How do we setup a website?

#2 Website Building/Coding

Today’s topic is website conception , and we’re going to explore the essential steps involved in building a website !

There are 4 essential steps to follow when designing a website :

Step 1: Host

Step 2 Domain Registration

Step 3: Build Webpage

Step 4: ‘Put’Files

STEP 1 : HOST

When you decide to create a website, you must first choose a hosting company to store your website files on their servers,like ICDSoft for example.
When you buy a hosting plan from ICDSoft (or any other hosting company), you get space on their servers where you can store your website files, as well as other tools and services to manage your site.

STEP 2 : DOMAIN REGISTRATION

When you want to use a specific domain name for your website , you need to :

Purchase: You purchase the right to use this domain name. This means you pay a fee for exclusive control of the domain name.

Registration : Once you’ve purchased the domain name, you must officially register it with an organization called a domain registrar. Go Daddy is one of the world’s best-known domain registrars.

STEP 3 : BUILD WEB PAGE

Once you’ve purchased a domain name and associated it with your hosting service, you’ll need to create the actual web page.

A web page is generally made up of several files, including :

• HTML file: This is the main file containing the textual content of your page, such as text, links and basic structure.

• CSS file: define the layout and visual style of your web page.

• JavaScript files : JavaScript files are used to add interactive functionality to your website.

Your website files are organized in a folder structure on your hosting server.

STEP 4 : PUT FILES

This step involves transferring the files you’ve created for your website from your local computer to the web server where your site will be hosted.

After you’ve created your website files, such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and media (images, videos, etc.) on your local computer, you need to transfer them to the web server.

usually done using file transfer software called an FTP (File Transfer Protocol)