How do I route my domain to my website?

[Howard]

Didn't do anything but register a free URL for myself. I don't understand a word you are saying either. Please explain in plain English!

 

[Zero]

Boberfett,
Ok, let's say that I wanted you to host my domain. What exactly (steps?) would you have to do to your server, and what do I have to do?

Zero

 

[BoberFett]

Whoa, back from the dead.

OK, here's what would happen. I'd set up an additional IP address on my server, let's say it's 12.34.56.78 and set my server to host a website at that IP. You'd send me your files and I'd put them in a directory and instruct my web server to use that directory anytime anybody requested the site at that IP address.

Then the trick is to link the IP to the registered domain name. Since I'm hosting the site, I'm probably also going to be hosting the DNS. I'll set up my DNS to route any requests for www.zeroswebsite.com to the IP address 12.34.56.78. After that, the only step left is to inform whoever you registered your domain with that you need to change the Primary DNS to the IP address of my DNS server. Whoever is hosting your domain will give you the info you need to change your domain records properly.

If anything needs clarification, I'll do what I can to describe it better.