3.

02H Publishing a Website

3.02 Develop webpages.

Before Publishing
Check spelling

Spelling errors can turn visitors away from site.

Use web editors spell checking utility or copy

text to a word processor to check for spelling
errors.

Check relative and absolute links to make

sure they work properly.

Common link errors:

Forward slash in relative link

http:// before a relative link

Mistyping a web address using wrong case or mistaking

a _ for a blank space

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Check site in multiple
browsers.
Check

site in Internet Explorer,

Opera, Firefox, etc.

Notice

differences and adjust as

necessary.

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Validate source code.

Validating checks for errors in HTML code such as:

Tags spelled incorrectly

Tags left open

Validating does not find spelling errors in text.

Some validators correct errors while others just

highlight the error.

Many web editors contain internal validating

utilities.

For sites created in a text editor, validating is

available online and via free downloads.

Example: http://validator.w3.org/

Choose a Web Host

A web host is also called a web server.

A computer that stores web page files.

Sends webpages to viewers over the Internet

upon request.

Types:

Free

Shared

Dedicated

ISP is most common web host.

Usually package Internet access, email, and limited

web site storage for its customers

Can be a solution for personal or small business use

Free Web Hosts

Good for family,

hobby or personal
sites with low traffic.

Advantages

No cost

May include free email account

May include online web editor with GUI

Disadvantages

No personalized domain names; usually combines

the free sites URL with the path to specific site.

Limited storage space.

Limited technical support.

Allows pop-up advertising in exchange for hosting

site.

Shared Web Hosts

Good for small

businesses websites
with average traffic

Advantages

Low cost because it is shared with others.

Own domain name.

Better technical support.

Disadvantages

Restrictions on traffic volume (more traffic

costs more money!)

Offers many options such as email,

database support and multiple web editor
compatibility.

Dedicated Web Hosts

Good for large

businesses with high
traffic and multiple
domain names.

Advantages

Website is hosted on its own server

not shared with others.

Very powerfulcan accommodate any

kind
of software.
Disadvantages

Very expensive

Requires high-level computer skills.

Comparing Web Hosts

Cost

What can the customer afford?

Storage

How much storage space can the customer

afford?

What size is the site?

Check the cumulative size of the root folder if no web

editor.

Reliability

Are backup servers in place to host site when

main server is offline?

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(Continued)

Traffic

Does the host allow a maximum number

of hits per billing cycle?

What is the fee for exceeding the traffic

allowance if the site becomes popular?

File transfer technology

(ftp, webDAV, editor compatibility)

Some hosts do not support some web

editors and may require the use of their
ftp program.

Obtain a Domain Name

Domain names can be registered for a fixed
period of time (usually 1 year but no more than 10
years).

ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names

and Numbers) maintains a list of accredited
registrars.

Registrars are the only companies allowed to

assign domain names.

Registration cost vary but are generally between

$10 and $35 although some web hosts will
register the domain for free.

ICANN manages InterNIC, a searchable list of URLs.

Has a WhoIs feature that provides information

regarding the registered owner and the registrar
that assigned the domain name.

Publish!
Upload files to a web host.

Know protocol being used.

FTPFile Transfer Protocol

Non-secure transfer that doesnt encrypt access

password or allow data encryption during transfer

WebDAV-Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning

Secure file transfer that uses Web Folders to encrypt

password and data during transfer; useful when using
multiple authors to create site

Does the host require an external uploading

application?

Does the host accept internal uploading utilities

from web editing programs like Microsoft
Expression Web or Dreamweaver?

Publish!
Site too large?
Reduce

number and/or size of

multimedia files.
Reduce number and/or size of
images.
Edit pages and remove links to files
that no longer exist.
Remove unnecessary files from host
server.
Pay for additional storage space.