{"product_id":"2940148329282","title":"How To Build a Website","description":"A Beginner's Crash Course 30 page e-book that that outlines in plain English the 5 major processes involved with building and managing a website.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom domain regitsration to uploading files to the web host, this PDF e-book provides an overview of webmastering in an easy-to-read format.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComes with rebranding software.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSite Structure\u003cbr\u003eBefore you can start to learn most new things, whether it\u003cbr\u003ebe learning to play a musical instrument or learning to\u003cbr\u003ebuild a website, it’s a good idea to know the fundamental\u003cbr\u003etheory behind WHY you are going to be doing WHAT you are\u003cbr\u003edoing.\u003cbr\u003eFor web development, an important part of those\u003cbr\u003efundamentals is found in understanding the structure of a\u003cbr\u003ewebsite. That is, what components make up a website, where\u003cbr\u003ethey should be and how they get to where they will be\u003cbr\u003estored on the Internet. We’ll call it Understanding\u003cbr\u003eWebsite File Structure.\u003cbr\u003eFolders, Files and the public_html\u003cbr\u003eWhen working with website documents, it’s easy for the\u003cbr\u003ebeginner to be confused about the distinction between\u003cbr\u003ewebsite files.\u003cbr\u003eIn other words, websites are structured with many different\u003cbr\u003ekinds of files including (but not limited to) these:\u003cbr\u003e1. Web Pages – These are usually .html documents (but not\u003cbr\u003ealways)\u003cbr\u003e2. Images – These are usually .jpg, .gif, .png and .bmp\u003cbr\u003efiles\u003cbr\u003e3. Directories – These are folders that store website\u003cbr\u003efiles such as web pages and images (or any other web\u003cbr\u003edocument). They are usually used to organize the\u003cbr\u003estructure of the website.\u003cbr\u003e4. Digital Products – These can be software applications\u003cbr\u003eor e-books that users might download from a web site.\u003cbr\u003eThey are usually .exe, .pdf files - or .zip folders.\u003cbr\u003e5. Media – Web sites can also store and deliver streaming\u003cbr\u003emedia such as audios and videos. There are a number\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eof file types that fit this description and include\u003cbr\u003eaudio files that are .mp3, .wav and other common\u003cbr\u003eformats, or videos that are .mov, .wma, .mpeg and so\u003cbr\u003eforth.\u003cbr\u003ea. Another kind of “Media” file might be a .swf – or\u003cbr\u003eShockwave file. While technically, the browser\u003cbr\u003etreats .swf documents as image files, they can\u003cbr\u003eprovide a “media-type” experience that can have\u003cbr\u003eaudio and video animation. In fact, this is why\u003cbr\u003e.swf files are so popular. Because they can\u003cbr\u003eefficiently provide such an effect, while\u003cbr\u003e“costing” the website less resource – like an\u003cbr\u003eimage file would, these kinds of website files\u003cbr\u003ehave quickly become a standard in developing\u003cbr\u003esites that are far more interactive than less\u003cbr\u003eelaborate websites.\u003cbr\u003eBut understanding the difference between these file types\u003cbr\u003emay be as significant as knowing WHERE they are STORED on\u003cbr\u003eyour website.\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most important parts of understanding Site\u003cbr\u003eStructure, is understanding the use of the public_html\u003cbr\u003efolder.\u003cbr\u003eEvery web hosting account must have a folder (directory)\u003cbr\u003ethat is specifically used for storage of the website files.\u003cbr\u003eOn most web servers, this folder is almost always called\u003cbr\u003ethe public_html.\u003cbr\u003eThe public_html can also contain other folders. These\u003cbr\u003edirectories might be used to store and organize certain\u003cbr\u003etypes of files the webmaster want to arrange in such a way\u003cbr\u003ethat the Site Structure is easier to manage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdditionally, the public_html folder needs to contain a\u003cbr\u003edefault “home page” or “landing page” so that when the\u003cbr\u003ebrowser finds the public_html on a specific domain’s\u003cbr\u003ewebsite. It will have a page to land on.\u003cbr\u003eWhen a browser cannot find a specific page, it simply\u003cbr\u003edisplays the contents of the folder it has landed on. This\u003cbr\u003eis usually NOT what the webmaster wants his visitors to\u003cbr\u003esee.\u003cbr\u003eHere’s what a browser might display when there is no index\u003cbr\u003epage stored in the public_html:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe index page that is used in the public_html folder MUST\u003cbr\u003ebe called index.htm or index.html. 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