IF YOU HAVE A DOMAIN NAME HELP ME FIGURE THIS OUT.

[DanJ]

Ok, I'm registering a name for a site I already have hosted via this Go Daddy site. You can pay 8.95 a year to register, or an additional 9.95 for a URL redirect.

The site I have hosted isn't a top level domain, I'd want it to point a site like this www.my-web-site-host.com/mysite/pointhere

Would this require a URL redirect or could I do this just by registering my name.

 

[DanJ]

anyone...anyone...?

 

[DanJ]

I'd really like to purchase this name I have but I need to know if I can do what I want to do, or need to get URL redirect.

Anyone?

 

[HansXP]

You would need to get a URL re-direct.

 

[DanJ]

That kind of sucks. So explain this a little more I guess...under what circumstances don't you need URL redirect if your site is already hosted?

 

[DanJ]

Not many people with domain names here or something?

 

[Clinotus]

<< The site I have hosted isn't a top level domain, I'd want it to point a site like this www.my-web-site-host.com/mysite/pointhere

Would this require a URL redirect or could I do this just by registering my name. >>



Just registering you name does not really do anyhting for you other than keeping a record of your domain and the ip address to reach it. A lot of the domain name providers will happily provide you with a registered domain, but from that point its up to you to do the real registration which is your DNS listing, so that when people type in your name or address they can find you. There are a few organizations that offer redirections, Dyndns.org comes to mind. Try them. Or do a websearch on dynamic hosting.

 

[Evadman]

I have 4 domain names. Every last one uses URL redirect.

#1 Evadland.com > resolves to a Ip addy
#2 Evadco.com > Resolves to Evadland.com/evadco/
#3 TribeDW.com > Resolves to Tribe site, forget what.
#4 Odoylesucks.com > Resolves to SK8 site
#5 TribeAKA.com > another tribe site

The only reason you would not use redirect is if you just want to own that name, or if you set up your own DNS server. ( pain in the @ss )

 

[Evadman]

wow. I can count