Website Owner's Manual

Chapter 9. Decoding technobabble

In this chapter

Understand the web

• Moving data from the web to your desktop
  • Why can’t you see my site when I can?
  • Why is my site down?
  • Why is my site so slow?
• Understanding how web pages are built
  • What is a database?
  • What is a server-side language?
• Understanding Web 2.0, AJAX, and other buzzwords

Grapple with the browser

• Different browsers, different bugs
• Plug-in problems

Host your site

• Assessing server requirements
• Finding the right hosting package
  • Shared hosting
  • Dedicated hosting
• Assessing hosting companies
  • Uptime
  • Support
  • The control panel
  • Limitations on growth
  • Hidden charges

Web developers are precise people. They have to be, to explain complex concepts in a clear way to other developers. ...