Lesson 4: A Trip to WebvilleWeb Hosts, FTP, Absolute Paths

Going Live on the Web In order for the world to see your website, it has to

be placed on a web server.

Uber-geeks set up their own servers using dedicated computers that stay online 24/7.

Most individuals and small companies utilize hosting services, sharing a server with many other domains.

Large companies have their own dedicated servers and IT teams to manage these servers.

Domain Names and Subdomains Besides having a web server, sites

also need domain names or subdomain directories.

Domain names are unique names for websites and have to be purchased: www.amazon.com, www.whitehouse.gov, www.saugatuckps.com.

Subdomains are less expensive: shsweb.weebly.com, www.accn.org/~alleganhs.org

Choosing a Web Host

Transferring Your Files to the Host Server

One common method of transferring files is to use an FTP application

FTP=File Transfer Protocol

Anatomy of a Web Address

http://www.starbuzzcoffee.com/index.html

http:// = HyperText Transfer Protocol a protocol is an agreed-upon method for transferring information from one computer to another, in this case, hypertext

www.starbuzzcoffee.com = website name (domain name)

/index.html = the slash takes us to the root folder where the default home page “index.html” is located. (index.html, home.html, default.html)

Absolute Paths An absolute path tells a

server how to get from your root folder to a particular page or file.

http://www.earlsautos.com/cars/new/inventory.html

Lesson 4: HyperlinkingLinking to other websites:

<a href=“http://buzz.headfirstlabs.com”>Caffeine Buzz</a>

Adding title attributes to links

<a href=“http://buzz.headfirstlabs.com” title=“Read all about caffeine on the Buzz”>Caffeine Buzz</a>

Lesson 4: HyperlinkingAdding a destination anchor

<h2><a id=“chai”>Chai Tea, $1.85</a>

Linking to a destination anchor

<a href=“index.html#chai”>See Chai Tea</a>

Lesson 4: HyperlinkingOpening a linked website in a new window using the target

attribute

<a target=“_blank” href=“http://buzz.headfirstlabs.com”></a>