Uploading Your Website

Becoming Part of the World Wide Web.

Alright, so now you have some files, and you want everyone else to see them. What you need now is a place to put your website; you need a host, and a domain name. A host provides the space on the internet to place your files on, and a domain name is the address you will use to access your site, Site-Noob is hosted by HostGator.com and is located at sitenoob.com, our domain name, on behalf of GoDaddy.com, a Domain Registrar.

Hosting and acquiring a domain address can either be free, or cost money, it depends on what kind of Web Site you are creating. If your hosting a simple, small (file-sized) website, you can find a free host, such as 50webs.com. Most Free Hosting Providers do not support many scripts, or interactive features in a Website. For this reason, if your Trying to create a Blog (such as SiteNoob.com), or a Forum , you will most likely need to go with a Paid Host.  Again, If you have a giant website, which requires tons of bandwidth (Data-Usage), and you need My SQL (a type of Database), your best off to go with a Paid Host. Though there are a couple of free hosts which offer these features, they are very hard to find.

Next, domain names, most hosts, free or paid, provide free Sub Domains. A Sub Domain’s address will look like your-site.your-hosts-name.com. Remember, these Sub Domains are free; however, most people want their own personal domain names. I you want your own domain name (your-site.com), you will have to buy it. However, don’t get your panties in a bunch, domain names aren’t to hard on the wallet, they are relatively cheap, usually under $8. You can purchase a domain name from various websites, known as Domain Registrars, such as Go-Daddy, and many others.

Anyway however, you decide to host, and provide a domain for your site, you may begin uploading your files, and setting up your website on the WWW.

Usually there are two ways a host allows you to upload files, either through a browser based upload client found on Your Host’s C-Panel, or through FTP (File Transfer Protocol). You can upload through FTP by using one of many FTP programs. I am currently using Core FTP Lite, which is a simple, and free FTP Client. Below is a image of Core FTP Lite, it is very basic, but it does the job well. You can Checkout other FTP Programs Here: FTP Program Downloads.

To actually upload files using FTP you need to know site information such as your Host Address, and the username and password assigned specifically for your FTP account. To obtain this information consult the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) Section of your host, or contact Support at your Host’s Website.