HOW TO CREATE A WEBSITE IN 10 MINUTES!

Manjil P. SaikiaDepartment of Mathematical Sciences,School of Science and Technology,Tezpur University

What is a website?What is a website?• A website (also spelled Web

site) is a collection of related web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that are addressed relative to a common Uniform Resource Locator (URL), often consisting of only the domain name, or the IP address, and the root path ('/') in an Internet Protocol-based network. A web site is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network.

Requirements of a website?Requirements of a website?

• Domain Name• Some Webspace

• Some money to buy the above two things!

How to register a domain name?How to register a domain name?

Typically provided by many companies for about $10 per year.

If you have a credit card, the best service is given by GoDaddy.com

Or else the Indian compnay WebComIndia.net is another fantastic option.

Hosting Space!Hosting Space!

For a personal website about 1GB space is enough.

If you want to make a community oriented site 5GB space with 20GB bandwidth is good.

The best options to buy some web space are BadaHost.com and Hosting.India.to

If you want unlimited hosting, JustHost.com is a viable option.

Now what?Now what?

You can create your website via the following methods:

1. Static HTML2. Some flash content3. Or go for a CMS like WP,Joomla, etc

Wordpress Website!

• 1. Cheap or Free

• 2. It’s That Easy.

• 3. Do It Yourself.

• 4. No coding knowledge required•

5. Plenty of customizable options

Minimum Hosting Needs

To comfortably host Wordpress on your own server, you’ll need at least:

• 300 MB disk space• 20 GB bandwidth

Installation: Download• Wordpress.org

– .zip (PC)– tar.gz (Mac)

Installation: Extract• Double click on file to extract• If you don’t have the correct extraction program, download:

– WinZip (PC)– UnArchiver (Mac)

Installation: Wordpress Directory• Review contents of Wordpress folder• Look for wp-config-sample.php

Wordpress Dashboard

Widgets• Widgets can be used in sidebars• Widgets perform various functions outside scope of main system• Widgets are flexible and can be moved up or down in a sidebar

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