Web Hosting 101: Real Geeks Don't Use MySpace

 

Web Hosting 101: Real Geeks Don't Use MySpace Section 1: Domain Names Section 2: Hosting Section 3: CPANEL / Control Panel on a Virtual Server Section 4: Simple Hosting Using Xampp Section 5: Useful FREE Tools Section 6: Conclusion

 

Section 1: Domain Names

 

Domain names are going to run somewhere about $6-$12 per year.

Choose wisely... you're going to live with whatever you pick for a long time.

Remember, the shorter it is, the faster you can type it.

i.e. www.1hd.net

 

Realtime

• http://instantdomainsearch.com/

Bulk Checker

• https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/registrar/bulk/bulk.asp?se=%2B&ci=254

Lists of Recently Expired Domains

• http://www.justdropped.com/

How to Catch an Expiring Domain Name

• http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2005/03/how-to-snatch-an-expiring-domain

 

Where to Register?

• www.namesecure.com, www.godaddy.com, etc.

 

I've Got A Domain, Now What?

Your registrar will let you control the ip addresses associated with your domain name. Chief among them is to provide the "name server" so your registrar knows where to send requests for information from your domain name.

 

Example:

 

Section 2: Hosting

 

There are a number of different ways to 'host' or put your files online.

 

Virtual Hosting - Pay a company to host your files.

Many use cpanel as a control panel for you to make changes.

 

When I bought my first domain name, I put it here for $60/year.

1. www.burtonhosting.com

 

The WHIR - Web Hosting Industry Review is a magazine that showcases the industry.

#www.thewhir.com/

 

Home Web Server - STATIC IP - Unlimited domains, limited by connection speed

1. www.diywebserver.com

 

Home Web Server - DYNAMIC IP - Unlimited domains, limited by connection speed

Allows users anywhere on the Internet to “find” your website(s) and/or mail server(s) even on a cheap DSL line.

1. http://www.dyndns.com/

 

Reseller Hosting - Unlimited domains, high connection speed

Unangst's Server

1. www.1hd.net

 

Section 3: CPANEL / Control Panel on a Virtual Server

 

This is the simplest way to control all files, settings etc. at your domain on the virtual server.

 

CPanel Demo

• http://x3demob.cpx3demo.com:2082/login/?user=x3demob&pass=x3demob

 

Section 4: Simple Hosting Using Xampp

 

• http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html

 

Running XAMPP is the easiest way to host a web site on a Windows machine. Just have/know your *public* ip address, open your Windows firewall on port 80 (web server), and run XAMPP. It's that simple.

 

Many people know from their own experience that it's not easy to install an Apache web server and it gets harder if you want to add MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is really very easy to install and to use - just download, extract and start.

 

Section 5: Useful FREE Tools

• http://whatismyipaddress.com - Shows Your Network/Box Public IP Address
• http://www.betterwhois.com - Does a "WhoIs" Lookup on a Domain Name
• http://www.zoneedit.com - Simple and free web-based domain manager which allows you to safely administrate DNS, mail and web forwarding.

 

Additional Network Tools:

• http://www.network-tools.com
• http://www.dnsstuff.com

 

Section 6: Conclusion

 

I forgot to mention that any changes on the domain name, dns, whois, and IP level will take a while to update... up to 48 hours.

 

This guide doesn't offer everything... but it will get you going in the right direction. It's the kind of guide that I never had when I was figuring this stuff out a number of years ago.

 

Good Luck!

Let me know if you have any questions!

 

Mr. Unangst

a.k.a. "Mr. U"