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| Thread ID: 99133 | 2009-04-21 10:40:00 | Domain Name/Hosting question | susann (12077) | Press F1 |
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| 766825 | 2009-04-21 10:40:00 | This may be a silly question but bear with me ;-) If I set up a web site on a free hosting site (like the type of hosting you get free with an ISP) and then buy a domain name and point it to this site, will the domain name stay the same when the user lands on the site and as the user navigates through the site? i.e. if the user goes from the home page to the user page, will the URL in the address bar then read www.companyname.co.nz/contact.htm or will it read freeisphosting Thanks susann |
susann (12077) | ||
| 766826 | 2009-04-21 10:59:00 | It really depends on who you get the domain name from and the free isp hosting you are going to use. As some of them will let you add a domain name to the account & others won’t & you will end up with freeisphosting I would ask the ISP if you can add a domain name to your free isp hosting account. |
stu161204 (123) | ||
| 766827 | 2009-04-21 11:03:00 | Yes, +1 to that, in the cpanel for the hosting you should be able to make an "addon domain". Then you put everything on that and it'll show up as www.companyname.co.nz/contact.htm Blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 766828 | 2009-04-21 22:19:00 | If your free host will host your domain, then visitors will see yourdomain.com/file.html etc. However, if they will not, you will have to have the domain redirected, which means you will see the hosts domain unless it is a masked forward (not very practical). Best idea is to just buy a cheap hosting plan, will only set you back $5 or so per month. |
maccrazy (6741) | ||
| 766829 | 2009-04-22 00:34:00 | No need-sign up with byethost.com Signup for free account, pretty much unlimited everything more than enough for your need probably Blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 766830 | 2009-04-22 01:20:00 | As noted above, it depends on the package within a free hosting plan, as their might be restrictions (e.g bandwidth limit, file upload limit, limited email accounts, etc) if you do not buy a domain from your ISP/free host. My NZ ISP could not offer what I wanted for one of my sites, so went for a overseas free host. Also, I found with free hosts, some enter mergers later, which can change things - sometimes imposing more limitations or shared revenue for ad placements. | kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 766831 | 2009-04-22 01:30:00 | You need to have a name host (for want of a better description) who supports cloaking. This way you can use the free hosting and show your domain name. I would also point out that most 'free' hosting has either ads, cookies, or is slow etc so be very careful to ensure the free bit is not blinding you to the other aspects of the hosting platform. There is not many free lunches out there! A local host might cost a little but in the end might be a better option. It all depends on your ecxpectations - if you dont expect much (Support, service, speed, etc) then you may well get it from a free host. |
dzina (6860) | ||
| 766832 | 2009-04-22 04:17:00 | You'd be suprised, byethost is a very good web host. Lots of features, fastest servers, no ads or cookies |
Blam (54) | ||
| 766833 | 2009-04-23 08:41:00 | It depends on domain registrar. If they provide masking service, you will get what you need. I have tried godaddy and Yahoo. They both provide it. | Lumber Joe (14835) | ||
| 766834 | 2009-04-24 01:17:00 | Lumber Joe - It makes no differance who the registrar is it is the system used to adminster the name that needs the cloaking service. Godaddy is not actually a registrar (in the NZ regsiter anyway and also not in .com I think) The registrar is not always who is dealing with the name (sorry to be picky but can be confusing if you use the wrong term in the wrong place). | dzina (6860) | ||
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