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How the web works. DTC/ENGL 355 March 21, 2016. What this means for you. NO WEBPAGE is visible to the world until you save it onto a server. In this case, the BlueHost server space I purchased. What this means for you.
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How the web works DTC/ENGL 355 March 21, 2016
What this means for you NO WEBPAGE is visible to the world until you save it onto a server. In this case, the BlueHost server space I purchased.
What this means for you When there isn’t a .html file extension on an address (say, like www.kuurola.com/dog.html), the browser will look for the file index.html. For example, when I type www.kuurola.com it is looking for the index.html file in the kuurola.com root level (main) folder
What this means for you You need to care, and care deeply and in a detailed manner, about your file names and file structures.
Web Address Examples • Let’s say I have a folder called “dogs” located in my root folder of my webserver space (in this case, kuurola) • if I go to http://www.kuurola.com/dogs/ • the web browser will look for an index.html page and will return that to my web browser. • the browser will then render the HTML and return a webpage to me
Web Address Examples • http://www.kuurola.com/dogs/breeds.html • Where would we find this file?
Web Address Examples • http://www.kuurola.com/dogs/cats/ • Where would we find this file?
Your Address • IF you use the AML server, your address will be • http://studentweb.engl.wsu.edu/yourname/ • IF you use a web hosting service, you can choose your domain name, and your address will be • http://www.yourdomainname.com
What this means for you DO NOT use spaces, symbols, or capital letters in your file or folder names http://www.kuurola.com/dogs%20and%20cats!.html (this is what a file called “dogs and cats!” would look like as a web address)
What this means for you DO NOT use spaces, symbols, or capital letters in your file or folder names http://www.kuurola.com/Dogsandcats4ever.html (do you want to try to remember which letters you chose to capitalize in your file names? I think not. Lower case. Live it)
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