, brand a website with the domain name, and utilize other important features. This document describes technical aspects of Green Apple's website hosting service.

Apache Hosting vs. IIS Hosting

Green Apple has two web server platforms available for website hosting, Apache and IIS. By default, websites are hosted on Apache. The table below highlights website hosting characteristics of each platform:

	Apache	IIS
Operating System	Unix/Linux	Windows
Scripting Language	PHP	ASP
CGI Access	Yes	No
Server-side Includes	Yes	No
FrontPage Server Extension	Yes	Yes. The server extensions have somewhat more functionality in IIS than on Apache.
Access to HTTP Logs	Yes	No
Optional database	Mysql	Access
Directory Structure	<home> / \ httpd_logs public_html \| / \ access_log web pages cgi-bin

Managing Website Files

There are two ways for managing the files which make up your website: FrontPage and FTP..

Using FrontPage

Start FrontPage (assuming FrontPage 2000).
Select File >> Open Web.
Enter Folder Name: http://www.mydomain.com
Open.
You will be prompted for your user name (i.e., login name) and password. Enter them and hit OK.

This will connect you directly to your website. When you save a file, it automatically saves on the server. Alternatively, you can develop your web pages off-line and import them. To import, connect to your website as provided in steps above, then select File >> Import.

Using FTP

If you develop web pages offline (i.e., not using FrontPage), you will need an FTP application to move them onto the server. Ws-FTP and CuteFTP are two popular FTP applications in Windows; Fetch is a popular FTP application in Macintosh.

You need to put the website files into the directory 'public_html'. Use the following values to connect to your website with FTP

    Host: ftp.mydomain.com [use your domain name]
    User Name: <your login>
    Password: <your password>

The lead document of your website (that is, the one which is opened first) needs to be called 'default.htm', 'index.htm' or 'index.html'.

For info on configuring your email reader to use your domain name, click here.

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