Angela wonders what hosting is
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Written by Fernando Galvan
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In the previous chapter , when we left Angela, she had decided to start an online craft store. To learn how to do it, she has signed up for a private online course on e-commerce . The teacher who teaches the course is a very attentive young man called Íñigo. Right now, Angela and Íñigo are discussing the details of Angela's business project. Íñigo asks her if she has already decided on which hosting she wants to install her online store. Angela, who has no experience in designing a website, asks him:
What is hosting?:
Íñigo answers with a comparison: Imagine you want to open a physical store. You would have to open it in a premises, a building that occupies a physical space. On the Internet it is similar, except egypt phone data that we call the premises hosting and instead of occupying a physical space it occupies space on the hard drive of a computer that we call a server . Angela thinks for a moment and says: So…
Can I use my own computer as a server?
Iñigo explains that it is possible, although it would be like using your flat as the premises for your shop. There would be a queue on the stairs, you wouldn't have as much space as in a prepared premises, and you would have to take care of the maintenance yourself.
Normally, when you're starting out, you rent a store from someone. With an online store it's the same. You hire a hosting provider who takes care of all the technical aspects so you can concentrate on managing your store. Angela comes to the conclusion that hiring a hosting provider is the best option for her, now she needs to know:
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Written by Fernando Galvan
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In the previous chapter , when we left Angela, she had decided to start an online craft store. To learn how to do it, she has signed up for a private online course on e-commerce . The teacher who teaches the course is a very attentive young man called Íñigo. Right now, Angela and Íñigo are discussing the details of Angela's business project. Íñigo asks her if she has already decided on which hosting she wants to install her online store. Angela, who has no experience in designing a website, asks him:
What is hosting?:
Íñigo answers with a comparison: Imagine you want to open a physical store. You would have to open it in a premises, a building that occupies a physical space. On the Internet it is similar, except egypt phone data that we call the premises hosting and instead of occupying a physical space it occupies space on the hard drive of a computer that we call a server . Angela thinks for a moment and says: So…
Can I use my own computer as a server?
Iñigo explains that it is possible, although it would be like using your flat as the premises for your shop. There would be a queue on the stairs, you wouldn't have as much space as in a prepared premises, and you would have to take care of the maintenance yourself.
Normally, when you're starting out, you rent a store from someone. With an online store it's the same. You hire a hosting provider who takes care of all the technical aspects so you can concentrate on managing your store. Angela comes to the conclusion that hiring a hosting provider is the best option for her, now she needs to know: