Hi, Ok, can anyone help me? I know that web hosts offer the service of site managing. But I have also know that if you have the technical knowledge can manage your own site right? Ok, well exactly where do the domain names come from? If I want to create and manage my own web site where do I buy or find this domain from root? this just perplexes me.welcome to wht.think of a working website as being three things:1) a domain (obtained fron a domain company);2) webspace (provided by a webhost);3) content (this can be a designed webpage, pictures, text, videos, whatever)Hi,
Ok, can anyone help me? I know that web hosts offer the service of site managing. But I have also know that if you have the technical knowledge can manage your own site right? Ok, well exactly where do the domain names come from? If I want to create and manage my own web site where do I buy or find this domain from root? this just perplexes me.
Welcome
First you need to have a domain. A domain is just a name follow by .com, .net, .org, .info, .name, .biz, etc. A domain can cost you anywhere from 5 - 10 USD/year. If you want to buy domain name by country (such as .us for USA, .ca for Canada, .jp for Japan, etc.) then it can cost more than 30 USD/year. There are many places you can buy a domain such as: 1and1.com, namecheap.com, enom.com, godaddy.com. My favorite is namecheap.com
Second you need a hosting account. A hosting account is basically a really small portion of a computer (called server) hard drive. That server is located inside a large building with excellent connection to the internet. It depends on who you choose as a hosting provider, a shared hosting account with 1 GB space, 10 - 20 GB bandwidth can cost you anywhere from 5 - 20 USD or more a month.
Third. After you have both a domain and a hosting account, your hosting provider will give you information on how to "connect" your domain to your hosting account. You'll see a set of IP and name server from your hosting provider. The name server usually comes in the flavor of: ns1.yourhostingcompany.com and ns2.yourhostingcompany.com. You'll also recieve a username and password to log into your control panel and FTP. After you have optained this information, you'll have to log into your domain account (the place where you purchase your domain) and change the DNS of your domain. The DNS (domain name server) is where you enter the name server of your hosting provider so the domain can connect to your hosting account.
Fourth. After seting up your DNS, depends on where you live, you may have to wait upto 24 hours before your domain connects with your account. After it connects, you can log into the control panel to set up your email account, create databases, add sub-domains, etc. You can also use it to set up redirection, check how well your site's doing by looking at web stats, or see how much space you have left. You can use your FTP (files transfer protocol) info that your web host gave you to log into your hosting account. There are many FTP clients that you can use, some you'll have to pay, others are free. Here are a few that comes to mind: WS FTP, Cute FTP, SmartFTP.
Fifth. After you've successfully log into your FTP account, go into the public_html folder. The public_html folder is where you store all of the webpages for your site. Inside the public_html folder, you create a file call index.html and upload into your public_html folder. That index.html file automatically becomes your homepage.
There are lots more info but that's pretty much the basic. As you get more comfortable, you'll learn more by yourself.
Good luckOk got it. Thanks, lots of great info I didn't know, but that still doesn't quite satisfy my curiosity. So I need a web domain name and go to godaddy.com to buy one right? or namecheap.com right? But then where does godaddy.com get the right to sell me that domain? Where do they get that domain from? It's still a wonder to me. Oh and btw thanks for the welcome! glad to be here!Godaddy or NameCheap gets their authority from icann (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.icann.org/new.html">http://www.icann.org/new.html</a><!-- m -->).You *make* up your own domain name. It kind of like buying a personalised tag for an automobile.And, yes, the domain name system is a wonder!!! Wonder that it works as well as it does.I would recommend NameCheap.com over GoDaddy - they are cheaper, the support seems //slightly// more sharper and you get a free WhoisGuard subscription for a year with every domain name (usually, your contact details will be accessible by anyone who whois (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.geektools.com/whois.php">http://www.geektools.com/whois.php</a><!-- m -->)' your domain name - not so, however, with WhoisGuard where your contact details are masked.Ok, I get one question answered and then 5 more pop up lol! So I went to the Icann website, and their function is to mantain order, to keep everything in record right? For the goverment. The goverment used to handle that function. But then exactly where is the space where these domains reside? Or are they given a space once they are created? Are they private property? Or public? Why is Icann the only way to get one directly? Sure I know I can get one from godaddy, but why does godaddy have to get them from Icann? Now I'm really confused!This should explain a lot: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name</a><!-- m -->
Ok, can anyone help me? I know that web hosts offer the service of site managing. But I have also know that if you have the technical knowledge can manage your own site right? Ok, well exactly where do the domain names come from? If I want to create and manage my own web site where do I buy or find this domain from root? this just perplexes me.
Welcome
First you need to have a domain. A domain is just a name follow by .com, .net, .org, .info, .name, .biz, etc. A domain can cost you anywhere from 5 - 10 USD/year. If you want to buy domain name by country (such as .us for USA, .ca for Canada, .jp for Japan, etc.) then it can cost more than 30 USD/year. There are many places you can buy a domain such as: 1and1.com, namecheap.com, enom.com, godaddy.com. My favorite is namecheap.com
Second you need a hosting account. A hosting account is basically a really small portion of a computer (called server) hard drive. That server is located inside a large building with excellent connection to the internet. It depends on who you choose as a hosting provider, a shared hosting account with 1 GB space, 10 - 20 GB bandwidth can cost you anywhere from 5 - 20 USD or more a month.
Third. After you have both a domain and a hosting account, your hosting provider will give you information on how to "connect" your domain to your hosting account. You'll see a set of IP and name server from your hosting provider. The name server usually comes in the flavor of: ns1.yourhostingcompany.com and ns2.yourhostingcompany.com. You'll also recieve a username and password to log into your control panel and FTP. After you have optained this information, you'll have to log into your domain account (the place where you purchase your domain) and change the DNS of your domain. The DNS (domain name server) is where you enter the name server of your hosting provider so the domain can connect to your hosting account.
Fourth. After seting up your DNS, depends on where you live, you may have to wait upto 24 hours before your domain connects with your account. After it connects, you can log into the control panel to set up your email account, create databases, add sub-domains, etc. You can also use it to set up redirection, check how well your site's doing by looking at web stats, or see how much space you have left. You can use your FTP (files transfer protocol) info that your web host gave you to log into your hosting account. There are many FTP clients that you can use, some you'll have to pay, others are free. Here are a few that comes to mind: WS FTP, Cute FTP, SmartFTP.
Fifth. After you've successfully log into your FTP account, go into the public_html folder. The public_html folder is where you store all of the webpages for your site. Inside the public_html folder, you create a file call index.html and upload into your public_html folder. That index.html file automatically becomes your homepage.
There are lots more info but that's pretty much the basic. As you get more comfortable, you'll learn more by yourself.
Good luck
Ok got it. Thanks, lots of great info I didn't know, but that still doesn't quite satisfy my curiosity. So I need a web domain name and go to godaddy.com to buy one right? or namecheap.com right? But then where does godaddy.com get the right to sell me that domain? Where do they get that domain from? It's still a wonder to me. Oh and btw thanks for the welcome! glad to be here!Godaddy or NameCheap gets their authority from icann (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.icann.org/new.html">http://www.icann.org/new.html</a><!-- m -->).You *make* up your own domain name. It kind of like buying a personalised tag for an automobile.And, yes, the domain name system is a wonder!!! Wonder that it works as well as it does.I would recommend NameCheap.com over GoDaddy - they are cheaper, the support seems //slightly// more sharper and you get a free WhoisGuard subscription for a year with every domain name (usually, your contact details will be accessible by anyone who whois (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.geektools.com/whois.php">http://www.geektools.com/whois.php</a><!-- m -->)' your domain name - not so, however, with WhoisGuard where your contact details are masked.Ok, I get one question answered and then 5 more pop up lol! So I went to the Icann website, and their function is to mantain order, to keep everything in record right? For the goverment. The goverment used to handle that function. But then exactly where is the space where these domains reside? Or are they given a space once they are created? Are they private property? Or public? Why is Icann the only way to get one directly? Sure I know I can get one from godaddy, but why does godaddy have to get them from Icann? Now I'm really confused!This should explain a lot: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name</a><!-- m -->