ok...bought domain name, and host..now what?

[whr2206]

ok, i bought my domain name whrforums.com the sites gonna be about gaming news and discussion. Umm I bought it from godaddy.com thenI bought my host from imagelinkusa.net fo 200megs for 10 bucks a month. Now I dont know how to do much on it yet..but I was wondering....how exactly do I "launch" the site... like people have told me to download stuff from apache.org. I know I've gotten ahead of myself, but I'm asking when Im ready to work on it, exactly how do I access what i need to work on it?? hope ya know what im asking!! thanks

[erucader]

in my opinion the easiest way to get your files there is by ftp. i dont know that server, they may have a online file manager, you have to check. for ftp, i use WSFTP because it doesnt crash as much as Cuteftp. also it is free

[shecky981]

OK. 1st thing you need to do is switch your DNS servers from your default (usually something like xx.godaddy.com, xx2.godaddy.com) to whoemever your webhost is (in your case it would probbly be ns.imagelinkusa.net and ns2.imaginelinkusa.net) You webhost will provide you with the correct DNS names. this will then make whomever looks at www.yoursite.com goto your webhost where your HTML files will be. You should be aware that it can take as long as 3 days for the DNS information to resolve to your new webhost, though, usually it is quicker.

You then need to create a page and upload it to your site, i personally like SmartFTP ( http://www.smartftp.com )

[whr2206]

I got wsftp.... and a welcome email from imagelinkusa...and this is the part that confuses me

Once you receive them,
log back into your domain registration account and double
check that you have the correct ones. When you sign up for
a domain, default nameservers are issued. Your account will
not be active unless you have the correct nameservers
listed


ok, does this mean I go back into my account at godaddy.com??

Im just confused...what exactly is this telling me to do??

[DrZaius]

Your hosting service should give you two nameservers, go back to the GoDaddy control panel and set them.

[whr2206]

ok once i was logged into my account, I went to register a name server...and it sais host name:________.whrforums.com

then ip address.....blanks (how do I know what to put in those??

now what exactly do I put in those blanks??? in host name, do I put whatever i want?? Im confused about this... but when I get done will all this, Ill finally know how to build a web site!

[mairving]

Who is hosting your account. According to the whois database, the domain whrforums.com is available.

To change DNS info, first ask your host what DNS servers they are using. Then head over to Godaddy, at this link , login to your account, click on Modify DNS information and change the nameservers. Once you change the name servers, in about 24-48hrs, your domain will start resolving, i.e. you will be able to type the address in the browser window. You will have to have an index.html page in your root web directory, for anything to be seen.

[shecky981]

<---realizes apprently his answer wasnt clear enough

[whr2206]

yours was, I'm new here, Im just trying to sort all this stuff out...

[shecky981]

ahh. LOL. kool. =)

[whr2206]

well I would get this resolved tonight, but imagelinkusa.net doesnt want to repsond right now for me. So IM gonna go to bed... and in the morning do what ya'll suggested thanks! Ill post back if I have anymore trouble....

[whr2206]

ok I got the host, and name all set up, and Im done with that thanks to you guys! Ok new thing, I though ftp wouldnt but THAT confusing but it is for me. Ok its hard to explain, so are there any tutorials, or intructions on how to work this bulletproof ftp?? thanks!

[K A Hall]

Here is a quick tutorial

[whr2206]

ok, I did 3 tutorials, but Im clueless still. Like I dont know how, Can I work on my site, I have to reigster a name, and a password right?? then how do i get to my host?? Just imagelinkusa.net or like my nameserver?? or the domain name I bought??

[glc]

If it's like my host, you will log into ftp.whrforums.com using the username and password your host gave you for accessing your space with any standard FTP client.

Bulletproof is a great program, but can be intimidating for the new user.

Some hosts do not allow ftp access, but they will have some kind of web control panel for you to do your uploading and site maintenance. My host offers both, and has a great online manual that covers everything - you need to look around your host's website for that.