What is a Web Host?

Okay, fair enough.  We've probably gone too far in this blog without answering a basic question that comes up from time to time.

What is a Web Host?

A web host is a company that helps you get your website on the internet.  A web host has computers that are known as servers that are connected to the internet all the time.  Yep, as in 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

A web host provides services needed to store your website files and make your website accessible to people that are surfing the internet.

You can think of a web host as the home for your website code and content.  Just like you store files on your home computer, a web host stores your website files and displays them when someone visits your site.

This what is a web host explanation is a little bit elementary, but for the folks asking the question I think this does the trick.  How would you explain what a web host is?  Please leave a comment.

 

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