Hey all.
Sorry for the bad puncuation but I am typing this from my iPod touch
I have a quick question: can I host my own domain without paying if I host it on my own server?
Or do I have to use a registrar?
Thanks,
Tektek
Quick domain question
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Re: Quick domain question
you have to have a way for the name servers to know where to direct the URL, so you have to purchase a URL. You can direct the nameserver to your PC though and host it for free.
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Re: Quick domain question
cant you register for free with openDNS or something?
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Re: Quick domain question
Hmmm. I think I could. This would save me a ton of money! Thanks!
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Re: Quick domain question
You have to buy/register the domain name somewhere, whether it's Go Daddy, Yahoo, Network Solutions, etc. But without a registered domain name you're not going to get anything resolving to a site except internally. Domains are cheap if they're unregistered. It's usually about $10 a year, with discounts if you pay for more years up front. I registered my domain through Yahoo Small Business.
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Re: Quick domain question
okay, so ill keep the domain name charge, remove the hosting that I have, and point the domain name toward my server, after I install apache, perl, mysql, php, and all the other stuff that I will need.
Thanks for the help,
Tekgek
Thanks for the help,
Tekgek