Website help.
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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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@mtnarch said:
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.
Now Pete, that's exactly what you came up with. Here is the chance to as questions about the services without having to trust some blatant on-site "testimonials"
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Yup, looks like they have got many recommendations, and also offer all bells and whistles.
I'm probably going with them, just gotta figure out how to go about it.
First I'm gonna figure out how to get all images downloaded to my pc, then I will create an account with them, create a site, and then apply that site to my domain name....does that sound possible?
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When you "Get Started", you are already prompted with a choice; register a new domain or you already have one. You certainly go with the latter and enter solosplace.com on the right.
Now they will transfer the domain for you and add the name server for it as well as set up the web space and all. Only then will you create your site (although some providers allow you to "work in the background" only using the IP).
Very important;
- Before you do anything, back up everything you currently have. Download all images and copy all text if you do not have a simple FTP access (your current site is not that difficult).
- Send an email to all current work contacts that you are transferring your site and domain and until everything is set up correctly, they should be able to contact you via a different email adress.
This is important as it may take some time (even a couple of days) until an existing domain is transferred correctly and all the rest of the internet "gets used to it" (don't ask what this means)
When starting the building process (whatever system you choose), best is to have an "under construction" page with a simple contact form (and maybe an image) until you finish with the whole thing. But that's only when you are there already.
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I also use Hostmonster.com. (for about 5 years.) No problems. You can host at least 5 domains for the monthly price. You could have a main website, a blog, a place to sell your models, etc...
Hostmonster has a bunch of scripts for creating wordpress sites, some for website templates and some tricks for transferring websites.
Right now I have one account for about 6 bucks a month and tied five domains to it at no additional cost. (they are referred to as sub domains.)
I believe your domain is "locked" so that some undesirable does not transfer (steal) it. Hostmonster has a way of transferring your domain to their accounts, so you pay them to keep your domain name instead of your current domain keeper.
It looks like you cannot transfer through hostmonster but you can get a FTP program and download your current site to a HD. Then upload your website to your hostmonster directory. easy pesy.
https://www.hostmonster.com/cgi/help/229
hope this helps!
Stuart
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Personally, I prefer to design my own sites, rather than simply assemble them online using the hosting company's wizard. It not only gives you more control over the design and function, but if you do decide to change hosts, you've still got the full site setup on your hard drive ready to upload to the new servers. Something like MS Frontpage works fine for most things. there are also plenty of free WYSIWYG HTML editors which enable you to assemble the site visually. Komodo seems to be pretty good.
Once you've got the site and all the links working just the way you want it on your hard drive, you can then just upload the entire thing to your domain using an FTP client like Filezilla.
Most of these clients operate the same way...with your hard drive in the pane on the left and the remote site in the pane on the right. All you need to do is read the documentation from the hosting company to see which folder to drop your files into...then it's pretty much drag and drop; and bingo! you're active.
Doing it that way also means that you can dry run different things first, on your PC, without screwing up your actual site. -
Yup, I'm going with them.
So, wtf is wordpress and why is it better tham joomla, concrete5, etc?
Another thing I like the Interactive photo gallery website templates but is that wordpress? do I know what I'm talking about?...no.
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WP, Joomla, Drupal and all just simple content management systems. You have an editor very similar to a word processor where you can ad links and all to your posts and such.
Different engines but basically they all do the same. Don't worry about that part until you are there.
Here is how the WordPress back-end of making a post looks like. Simpler than MS Word IMO.
Alan, I have also made websites like that. I even often play around in the php scripts of my current sites but believe me, Pete is not the kind who would learn any of those html editors.
An installed CMS system basically has three parts;
- database with all what you wrote (pages, posts, navigation and all)
- the files that work as a website (generally php)
- uploaded attachments (mostly images in case of Pete)
All these things can be backed up and re-installed when you go to another host.
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LOL@ Alan
You over estimate my abilities.
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What do you want to do with your website?
Wordpress is a great blogging tool. Will you be blogging or will you have a static site?
s
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As for galleries; they are available for most of the cms systems (and there are tons of different gallery plugins).
This one is WordPres for instance:
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Okay, I have made the first step, I paid for two years, site lock and premium backup. Now I cannot back out.
Tallbridgeguy, I want to have images, sell models, some tutorial videos, um...that's about it. Maybe a blog, dunno what to blog about, but who knows I may think of something 3D related.
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Pete, have you downloaded all the content from your existing site? Note that it may be shut of soon (as soon as they arrange the domain transfer). I don't know how you can access that site (and the back-end of it).
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No I have not, I just signed up, I have not cancelled with Microsoft yet. I'm guessing I have time to build a site this month and by the 21st I can cancel my hosting with them and it should just work.
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@unknownuser said:
No I have not, I just signed up, I have not cancelled with Microsoft yet. I'm guessing I have time to build a site this month and by the 21st I can cancel my hosting with them and it should just work.
But Pete, your domain is going to be transferred soon. Can you access the back-end of your current site without the domain? If yes, no problem of course.
@solo said:
Tallbridgeguy, I want to have images, sell models, some tutorial videos, um...that's about it. Maybe a blog, dunno what to blog about, but who knows I may think of something 3D related.
Well, these cms systems come in two, basic flavour: with mainly static pages and/or a blog like system with frequent posts.
The Nova Theme you said you liked is mainly a static looking site with constant things on the home page and the latest posts (I guess in a certain category) only rotating in the slider.
It has a blog part however (which you could even make your front page). I guess you could use this part as a place to constantly add new projects (in case you can share) or similar and leave the static content alone.
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Pete, hostmonster typically gives you one free domain registration. I would suggest using your current domain url for a traditional website for commerce and then register a new domain for a wordpress blog.
Both would have unique urls and you can cross pollinate the material. (both work under your current plan.) Bonus having your work in multiple places plus you can use the wordpress postings on sketchucation instead of photobucket.
The blog would be a great place to show your process, work (which is fantastic) and give customers a great place to see WIP.
s
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@gaieus said:
Very important;
- Before you do anything, back up everything you currently have. Download all images and copy all text if you do not have a simple FTP access (your current site is not that difficult).
- Send an email to all current work contacts that you are transferring your site and domain and until everything is set up correctly, they should be able to contact you via a different email adress.
This is important as it may take some time (even a couple of days) until an existing domain is transferred correctly and all the rest of the internet "gets used to it" (don't ask what this means)
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Reading this on and off all day. Why not combine forces and help Pete out? He does so much for everyone around here. We could have a 'Solosplace Testdrive' thread kinda like that other one
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