WWW

Viewing a Web page on the World Wide Web normally begins either by typing the URL of the page into a Web browser, or by following a hyperlink to that page or resource. The Web browser then initiates a series of communication messages, behind the scenes, in order to fetch and display it.

First, the server-name portion of the URL is resolved into an IP address using the global, distributed Internet database known as the domain name system, or DNS. This IP address is necessary to contact and send data packets to the Web server.

The browser then requests the resource by sending an HTTP request to the Web server at that particular address. In the case of a typical Web page, the HTML text of the page is requested first and parsed immediately by the Web browser, which will then make additional requests for images and any other files that form a part of the page. Statistics measuring a website's popularity are usually based on the number of 'page views' or associated server 'hits', or file requests, which take place.

Having received the required files from the Web server, the browser then renders the page onto the screen as specified by its HTML, CSS, and other Web languages. Any images and other resources are incorporated to produce the on-screen Web page that the user sees.

Website Hosting Maui - Finding a good home for your site

Web Hosting is a simple phrase for a not so simple service. This where you web site will 'Live' and be accessible to the Web Surfing public 24/7. It is basically a computer/Web Server that is on all the time and keep your 'address' so that the World Wide Web, and the public, will be able to find your site.

This is the easy explanation, but administering your web hosting service is not so simple. You will need to transfer your site to that computer after it is completed. If you need your site updated or edited it you will have to transfer it back to the appropriate directory.

You usually receive a email account with your hosting, but administering email accounts can be complicated. It is not as simple and strait forward as a Yahoo mail or Hotmail accounts. Also you may also need to redirect your emails, create multiple email account for different departments of your company and setup auto responders and redirect all of those email addresses.

With your Web Hosting services may need to change bandwidth settings, storage quota, passwords, if you have a product catalog, customer lists, track purchases or have a guest book with user accounts then that makes things even more complicated.

Your Web Hosting service also hosts your databases that link to you site. They will need to be built, edited, and transferred to the hosting site. Then they will need constant maintenance, updating users, changing prices, well you get the idea.

Most computer users are not going to have the time to learn how to do all of that setup and maintaining there web hosting services. It is best left to the professionals.

The Our Web Design Team on Maui is here to help you achieve this Internet presence, practically and affordably!