----- Original Message ----- From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: OT: Web Site Domains
> > How hard is it to move a web site? Moving it is easy, just download the site to your computer with an ftp program, then upload it to the new site. The hard part is if the website has absolute URLs. This was an issue with the PUG, (still is, I have been so remiss about fixing it). What can happen is that when you set up links, you code them with what are called absolute URLs, which, in the case of the PUG would look something like this: <A HREF="http://pug.komkon.org/98jun/jun1.htm";> Note the address is very specific to a particulat server, in this case Komkon. The browser looks specifically at pug.komkon.org (our space on the komkon server) for the url. What you want to do is set a website up with relative URLs, which would look like this: <A HREF="../98jun/jun1.htm"> Now, the browser will go looking for the link, starting at the root directory of the website, indicated by "../", then into the directory path specified. by 98jun/jun1.htm. The latter is portable to any server, anywhere, the former is a PITA if you have to change servers and have a lot of pages to recode. > > What do you suggest as a good way to get a domain name - register and > set up a site with the same provider? With links? Or what? If you are happy with your present internet provider, stay with them. I like the idea of using a local server, as sometimes you can be on the phone with technical support for extended periods of time. William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
