Uploading MVC site to server

问题

I've built an .NET MVC4 website using C#, and now I want to upload it to the internet. I've never uploaded any website so I don't really know what steps I need to do. Does it matter what kind of server to use, because when I run the website through VS2012 I can see it runs with IIS express, but then I realized there are several kinds of servers, like apache. Do I need specific kind of server? And what about domain? what is the difference between domain and server.

Thanks.

回答1:

You will need IIS for running .NET applications. Apache is more suited for Java, PHP and other languages.

The server/hosting is the space where you upload your project files.

The domain or ip address is what in put in your browser bar to be able to access your application. (Ex: google.com is a domain which is pointing to some server where the google site is hosted).Unless you want to access your application by typing the ip address of the server in the browser you need to buy a domain. Take a look here for a more detailed explanation: http://support.hostgator.com/articles/hosting-guide/what-is-the-difference-between-domains-vs-hosting-vs-website

Many web hosting providers allow you to buy a domain when purchasing the hosting serivce but you can buy it separatly and then point it to the ip address of your server.

I dont know many about WIndows web hosting providers but you might start looking in the Microsoft Asp.net website: http://www.microsoft.com/web/hosting/home

In your case you need to choose a hosting provider which supports MVC4.

Then you need to upload your project to the server. Take a look here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd410407(v=vs.90).aspx

Your server should come with an FTP account configured. You can use it to upload your files.

回答2:

A domain is only a address in the internet which allows people to find certain places like an adress in a city. So in order to make people find your stuff on the internet you have to have it a domain name.

It's the www.mvc4.com <----domain name

The other thing is the type of Server you need apache is also a server but in most cases it is used with java applications. What you need to do is to find a server which supports C# code and type in .net hosting in google and you will find a lot hosters where you can register domain name for your C# code