Setting up Your Hosting Account

After you purchase a hosting plan, you need to log in to your Account Manager to finish setting up your account.

To Set up Your Hosting Account

  1. Log in to your Account Manager.
  2. In the My Products section, select Hosting.
  3. Click Setup Account next to the hosting account you want to manage.
  4. The End User License Agreement displays. Read the agreement, select the checkbox acknowledging that you have read and agree to it, and click Next.
  5. Enter a new user name and password for your hosting account, and confirm your password.

    NOTE: This is the User ID and password that you use to connect to your hosting account with an FTP client. This is also the data you need to access your free Web Statistics.

  6. Click Next.
  7. If the domain name is in your account, click Select from existing and select it from the drop-down list.

    If the domain name is in another account or registered elsewhere, click Enter a domain and enter the domain in the field.

  8. Click Next.

    NOTE: If a “We cannot locate this domain name’s DNS record” message displays, you may need to change the domain’s nameservers to point to the hosting account. For more information, see Setting Nameservers for Your Domains. Click Next to proceed.

  9. If you have an available Standard Single Domain SSL certificate you would like to apply to this account, select the certificate, read and agree to the Subscriber Agreement, and click Next.

    NOTE: Only Standard Single Domain SSL certificates are redeemable through the Hosting Control Center. If you do not have an available Standard Single Domain SSL certificate or other add-on, this screen is not displayed.

  10. Select which version of PHP you want to use and click Next.
  11. Ensure all settings are correct. If you need to update any information, use the Previous button, and then return to this screen.
  12. Click Submit.

A Congratulations message displays letting you know that your hosting account should be ready to use shortly. While this process generally completes within 30 minutes, it can take up to 24 hours. Once your hosting account is ready to use, we send you an email message containing all of your basic account-management information. At this time, you can upload files to your Web site.

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What Does it Mean to Host a Domain?

Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 May 2009 08:54 Written by Loyd Headrick Wednesday, 6 May 2009 08:54

Hosting (also known as Web site hosting or Web hosting) refers to housing, serving, and maintaining files for one or more Web sites. In a sense, you rent space on a computer to hold your Web site.

Your host, the computer where your Web site files are stored, assigns an Internet Protocol (IP) address to your domain name that represents the online location where you’ve stored your files. In this way, anyone can find your Web site on the Internet by typing in your domain name.

Registering Domains

Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 May 2009 08:43 Written by Loyd Headrick Wednesday, 6 May 2009 08:19

If your domain is available, you can register it for a period of time that you specify during the checkout process. You can use your domain to build your business and assist you in creating a dynamic online identity. You may also want to consider registering multiple domain names to:

  • Keep your competition from registering a domain name that draws customers to them instead of you.
  • Promote the different products and services you offer.
  • Drive more traffic to your Web site.
  • Enjoy more opportunities to market to, and be listed on, search engines.
  • Create distinct advertising strategies that reach different target markets.
  • Provide customers more ways to find you when searching the Internet.
  • Capture common misspellings of your domain name, instead of sending visitors to an error page.
  • Protect your brand and online identity from those who may have unsavory purposes.

To get started, you need to check if the domain name you want is available.

To Check a Domain’s Availability

  1. Go to our Home Page.
  2. In the Domain Name Search field, enter the domain you want to register, and then select the domain extension from the list.
  3. Click Go.

If the domain you requested is taken, we present you with available alternatives. For example, you may be able to select a .INFO or .WS domain extension, rather than a .COM. For example, you could register www.coolexample.info, instead of www.coolexample.com.

If the domain is available, follow the instructions to complete the checkout process. As you complete your registration, include valid contact information for each contact. ICANN, the governing body for domain names, requires valid information for your contact information (Registrant, Technical, Billing, and Administrative). If you enter false information, your domain is cancelled.

Your contact information is public and accessible through the Whois databases of most registrars. However, you can protect your privacy by registering your domain with us using our private domain name registration services.

When you purchase our private domain registration services, the Whois directory lists Domains By Proxy’s name, postal address, and phone number instead of yours. Although Domains By Proxy is the registrant of your domain name registration, you still retain the full benefits of domain registration. You can:

  • Cancel, sell, or transfer your domain registration.
  • Revert the registrant listing for your domain registration back to you.
  • Renew your domain registration when it expires.
  • Designate the nameservers for your domain.
  • Resolve claims arising out of a dispute involving your domain registration.

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