Azu Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 So basically there are three common types of domains Sub-sub domain "mywebsite.somebodyelse'swebsite.domain" Sub domain (what I have) "mywebsite.domain" And the actual domains themselves.. like com, net, org, info, and such. What I want to know is.. how do I get a top level domain like that? So people can put mywebsitename into the address bar of their browser instead of mywebsitename.domain? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/74415-top-level-domain/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
derwert Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 You have to register one through a registrar. You pay a yearly fee and in turn get control over the domain. I myself use godaddy.com as a registrar. Edit: I misread or you used tld in an incorrect way; you have to become a sponsor of a tld(e.g. .com, .net, .org etc) but that doesn't mean you own it. See here: http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/sponsored/sponsorship-agmt-16oct01.htm Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/74415-top-level-domain/#findComment-375983 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 You can't get your own TLD (except if you get your own country that is). Also, you can't just go to "com", "net", "org" or whatever. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/74415-top-level-domain/#findComment-375986 Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbullmarky Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 you're sort of asking two questions here: What I want to know is.. how do I get a top level domain like that? So people can put mywebsitename into the address bar of their browser instead of mywebsitename.domain? the former is something different and the answer is as Daniel said. The latter is generally down to Google and a dose of "I'm Feeling Lucky". When an address cannot be found (at least in firefox), the browser uses Google (or whatever you have) to perform a search. If a virtually exact match is found, there's your site. If I put "phpfreaks" in my address bar, with nothing else, I get to this site. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/74415-top-level-domain/#findComment-376002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
neylitalo Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 So basically there are three common types of domains Sub-sub domain "mywebsite.somebodyelse'swebsite.domain" Sub domain (what I have) "mywebsite.domain" And the actual domains themselves.. like com, net, org, info, and such. What I want to know is.. how do I get a top level domain like that? So people can put mywebsitename into the address bar of their browser instead of mywebsitename.domain? Just a few notes: The hierarchy of domain names is usually as follows: .org - Top Level Domain, controlled by ICANN. example.org - Domain, controlled by the owner. Points to a specific machine. www.example.org - Subdomain. Most people don't realize that the "www." part is actually part of the domain, they think it's Just There . www.example.org may very well resolve to a different machine than example.org, and it very often does. And you can take your subdomains as many levels deep as you want, with the most important restriction being that the final label can be no greater than 63 characters long. If you're still interested in buying a domain after the new information brought to light by redbullmarky and Daniel0, though, here's a comprehensive list of accredited domain name registrars. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/74415-top-level-domain/#findComment-376011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tibberous Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 The easiest way would probably be to lead an expedition to Bouvet Island, setup a settlement and declare sovereignty. The biggest problem would then be getting an internet connection, and killing seals, and not getting attacked by the UN, or arrested / killed by the Norwegian government. You would also have to get recognized as the real ruler of the island, or ICANN might not give you control of the TLD. Of course, this is assuming you don't mind the TLD .bv - other ones would be much harder to get. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/74415-top-level-domain/#findComment-376018 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azu Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 The easiest way would probably be to lead an expedition to Bouvet Island, setup a settlement and declare sovereignty. The biggest problem would then be getting an internet connection, and killing seals, and not getting attacked by the UN, or arrested / killed by the Norwegian government. You would also have to get recognized as the real ruler of the island, or ICANN might not give you control of the TLD. Of course, this is assuming you don't mind the TLD .bv - other ones would be much harder to get. Oh.. so there is only one top-level domain per country? Which one owns .com? o_O Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/74415-top-level-domain/#findComment-376043 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Oh.. so there is only one top-level domain per country? Yes. Which one owns .com? o_O No country owns .com. It was originally intended for commercial websites but is now being used as "miscellaneous"/"international". A lot of American websites use .com instead of .us as well which is an actual TLD meant for the United States. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/74415-top-level-domain/#findComment-376161 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azu Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 So then a country isn't required to have a top-level domain? How do I get one? Someone said to Google but I have tried and have only been able to find sub domains.. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/74415-top-level-domain/#findComment-376203 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zq29 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 You can't get one. Period. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/74415-top-level-domain/#findComment-376207 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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