how the web works... basically

Website basic components

• A server to host the website
• A domain/URL/IP address that points to a location on that server
• Files that render valid html
  • HTML <--- PHP, ASP.Net, Python, Ruby, etc

• Domain registrars
• DNS management
  • mail, web traffic, subdomains, etc.

Servers

• Self-hosted
• Shared
• Virtual Private Server
• Dedicated Server

dreamhost.com, godaddy.com, rackspace.com, etc.

Server Software

• Stacks
• Four main components
  • Operating System
  • Web Server 
  • Database Management System
  • Scripting Languages

Most Popular Server Software

• Operating System - Linux
• Web Server - Apache
• Database Management System - MySQL
• Scripting Languages - PHP

HTML

hyper text markup language

• foundation of all websites
• calls other assets
• source*

HTML Structure

Examples of other assets or includes

• CSS (cascading style sheets)
• JS (javascript)
• Images
• other files

CodeAcademy.com

http://codepen.io/poopsplat/pen/QEvmoB