Web Hosting

STEP 1 - Introduction

Aim
Aim of this blog is to explain how a website can be created.

What I Am Going To Explain
In this blog I am explaining you how to create a simple website and host it on the Internet. (Please note when i mean a simple website i mean a very basic one. It displays only your name, an image and something called as Hyperlink which i will explain later.)

Who Can Create A Website
From my point of view if basics are explained clearly anybody who knows English, a little bit of computers and has some common sense can create a basic website in 1 or 2 days. If you have to create a professional website then you have to put in some hard work(3 to 4 months at least).

Steps That We Are Going To Follow
* First we create a 2 page website and host it on our local desktop or laptop computer.
* Second we upload the same 2 page website on the internet.

STEP 2 - Creating A Simple 2 Page WebSite

Let us first create our 2 page website. Its very easy. Follow the steps shown below and you have your 2 page website ready.

STEP 1 (Creating Our 2 Page Website folder)
Create a folder by name "Simple" on your C:\ drive. That is your folder path will be "C:\Simple".
(Note: Folder name and path can be anything you want it to be on your system.)


STEP 2 (Copying any one image that we have in the Website folder)
If you have any image with you copy it in the website folder and rename it to Circle , i.e the image path would be C:\Simple\Circle.jpg.


STEP 3 (Creating 2 separate .txt files which will subsequently be the 2 web pages for our website.)
We have created the necessary structure to create our website, no let us start the process of creating the 2 would be web pages for our website.

• First let us create two .txt files by name Index.txt and Page2.txt in our website folder "Simple".

Create a New Text Document.

Rename the file to Index.txt

Create Page2.txt file in the same way as we created Index.txt


STEP 4 (Adding HTML Code To Our Would Be Web Pages)
Till now we have created and accumulated all the necessary folders and files required for our website. Its now time to add HTML code to our would be Web Pages.

• Open Index.txt file and add the code as displayed in the image below.

(Note: We all know that if we have to build a house we first need to put a foundation, in similar fashion if we have to build a web page we need to create a foundation. The image above displays the foundation of a web page. You will find this foundation piece of code in almost all the web pages you see on the internet. But since a Professional Web pages have so much HTML code in it, that it becomes difficult to see this foundation. But believe me this foundation exists in almost all the Web Pages you can find on internet.)

• Modify the above Index.txt file to add your name and web page title to our first would be Web Page.

• Modify the above code to change your name to a hyperlink. (Hyperlinks are HTML tags which allow us to navigate between the web pages.)

Note: Code should be exactly same as shown above

• Alright coding part for "Index.txt" is over now lets start coding for "Page2.txt" which is our second page in the website. Open Page2.txt and add the code shown in the image below and save the file.

Note: Code should be exactly same as shown above.

• After writing our code in both the .txt files its time now to convert these files into Web Pages. To convert them into Web Pages rename the files to "Index.html" and "Page2.html". Once you rename them an Internet Explorer images will appear on both the files. The image below shows both the files after they are converted to Web Pages.

Note: These are the final contents of our 2Page website

Congratulations we have just finished creating our 2Page website.

STEP 3 - View Our Website From Desktop Or Laptop

So far we have successfully created our 2Page website in the previous section. Now its time to see our website. Open Internet Explorer and type the following URL C:\Simple\Index.html and click enter.

The web page will open as shown in the image below.

Once you click on your name you will be redirected to Page2.html as shown below in the image.

When you click on Go Back button you will be redirected back to Index page.

STEP 4 - Some Basics About Hosting A Website On Internet

Minimum Requirements For Hosting A Web Site:
- Domain Name.
- Memory Space On Internet.


What Is a Domain Name:
A domain name uniquely identifies a web site on the internet. All of the following are examples of very famous domain names:
www.google.com
www.blogger.com
www.gmail.com
www.yahoo.com
www.rediffmail.com


What Is Memory Space On Internet:
In order to access website pages files through internet we need to put our files in places (memory space) were internet based softwares can find them. Usually these internet based softwares are very costly and cannot be owned by all, therefore we have Internet Service Providers (ISP's). ISP's sell memory space to website developers where they can copy their respective website with all its pages and with the help of there internet based softwares our website pages can be accessed through internet.


How Can I Get a Domain Name and Memory Space:

• Visit any of the Internet Service Providers website (Eg:www.net4.in).
• Create your account information.
• Check if your required domain name exists. If exists buy that domain name and also buy some space for the same.
• Note this contract needs to be renewed time to time as mentioned in the contract
• Once we have purchased a domain name and Memory space the Internet Service Provider will provide us with the following 3 things:

- IP Address (Eg: 186.65.89.76)
- User Name
- Password

Please keep this information with you while uploading your website files on internet.

STEP 5 - Uploading Our 2 Page Website On Internet

One More Thing That We Need
Now that we have purchased all the necessary things required to upload a website on internet we need only one more thing, that is we need a FTP software which will allow us to transfer files from our local system to our memory space that we purchased on internet. You can download a software by name FileZilla. (It is freely available for download on internet.) Once you download and install FileZilla a short cut will be created on the desktop as shown below.



What All We Have Right Now

• A 2Page fully functional website.
• Assumed the we have purchased a domain name and memory space by following the steps mentioned earlier.
• We have been provided with an IP Address, UserName and Password by the Internet Service Provider(ISP).

For Eg:
- 177.71.216.136
- maswoodkhan
- password123

• We also have downloaded and installed FileZilla Client.

Note: For explanation purpose i am using my personalwww.385yards.com domain.


Let Us Upload Our Web site On Internet

Step 1: Open filezilla and enter your IP Address, Username and Password given by the Internet Service Provider(ISP) as shown below in the image.

Step 2: Once you click on quick connect you will be taken to your web site directory as shown in the image below. The directory listing shown on the left hand side is that of your local computer and the directory listing shown on the right hand side is that of our Web site directory, which we purchased earlier.

Step 3: From your local computers directory listing on the left hand side browse to our 2Page website folder as shown in the image below.

Step 4: Finally we upload the files into our website directory by selecting all the files - Right Click - Select upload as shown in the image below.

Step 5: All the web pages will be transferred from our local system to the website directory, as shown in the image below.

Step 6: Finally our web site is ready to be viewed by all over the internet. Now we can see our website by opening an internet explorer and typing www.385yards.com in the URL Space. See the images below.

STEP 6 - Suggestions

REFERENCES
If you want to become a professional website designer please visit the site www.w3schools.com. You can learn HTML with very good support features.

385yards.com
The website which we just created will be transformed into a professional website soon. How ever our basic program will still be visible.

Create Yahoo Account

How to Set up a Yahoo! Mail Account

A variety of email accounts can be handy. It's great to keep a personal email that you only give to friends, a business email that you only give to associates, a "trusted provider" email that you give to companies you trust not to sell your name, and the risky list—when you're just not sure who you're giving your name to. To manage these, it's important to have an email provider you trust.

Yahoo! is one of the Web's most reliable and long-standing email providers, and it's no wonder— it's free, it's fast, and it's easy to set up in a jiffy. Enjoy the efficiency of corresponding in style and security with your new Yahoo! Mail account.

EditSteps

1. 1
   Go to Yahoo.com. In the top right is a Mail link. Click that to begin the email signup process, or click Yahoo! Mail.
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   Click on the Create New Account button. It's that ginormous yellow button near the top right of the Yahoo! home page, next to the even-more-ginormous ad.
   
   
   
   
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   Choose your login. You can also choose to sign in with your Facebook or Google account. Instead of clicking Create New Account, click the Facebook or Google login buttons to create a Yahoo! email address. Once you've linked your Facebook or Google username and allowed the connection, you will fill out the rest of the Yahoo! Mail signup form.
   
   
   
   
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   Enter your basic info. Fill in your name, gender, birthday, country, language, and postal code in the appropriate fields.
   
   
   
   
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   Create a Yahoo! ID and password. Make it one that you will be comfortable using for a long time, as this will identify you to your email recipients. Remember that you can use numbers and letters and even a single dot.
   • Type the Yahoo! ID of your choice in the field provided, and then select one of 3 domains: yahoo.com, ymail.com, and rockemail.com. Verify the availability of your username/domain combination by clicking the Check button to the right.You may have to think of an alternative username if your top choice is already taken by another Yahoo! user.
   • Choose a password when you have successfully entered a unique username. Passwords must be at least 6 characters long and keep in mind that passwords are case-sensitive. You will be asked to type your password twice to ensure accuracy.
     
     
     
     
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   Add secure mental backup. In case you forget your login or password (yes, it happens), enter an alternate email address, and pick 2 secret questions from the pop-down menus. #*After you've selected your questions, enter the correct answer—one that you are not likely to forget. Yahoo! will ask you this question if you should forget your password in the future, in order to verify that you are the correct user.
   
   
   
   
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   Verify you are not a robot. Enter the visual code that only humans (with warped glasses) can read. Type the characters shown in the last section of the registration page, into the field provided.
   
   
   
   
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   Read the Terms of Service. Doesn't everybody? Thoroughly examine every page till the end or till your eyes glaze over, and then print a copy for your records.
   • Select Create My Account
   
   

Searching with Google

Expert Google Search Tips

1. Explicit Phrase:
   Lets say you are looking for content about internet marketing.  Instead of just typing internet marketing into the Google search box, you will likely be better off searching explicitly for the phrase.  To do this, simply enclose the search phrase within double quotes.

Example: "internet marketing"

2. Exclude Words:
   Lets say you want to search for content about internet marketing, but you want to exclude any results that contain the term advertising.  To do this, simply use the "-" sign in front of the word you want to exclude.

Example Search: internet marketing -advertising

3. Site Specific Search:
   Often, you want to search a specific website for content that matches a certain phrase.  Even if the site doesn’t support a built-in search feature, you can use Google to search the site for your term. Simply use the "site:somesite.com" modifier.

Example: "internet marketing" site:www.smallbusinesshub.com

4. Similar Words and Synonyms:
   Let’s say you want to include a word in your search, but want to include results that contain similar words or synonyms.  To do this, use the "~" in front of the word.

Example: "internet marketing" ~professional

5. Specific Document Types:
   If you’re looking to find results that are of a specific type, you can use the modifier "filetype:".  For example, you might want to find only PowerPoint presentations related to internet marketing.

Example: "internet marketing" filetype:ppt

6. This OR That:
   By default, when you do a search, Google will include all the terms specified in the search.  If you are looking for any one of one or more terms to match, then you can use the OR operator.  (Note: The OR has to be capitalized).

Example: internet marketing OR advertising

7. Phone Listing:
   Let’s say someone calls you on your mobile number and you don’t know who it is.  If all you have is a phone number, you can look it up on Google using the phonebook feature.

Example: phonebook:617-555-1212 (note: the provided number does not work – you’ll have to use a real number to get any results).

8. Area Code Lookup:
   If all you need to do is to look-up the area code for a phone number, just enter the 3-digit area code and Google will tell you where it’s from.

Example: 617

9. Numeric Ranges:
   This is a rarely used, but highly useful tip.  Let’s say you want to find results that contain any of a range of numbers.  You can do this by using the X..Y modifier (in case this is hard to read, what’s between the X and Y are two periods.)  This type of search is useful for years (as shown below), prices, or anywhere where you want to provide a series of numbers.

Example: president 1940..1950

10. Stock (Ticker Symbol):
    Just enter a valid ticker symbol as your search term and Google will give you the current financials and a quick thumb-nail chart for the stock.

Example: GOOG

11. Calculator:
    The next time you need to do a quick calculation, instead of bringing up the Calculator applet, you can just type your expression in to Google.

Example: 48512 * 1.02

12. Word Definitions:
    If you need to quickly look up the definition of a word or phrase, simply use the "define:" command.

Example: define:plethora

Create Gmail Account

HOW TO: Create a Gmail account?

QUICK STEP-1....

1. Go to the Gmail homepage.
   
   
   
   
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   Click "Create an Account."
   
   
   
   
3. 3
   Fill in the information that you are asked for. You will need to choose your username, which will be your email address. You may have to have a few backup usernames at hand, because every username must be unique.
   
   
   
   
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   Scroll down, and fill in the remaining information.
   
   
   
   
   • You will need to provide your current email address, so that Google can send you an email if it looks like someone has hacked your account, or if you forget your password. #*Fill in the captchas, and agree to the terms of service.
   • Click Next Step.
5. 5
   Add a profile photo if you would like by clicking add profile photo. If you would like to skip that step, click Next Step.
   
   
   
   
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   You're ready to go! Click Get Started to explore your new Gmail account.
   
   
   

Eazy...........steps...

STEP 1: Type www.gmail.com in your address bar

STEP 2: Click the “Create an account >>” button

STE3 3: Fill up the signup form with the following instructions

How to create a GMail account

STEP 4: Fill up your First and Last Name

STEP 4a : (1)Fill up the desired username that you want to maintain during login. For example in                                                                          larrypage@gmail.com “larrypage” is the Username

STEP 4b: (2)Click to check the availability of your username. On unavailability of the username Gmail shows                                                  you suggestion to pick one from them

STEP 4c : (3)Choose a secured password for your account and re-type it

Tips to choose a secured password

STEP 4d : (4)Web History is enabled by default. Uncheck the box to disable Web History

“Google Web History keeps a track of all your search queries and provides more customized search results. You can check out Google Web History”

STEP 4e : (5)Select a security question or type your own one and provide an answer to the question. This helps                                              you to get back your account when you forget your password

(6)Enter a primary e-mail id which allows you to reset your password in case you forget it

STEP 4f : (7)Enter the alphabets in the box which makes sure that you are human and not a bot/automated                                                     script

STEP 4g : (8)Read the terms and conditions and click the button on accepting to create the account

STEP 5: Mobile Verification

STEP 5a:Select your country and enter your mobile number

How to create a GMail account

STEP 5b:In a few seconds you will receive a message from Google containing the Google Verification Code

NOTE: The same mobile number can be used to verify multiple Google accounts

How to create a GMail account?

STEP 6:After the mobile pass code confirmation you will be taken to the Gmail introduction page. Click the “Show my account” button and you are done

How to create a GMail account?