Website help.
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I am hosting a site on 1&1 (http://www.1and1.fr) but I have not checked wether they have English interface ...
Great sevice, fast, and they deal quickly with domain transfer ...
You mainly have to take care of who actually owns your domain name, and how you can transfer it to the new host. Then you need to back up your complete content, and if your new provider offers the same services, you can quickly transfer your files ...
It will be the same for the e-mail ... You will have to reconfigure your e-mail software to the new POP data, but as long as you have transfered your domain, you keep the adress linked to that domain ... -
Yeah, that's what I PM'd you last, Pete. Hopefully your domain is indeed yours (some companies register the domains for themselves and when you want to move, they either do not let you or overcharge you).
As for WP - I suggested that as I understand you are website illiterate.
That's an easy to use thing and a "blogging" kind of a cms system is perfect for somebody who keeps adding things to an online portfolio. -
CMS are nice to use ... concrete5 have nice features ... (c5host.com) or wix.com also have nice templates
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这一切听起来中文网站对我说话。<-- this is how all the website stuff looks to me.
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How do I find out if I own my domain?
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I told you: call those dudes at that hosting company you dug up to check it themselves. I am almost certain you do own it as can be seen in the whois data:
http://whois.domaintools.com/solosplace.comThe name servers are currently at officelive.com but that can be changed. It's the new host's task to move it, not yours.
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I checked and saw this:
Domain Name; SOLOSPLACE.COM Registrar; MELBOURNE IT, LTD. D/B/A INTERNET NAMES WORLDWIDE Whois Server; whois.melbourneit.com Referral URL; http://www.melbourneit.com Name Server; NS1.OFFICELIVE.COM Name Server; NS2.OFFICELIVE.COM Status; clientTransferProhibited Updated Date; 16-sep-2010 Creation Date; 18-sep-2007 Expiration Date; 18-sep-2011WTF? Status: clientTransferProhibited
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Looks like it's yours Pete. Link
Pre FormFonts...when I was running my own sites...I always used Freeola. The rates are much less than that of Microsoft. I'm sure there must be a US equivalent. My daughter currently has a site on Freeola. She put this together herself using one of the supplied templates. How hard can it be?
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@solo said:
WTF? Status: clientTransferProhibited
I don't know where you got that actually. Maybe it means that the client cannot be transferred not the domain location.
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That seems to mean you do not have the right to transfer your domain ... So you should ask the registrar to release it so you can claim it back !
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anyway, if there is any trouble and they do not want to let you transfer it, you should be able to claim it back in Spetember the latest ... make sure then to have found your new host so they can help you do whatever necessary to reclaim your domain
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See, this is why I hate website mumbo jumbo, I'll take root canal before website stuff.
So, I own the domain but I am not allowed to transfer it? who is the registrar and how do I talk to him?
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Well, it says the same for sketchucation:
http://www.whois.net/whois/sketchucation.comAnd as you can see, it is now "owned" by SketchUcation (in Ireland) not by Coen as it used to be so even the owner has changed. And we are just about to start thinking of changing hosts, too, and there should not be an issue with that either.
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Basically, talk with the new host, and they will be very keen on helping you transfer your site, as it is their main interest ;o)
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Indeed, See about 5 or 6 posts above!
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I think MelbourneIT is the registrar...presumably Microsoft are sub-hosting it through them. You are the registrant; the site is actually registered to you...through them. At least that's how I think it works.
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Yes, it's not like everyone can register a domain; you have to get a registrar to do that (just like a barrister to take your case to court). But they register it on your behalf and for you.
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@gaieus said:
@solo said:
WTF? Status: clientTransferProhibited
I don't know where you got that actually. Maybe it means that the client cannot be transferred not the domain location.
Should not be a problem. It simply is used to prevent unauthorized transfer of Domain Name. Domain transfers and hosting are two different things. To change hosting, you simply need to do change the NS (name space) servers that the domain is linked to. You can do this from the "manage your domain" function on your domain registrar's website. Your new hosting company is supposed to give you the NS info when you sign up.
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I started out with Weebly.com (free website, nice tools and templates if you don't know what to do.
After a year, I decided I wanted something more robust and bought WebPlus (http://www.serif.com) to start creating my own. Couldn't easily import the Weebly-created site into WebPlus (Weebly's stuff seems to be proprietary), so had to create it entirely in WebPlus. Not entirely painless, but WebPlus has a LOT of templates to use and their forums are just as helpful and friendly as SketchUcation's are.
I also went looking for a new host and decided on HostMonster.com. They've been very helpful, cost is one of the least around, and have had NO issues with them at all. You can see my final product at http://www.hendryarch.com.
Hope this helps, Pete - and good luck!
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