Servers With a Smile
Home-brewing your Web site? Let's go server shopping.
Before you launch your business's Web site, you need to have
somewhere to put it. With Web-hosting companies as common as banner
ads these days, most Net start-ups prefer to let a hired hand do
the dirty work rather than mess with it themselves. But e-commerce
services add up, and getting the features you want can involve a
lot of hassle and moolah. At least there are other options: If
you're technically inclined (or want to hire someone who is),
you can host your site yourself.
The basic requirement for this is a Web server. Loosely put, a
Web server is a combination of hardware and software that holds
your Web site in memory and then farms it out through an Internet
connection to browsers on the Web. Choosing the right Web server
can mean the difference between uptime and downtime, as well as
between making money and losing money.
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