You don't change it, you simply buy another and stop renewing the old one. Likewise there's nothing to stop you buying a DN now and not doing anything with it until you need it.
jimmy83 said:Can you transfer from one domain to another with everything in-tack?
Photodiva said:Jameswhitephotos works best for me out of all those.
Domain monster
Whois is automatic. You only need an SSL certificate if you are going to accept payment through the site or you want to store users logins securely. Most don't need that (plus you'll need a dedicated IP address for your website).
arad85 said:SSL later - yes. In fact, if you don't know whether you need one, you don't yet
I'm with 123-reg and I have a whois entry... What service are they offering paid for.
123-reg are more pricey for web hosting than other suppliers (but that's a different question...)
If you want to run a content management system such as Wordpress, you will need a MySQL database.You don't need loads of whizzbangs, like SSL and MySQL. Keep it simple.
Yay, finally bought jameswhitephotos.com now what
Been looking at both Vida and TSO, similar basic packages TSO slight cheaper. Can someone tell me what package would suit me the best? Would I get away with the cheapest?
Disk Space - The amount of space provided to store your website files and e-mail. 0.5GB Does this mean I would get 500MB a month to upload?
Photodiva said:Well done, James.
I guess for a start up website, you probably ought to look at spending no more than £60 pa.
You don't need loads of whizzbangs, like SSL and MySQL. Keep it simple.
500GB of web space is huge. Web pages need to be small in size to load quickly. I think my own site files amount to no more than 2mb in all.
Some people use the additional space as 'backup' storage.
neil_g said:tso you can upgrade the package if you find you are running out of space or bandwidth. its been done both times i asked for it within 10 mins.
i have an affiliate link for tso if you want it.
Look forward to seeing your site when its up!
With Vidahost, you can get the 2gb package for just a few quid more than the 500mb starter package if you use their starter code and go for the three years for the price of two.
500mb = £17 x 3 = £51
2gb = £29 x 2 - 10% = £52.20
If my maths is right... And you get a lot more stuff on the 2gb package.
Its actually £62.64 (inc. VAT) but think I will go with vidahost now.
jimmy83 said:I remember reading that I think its suggested to use Google tools? For the domain email?
I went for the vidahost package and paid last night for it, when I open jameswhitephotos.com I keep getting re-directed too 123reg, shouldnt it be the vidahost cpanel?
Craikeybaby said:I'm a big fan of the Google Apps suite, I find it a lot more flexible/reliable than the one that comes with CPanel hosting, plus the spam filter is really good.
jokeruk said:You've got to go into the domain settings on 123-reg and set the DNS servers to the ones that vidahost supply you.
That way, anyone going to your web address will be 'pointed' to your vidahost accoung.
jimmy83 said:Do you just use gmail?
You've got to go into the domain settings on 123-reg and set the DNS servers to the ones that vidahost supply you.
That way, anyone going to your web address will be 'pointed' to your vidahost accoung.
All I want to be able to do for the time beginning is put 'under construction' in large font on the website...