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Update 9.24.2010
It’s been a year since I posted the original entry documenting my experience with AKMG.  Long story short, it’s water under the bridge.

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What is Web Hosting?

Submitted by Nick on June 5, 2008 – 6:56 amNo Comment

What is Web Hosting? Web hosting: storing files on a webserver for the purpose of displaying those files to authorized users. Simply put, you rent space on someone’s server, copy your web pages to the server, and tell the server to display those pages whenever anyone asks for www.YourDomain.com

Hosting a website is almost identical to renting an apartment, here’s why:

Renting an apartment: Hosting
  • You do not own the property
  • They provide the apartment, you provide what’s inside the apartment
  • You typically cannot modify the apartment structure
  • You do not own the server
  • They provide the storage space on the server, you provide the site content
  • You typically are limited to what software and services the host provides

Most website owners will start out hosting with a 3rd party as opposed to buying a server and managing the site in-house. Sites like Godaddy, 1 and 1, and many others (tens of thousands) all offer specialized hosting services for those who wish to host their websites.

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