Mark E. Buckley

Server

What is a server?

Your web site is located on a computer called a host. This computer is owned by a hosting company. The computer has software that allows the web site to be displayed on the world wide web. This software is called server software.

Since your web site resides at a different location it is called a remote host. If you installed server software on your own computer, you would have a local host. Web Designers usually have a local host so they can experiment with different designs before publishing your site.