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HOW to be your
OWN WEBMASTER
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Why do I need a website?
• who is my audience?
• what is my purpose?
• what can a website do for me that other media cannot?
• Do I really have time for this?
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What do I need from a hosting company?
• storage
• bandwidth
• performace
• price
• service
• specific technologies?– PHP, ASP, MySQL
• number of databases?
• one-click installs?
• media streaming
• shell/ VPS / WebDAV
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TYPES of HOSTING PLANS
• Shared hosting
• VPS - virtual private server
• Managed services
– Dedicated server
– Co-location
• BEWARE the reseller!
More information
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What Software do I need?
• FTP client• RAW Text editor
– Textmate, TextWrangler, Notepad
• Firefox with extensions– Developer toolbar– Firebug– Colorzilla– Measure it
• Apache distribution for your
testing environment– MAMP or XAMP
• Image Editor– Photoshop, Graphic Convertor
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How Do I Register my Domain name?
1. Check to see if someone owns your domain. Maybe choose another?• Do a WHOIS Lookup:
• dnsstuff.com• Networksolutions.com
2. BUY IT: register your domain name with a registrar• .com = godaddy $6.99 USD• .ca = reg.ca $14.95
3. Point your registrars’ name servers to your hosts’ DNS server (with a CNAME record)• WAIT: Once you've told one particular DNS
server about your new domain, it will have to transfer that information to all the other servers on the internet, which could take a couple of days. So be aware that your new domain won't necessarily be working instantly.
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Security Certificates
You need a certificate if you want to:
• Host an anonymous FTP site
• Conduct e-commerce
• Encrypt email from your domain
• Secure the submission of users’ personal information
– names, dates of birth, drivers license #, addresses, etc.
In order to conduct secure transactions, you will need to purchase a security certificate. This is
basically an algorithm that authenticates and encrypts data between a user's browser and your
server. The algorithm is encoded and decoded with a key. Users are increasingly demanding
security from recognized certificate brands. Current industry leaders are Thawte, Geotrust, and
Verisign.
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Why open source software packages
• Open source is great and FREE
• Instead of coding, you’ll be configuring
• Help is always close at hand online in forums and documention
• opensourcecms.com – test all packages before you install !!!
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Joomla! CMS and community web platform
FEATURES• WYSIWYG web-based editor• Templates and extensions
(not all are free)• Polls• Blog
TYPICAL USES• Small business websites• Non-profit and
organizational websites• Corporate intranets and
extranets
example sites: SamuelLJackson.com, girlscantwhat.com, imperium.ph
joomla.org
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Drupal CMS and community web platform
FEATURES• Advanced user managent and
permission based feature access• Node based flat architecture• News (RSS) Aggregator• Polls• Multi-lingual• Collaborative book• Searching• Extensive online help• Web-based administration• Themes and templates• 100s of modules
TYPICAL USES• Content Management• Blog• Discussion-based community• Collaborative environments
example sites: The onion, Terminus1525, Spread Firefox, Project Opus, BBC The World, 43folders, more…
Is Drupal right for you? More about drupal
drupal.org
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phpBB bulletin board/forum
FEATURES• Private messages with
attachments• Advanced moderation• Private forums or topics• Search• Advanced user management• Registration options• Custom profiles• themes
TYPICAL USES• Interest-based communities• Support forums• Development
example sites: mozillazine.com,area51
phpBB.com
More about phpBB
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Wordpress blogging software
FEATURES• Multi-paged posts• File/picture support• Auto-saved drafts• User management• Configurable sidebar• Lots of great themes• Many extensions
– Easily set up a podcast
• Dynamic page generation• Web-based admin
– Edit themes in browser
TYPICAL USES• Blogs• Podcast sites• Personal homepages
example sites: icanhascheezburger, lifehack, CNN Political Ticker, andrewmallis.com
More features More about Wordpress
wordpress.org
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Gallery photosharing web application
FEATURES• Supports unlimited galleries and
albums• Slideshows, printing, • Rating & comments• E-commerce• Many themes (not many beautiful)
• Manipulate, rotate, resize images online
• Set size and quality defaults• Auto-watermarking• IPTC aware• Multilingual (over 30 language translations)
• Multiple upload methods– iPhoto plugin– Stand-alone Gallery Remote application
• Easily embedded into other CMS like Drupal, Wordpress, phpBB, Joomla
• Supports movies too!
TYPICAL USES• Portfolio site• Personal photo gallery
example sites: andrewmallis.com
More features
gallery2.org
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Ruby on Rails web application framework
FEATURES• Rapid prototyping• Simple programming language• Easy AJAX• Customizable applications• NOT for the beginner
TYPICAL USES• Web applications• Collaborative environments• E-commerce
example sites: basecamp, shopify
Video demos tutorials
rubyonrails.org
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QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?
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THANK THANK YOU!YOU!