Every computer and webserver connected to the internet has an IP Address. They're all 4 numbers separated by . and each number has to be between 0 and 255.
When you access an internet site, you type in a web address (like you probably typed in www.illuminateict.org.uk to get to our site) and the site appears, like magic, in your web browser.
Unsurprisingly, there's loads of techie stuff that happens between you typing in the address and the site appearing. more
An 'A' Record is similar to a CNAME Record, in that it helps the DNS point what you type into your web browser, to the website you want to view. Whereas a CNAME record points the www part of the web address, an 'A' Record can point the domain name directly at the server. more
We all know that a great website has to be noticed by search engines and by a growing mass of social networking and media sites, like twitter, facebook, LinkedIn, digg and delicious.
You could do this for every page on your site, but obviously that... more
The Foleshillfields Vision Project in Coventry had been using Drupal for a while, but their site was beginning to let them down - it was starting to look outdated and it didn't do the things they wanted anymore. While the site was originally... more
I was recently interviewed for an article about Drupal and Drupal best practices.
With every version, Drupal gets better and better, listening to its user base, taking on board criticisms and using the skills of its growing community of developers... more
