"Last month, I walked you through the basic tools and techniques in putting a Web page together using open source applications. This month, in part two, let's examine the tools and techniques for transferring your pages to the web server as well as the applications and methods for monitoring and securing your site, starting with hosting the site itself.
"There are two different ways to host a web site.
"One is to do it in-house, using your own servers, supported by your own personnel. The other is to put your pages on an ISP or web hosting site. Both types have their pros and cons. I've discussed building a basic web server in an earlier LinuxPlanet article. We won't go into the details of running a server, but we can look at techniques to copy your files to the web server, whether it is located down the hall or across the country in some ISP/web hosting data center..."
