The document provides information about retiring the Pubweb hosting service at Northwestern University and moving websites to new hosting options. It discusses different types of web hosts including free, shared, and dedicated hosting. It also outlines factors to consider when choosing a new host such as needs, disk space, bandwidth, domain name, email, support, and design resources. Campus resources for website design are also listed. Finally, a sample of various web hosting services and their basic features and pricing is presented.
2. Agenda
• Pubweb retirement
• Web host types and services
• Assessing your needs
• Campus resources for site design
• Sample host overview
3. Pubweb Will Be Retired
Many Pubweb users have already
closed their accounts
Remember: Move Web pages prior
to closing account
Remaining data will be deleted
4. Moving Your Web Pages is Easy
with FTP Software
• Download your files to your workstation via FTP
before moving them to another location
• FTP applications are free for download at
www.it.northwestern.edu/software
• Use AbsoluteFTP with PC
• Use Fetch with Macintosh
5. Deleting Your Pubweb Account
• Go to the Add or Remove a NetID
Service page at
https://snap.it.northwestern.edu/it/snaps/newservice.cgi
• Select "Please delete my Pubweb
account and all of its files"
6. For Faculty and Graduate Students:
If you have an active account
containing University-related
content, assistance is available to
locate new resources for your
needs
Faculty: Contact Brian Nielsen
Academic Technologies
b-nielsen@northwestern.edu
Grad Students: Contact your department’s
IT support staff
7. Agenda
• Pubweb retirement
• Web host types and services
• Assessing your needs
• Campus resources for site design
• Sample host overview
8. Web Hosting:
the Real Estate of the Internet
• A Web Host makes your information available on
the Internet
• For personal use, there are three primary types:
Free Hosting
Shared Hosting
Dedicated Hosting
9. Free Hosting
Offers Limited Functionality
Host Provides Your Needs
• Domain name is often • Site for personal, not
with the host provider, commercial use
e.g. www.webhost.com/
yourpage • Small Web site with no
expectation for growth
• Limited customer support
• Low expectation for
• Banner advertisements at performance or reliability
the top of your page
10. Shared Hosting is the
Most Popular Form of Web Hosting
Host Provides Your Needs
• A dedicated portion of a • Site for personal or light
larger server commercial use
• Service to a personal • Small to medium sized Web
domain name e.g. sites
www.yourname.com
• Willing to spend $10-30
• Customer support per month for service
• E-mail addresses
• Uptime guarantee
11. Dedicated Hosting is Often
Used for Web-based Business
Host Provides Your Needs
• A server dedicated to your • Site usually for commercial
site only use
• Extensive customer support • Large sized Web sites
• Uptime guarantee • Willing to spend $100+
per month for service
• Backups
• Uninterrupted power
• Redundancies
12. Agenda
• Pubweb retirement
• Web host types and services
• Assessing your needs
• Campus resources for site design
• Sample host overview
13. Assess Your Needs to
Find the Best Web Host for You
Disk space
The following
Bandwidth
need areas can
Domain name
determine the
kind of service E-mail accounts
and host you Support
need: Other features
Design
14. Disk Space is the Amount of Space
Available for Storing Web Data
You may need less
space than you think,
remember:
1 byte = 1 character
1 KB = 1000 bytes
1 MB = 1000 KB
1 GB = 1000 MB
15. How Much Disk Space?
• The average Web site uses 2-3 MB of space
• For example, a 10-page site with many graphics
uses .7 MB
• Most personal sites will not use more than 20 MB
• Video, audio and photo files use more space
16. Estimate How Much
Disk Space You Need
• Your space need is the sum of
the files, images, and
attachments you use on your
Web site
• Once you have compiled and
created the content:
– In Windows, go to Explore
– Select the file of your site
content
– Right click to Properties
– Locate Size
17. Estimate How Much
Bandwidth You Need
Bandwidth is the amount
of data transferred by Bandwidth Examples:
viewers from your host,
Site size x Views = Bandwidth
measured monthly
3 MB x 100 = 300 MB/mo
Most sites without
downloads and video/ 10 MB x 100 = 1 GM/mo
audio need no more
than 2 GB bandwidth
18. Consider the Importance of
Your Site’s Domain Name
• Do you need to transfer an • Many hosting services allow
existing domain? transfers for a small fee or for free
• Do you need a unique • Unique domains look more
domain? professional
• A domain under the host provider
is often free
• Are you starting from • Purchase from host or a register
scratch and need to accredited by ICANN
register a domain? • Purchasing outside your host
provider can allow for easier
transitions if you stop service
19. For E-mail, Choose From
POP or Forwarding
POP E-mail
(Post Office Protocol) E-mail Forwarding
• E-mail stored on Web Host’s • Redirect e-mail from Web
server site traffic to your personal
e-mail account
• Accessed by your e-mail • For example, the addresses:
program, such as Outlook, webmaster@goflyakite.com
or Web-based interface events@goflyakite.com
forwards to:
janedoe@gmail.com
20. Customer Support Varies
in Quality and Availability
Consider Your Needs: Try This Test:
• How important is site uptime? • Call the provider’s support service
– Does your income depend on it? at different times, ask questions,
and measure the response
• How tech-savvy are you?
• E-mail support service and see
• Does downtime drive you crazy? how long it takes to get a reply
• Will you be able to solve technical • Compare providers and see if your
problems on your own? experience matches their claims
about support
21. Most Providers Offer
Additional Features
• Do you want the site to be • Look for blog tools
interactive?
• Will purchases be made • Look for shopping cart services
on the site?
• Do you need to increase • Look for services that help submit
traffic to the site? your page to search engines
• Look for site traffic reporting tools
22. How Will You Design Your Site?
If You have Little Design Expertise: If You Are Design-Savvy:
• Look for hosts that offer internal • Make sure the host supports the
site-design tools programs you use
– Dreamweaver
– Frontpage
• Templates and click/drag design – CGI
allow you to create simple sites – MySQL
quickly – ColdFusion
• These tools are often provided • Understand how files are updated,
for free with the package you select e.g. FTP, content management, etc.
23. Agenda
• Pubweb retirement
• Web host types and services
• Assessing your needs
• Campus resources for site design
• Sample host overview
24. Design Resources are
Available on Campus
For Faculty and Staff For Students
• 2East Digital Media Services • MediaWorks lab provides:
provides:
– Dreamweaver
– Dreamweaver
– Photoshop
– Photoshop – Flash
– Scanners – Scanners
– Workshops
• More information at • More information at
http://2east.northwestern.edu http://mediaworks.at.northwestern.edu/
home.cfm
• Dreamweaver workshops by HR
http://www.northwestern.edu/hr/training • Check your individual school for
/computer.html additional resources
25. Agenda
• Pubweb retirement
• Web host types and services
• Assessing your needs
• Campus resources for site design
• Sample host overview
26. A Sample of Web Host Offerings
Host Features Price per month
Angelfire 25 MB space $4.95
www.angelfire.com 5 GB bandwidth
AOL Hometown Page with personal profile Free
www.hometown.aol.com
Blue Host 10 GB space $7.95
www.bluehost.com 250 GB transfer bandwidth
GoDaddy 5 GB space $3.59
www.godaddy.com 250 GB transfer bandwidth
Homestead Quicksites 25 MB space $9.99
www.homestead.com 5 GB transfer bandwidth
iPowerWeb 10 GB space $7.95
www.ipowerweb.com 250 GB transfer
MySpace Page with personal profile Free
www.myspace.com
Yahoo 500 MB space $4.95
geocities.yahoo.com 25 GB transfer bandwidth
The services outlined are provided as a limited reference regarding Web hosting alternatives.
regarding
Northwestern cannot recommend any one service provider.
28. For Questions About
Pubweb Retirement:
847-491- HELP (4357)
consultant@northwestern.edu
www.it.northwestern.edu
29. Accounts with University
content should contact:
Faculty: Contact Brian Nielsen
Academic Technologies
b-nielsen@northwestern.edu
Grad Students: Contact your department’s
IT support staff
30. Join Us for the
Upcoming Tech Talk
Stay Connected
Keep Your Computer Safe
and Connected all Summer
Friday, May 12
Same locations, Noon – 1 p.m.