Web Server

Server Side Website Programming

Created: 2022-09-22


Usually only clients make HTTP requests, and only to servers. Servers respond to a client's HTTP request. A server can also populate data into a client cache, in advance of it being requested, through a mechanism called a server push.
When requesting a file via HTTP, clients must provide the file's URL.
The web server must answer every HTTP request, at least with an error message.

What does a webserver do

A webserver stores the website's files,

  • namely all HTML documents
  • their related assets, including images, CSS stylesheets, JavaScript files, fonts, and video.

For all these reasons,
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Once you have web hosting service, you must upload your files to your web server.

Publishing a Website

To publish a website, you need either: