Workspace Setup Exercise
Associate a domain with a hosting account (only if registered with separate providers).
I register my domain through the hosting comany that I went with so I didn't need to transfer my domain if I register my domain with a different company.
Request that your domain be reclassified to a category that will allow for site access in more restricted environments.
I was able to reclassifed my website so there isn't any risk when going to it
Plan your folder structure to aid in file management for your Web projects.
Use strategic nomenclature to name files and folders in a way that helps to describe the content of your website.
Review HTML coding concepts to create a template to use as boilerplate code for new pages.
I have created a template using HTML formate and has all the basic HTML I need to make multiple web ages without having to repeat myself
Use a local development stack to create, preview, and update pages with PHP on your computer.
A local development stack will allow me to use php for my website without having to publish to see my progress of every page. I am currently using MAMP for this
Use PHP to eliminate redundant code in your template.
PHP allows me to create new pages without repeating myself. So I created a template php so I don't have to keep repeating myself when creating new pages.
Use your PHP template to create an index page to assist with site navigation during development.
My hosting company won't let anyone access a folder that doesn't have an index page, so I've created a home page with some tempority text to use until I buld a real one
Create an FTP account to access your hosting space.
I have setup up a FTP account to streamline using my computer as a hosting space
Configure an FTP client to connect to your hosting space using FTP.
I have used Filezilla as my FTP client and now I can transfer files using my laptop as a hostingspace.
Streamline the process of connecting to your hosting space by saving the site connection settings in your FTP client.
I saved my hostname and username to my FTP client so I can acess my hosting space faster without having to put in my information multiple times.
Create an email address that is associated with your domain name.
I have created a new email adresss that is conected to my domain. This allows me to recive emails from my personal email.
Configure an email client to send and receive emails from your new account.
I have connect my new email to my gmail so that I can recived email from my domanin address without have to look at multiple places.
CTA is a sentence that tells the user what to do next and provide a link to the next page.