Buying Domain & Hosting

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 How to Buy a Domain Name?

Step – 1
Go to a registration site
Open a web browser and navigate to a site that
registers domain names. Popular sites include:
• GoDaddy.com 1
• Domain.com
• Namecheap.com
• Bluehost.com
• HostGator.com

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 Step – 2

2 Choose a domain name

Use a name that best suits the nature of
your website.

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 Step – 3
Check to see if your domain name
is available
Registration sites typically have a search field on
their home page. Type the domain name you
want into this field and press ⏎ Return.
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Sometimes the name won't be available for one
type of domain, such as .com, but it may be
available with a .net, .biz, or .co, for example.
Certain suffixes are only available for certain
types of organizations: .edu is reserved for
educational institutions; .org is used for
nonprofits; and .gov or .us are used for
government sites.

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 Step – 4
4 Select the domain you want
to buy

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 Step – 5
Choose how many years you want
to pay for
Domain names need to be renewed on a regular 5
basis, so you'll need to decide the number of
years for which you want to register your
domain.

Typically, you can register a domain for up to 10

years at a time

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 Step – 6
Select additional services
6 If you want to purchase additional
services, such as web design, hosting, or
extra email addresses, add them to your
cart before you check out.

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 Step – 7
Pay for your domain name and
services 7
You are now the owner of the domain name.
You can now start building your website or move
your existing site to your new domain.

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 How to host a website?

Step – 1
Decide What Type of
8 Website You Want?
• Static or Basic Websites

• Dynamic Websites

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 Step – 2
Choose Your Hosting Server
• Linux Hosting, which allows running
scripts written in PHP, Perl, Python and
other Unix-originated languages, and
usually supports PostgreSQL and MySQL
databases. This is the most commonly 9
used system today.
• Windows Hosting, which allows running
ASP scripts utilizing .NET and other
Microsoft technologies, and supports
Microsoft SQL Server and Access
database.

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 Step – 3
Select Your Web Hosting
Plan
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7 • Shared Hosting
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• VPS Hosting (Virtual Private Server
Hosting)

• Dedicated Hosting

• Cloud Hosting

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 Step – 4
Change Your DNS Address
To get your website up and working, you will need to
change the Name Servers of your domain. It’s a simple
but mandatory step for you to get started.
• Go to your Domain Control Panel like as
http://manage.hostgator.in/customer.
• Enter your registered email address and password. 1
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• Click on the Domain Name for which you need to
change the Name Servers.
• In the Domain Registration section, click on the
Name Servers option.
• Replace the existing Name Servers with the ones
provided by your current web host, and click on
the Update Name Servers button.

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 Step – 5 Upload Your Website

Using cPanel File Using FTP Client

Manager

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 How to Upload Your Website
Using cPanel File Manager
1. Log in to your cPanel.

2. Click on the icon titled File

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3. Select Web Root and click on Go.

4. Add all the files and folders under

public_html and their respective
domain folder.

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 How to Upload Your Website Using FTP
Client (such as FileZilla)
You can use it to drag and drop your website’s files
into the /public_html/ folder. To connect to your
web server via FileZilla, follow these steps:
1. Install FileZilla and open it
2. From the File menu, select Site Manager
3. Click on New Site
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4. Name the New Site – such as with your real 4
domain name
5. Enter your website’s IP address in the field marked
FTP Address
6. Enter the username and password you received
in your welcome mail
7. Set the Port to 21 (FTP always runs on Port 21)
8. Click Connect

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