When you log onto the Internet you are then connected to your ISP or host network. If you type a URL into your browser your ISP connects to other networks until it finds the network containing the site you are requesting. Once you are connected to the server on that network where the site resides, that server sends the information to you in the form of files. Your computer downloads these files and holds them in a directory called "temporary Internet files". Your browser program enables your computer to read these files and translate them into images and text on your screen.

These files are written in a language called Hypertext Markup Language (or HTML). This language has the ability to tell a browser exactly how to display the various aspects of a web page: images, text, sound, video, etc. You can view the HTML of a web page by right-clicking anywhere except on an image, and then in the pop-up select "view source". When Wildwood Forest Studios builds your web site, we will use HTML (along with the newer DHTML, XML. SHTML and CSS) to align, color, and size your images and text, and arrange them in a layout on the pages. We will do this in a manner to ensure proper execution and shortest possible load times on your visitors' browsers. Built into the HTML files we may use scripts (snippets of code) written in other programming languages such as JAVASCRIPT, PERL, PHP, or ASP to achieve certain special effects or provide specific functions.

The created HTML files and accompanying image, sound, script, etc. files are then stored on a hosting server. A domain name is purchased and connected to the hosting server to identify your site. In order to insure reliable, secure, powerful hosting at an affordable cost, Wildwood has a totally dedicated server set up to service our clients exclusively. Read more about the WildwoodHosting.com option.