sowmithrii Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 guys, i dont know whether this is the correct section for this post. i wanted to start a site, and i got few doubts regarding hosting and registering domain names. what is meant by domain name and what is meant by web hosting... and how are they related. shall i have to get both of them to upload my site ?? are there any free web hosting sites,, where should i upload my database....? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/79670-solved-webhosting-help/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbullmarky Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 guys, i dont know whether this is the correct section for this post. please familiarise yourself with the boards here before posting - the descriptions on the main page should be enough for you to pick the best place to post Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/79670-solved-webhosting-help/#findComment-403481 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dJtl Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 a domain name is your site URL (i.e. http://www.phpfreaks.com) It's hard to explain what a host but here is a link that should explain it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_hosting_service let's just say you need a host Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/79670-solved-webhosting-help/#findComment-403635 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kts Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 There are plenty of free hosting sites out there. Just search google for free hosting. I would suggest buying hosting for cheaply and talking to the host and having him educate you. The first time I bought hosting from a person they were more than willing to explain due to the fact that you are a paying customer. Look around and read some things you will get the jist of it. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/79670-solved-webhosting-help/#findComment-407707 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunoodle2 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Domain name is the actual registration of the name itself. This basically says the name is yours and no one else can use it. You need to pay an annual fee (normally UNDER $10/yr) for this name. You cannot actually BUY a name for life and will always continue to have to pay (or maybe your hosting company will pay for it if you sign up with them). Again this is a very minimal charge. Hosting is the actual handling of files/storage of e-mail etc. There are plenty of free ones out there but often their functionality is limited. I've used netlinkinfo.com before (for a pay site) and been pretty happy with their pricing/control panel/support. There are hundreds of hosting companies out there so take a look and you will find thousands of options. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/79670-solved-webhosting-help/#findComment-409066 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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