Web site hosting questions

[LNO]

Hi. I have basically finished building my site and now am trying to learn
what I need to know get it hosted somewhere. When I click on properties for
the Publisher file that has my site, which has 18 pages, it says it is 1.6
MB. Does that mean I only only need 1.6 MB of space on a server. Most of the
Web hosting companies I see on the Internet look like they give you about 500
MB of space and up, which is way more than I think I need. Am I mixing up
apples and oranges or do I have it right?

Also, do you recommend any hosting companies that are compatible with
Publisher built sites? Or should I just assume that Publisher buit sites will
be OK at most host companies?

Finally is there a downside to using FTP to upload your site somewhere?

 

[David Bartosik]

The Publisher file is not the web site, so when you look at the file size you
are looking at irrelevant information. The web site is made up of web page
files and images and a few other "supporting" files. In the article -
http://www.publishermvps.com/Default.aspx?tabid=164 - I give an example of
total site size. The site files you get after a publish - covered at
http://www.publishermvps.com/WebDesign/Version2003/tabid/33/Default.aspx .
The total size of your site files must be supported by your hosting plan.
Most hosting plans have more then ample space. This is due to space being
cheap and to competition. Hosting companies are a dime a dozen but actual
good ones are few and far between. You can visit my home page at
http://www.davidbartosik.com to get my long-standing recommendation. The
fact that you are using Publisher for a site is irrelevant to the host, in
fact if you mention it to them they will surely say something stupid out of
ignorance that will complicate things that aren't complicated. Your site
(when published) will be html files and image files, standard fare. Where it
came from doesn't matter. The only "compatiblity" concern that could exist,
is if you are using a form on your site, because forms require FrontPage
Server Extensions (FPSE) meaning the host must support FPSE. These days only
a really backwards, head in the sand, no clue, needs to get with the times,
sorta host would not support FPSE by default. And they should be free, if the
host charges extra, look elsewhere. (like my recommendation ;-) You can use
either http or ftp, as the articles I mentioned cover. Ftp is the standard
most widely used. Http is done by having FPSE.