I’m wanting to have me one of them thar website thingummies but I have a few questions. I have searched and looked at some previous threads but things change so I’d be grateful if anyone could give some advice/opinions. I’m a complete noob in these matters so please phrase your answers as if talking to complete idiot (I said ‘as if’!)
These are the sort of things I would like:
500 GB downloads per month minimum (edit: 50GB maybe - see discussion below)
Edit: Must allow download of large files - i.e. games
Support for PHP
Support for mySQL (not essential atm)
I think I need two things – a webhost and a domain name registrar. Is that correct?
Am I right in thinking that my domain name and my webhost are unrelated – i.e. if I want to move webhosts I can take my domain name with me?
I’m in the UK – does it matter in any way where the webhost or domain name registrar is based? I usually try to deal with British companies (e.g. when shopping online) as I figure it would be easier to deal with any problems.
Do webhosts and DNR’s tend to have minimum contract periods? What is usual? What would be unacceptable?
So – recommendations please?! Rough indication of costs would be good too.
Also I want to hone (start from scratch!) my web design skills before I start paying out money so that I have a reasonable standard of content. Any recommendations for free webhosts to get me started? I do have a WAMP server set up on my laptop but I’d like a free host on the web for testing purposes.
These are the sort of things I would like:
500 GB downloads per month minimum (edit: 50GB maybe - see discussion below)
Edit: Must allow download of large files - i.e. games
Support for PHP
Support for mySQL (not essential atm)
I think I need two things – a webhost and a domain name registrar. Is that correct?
Am I right in thinking that my domain name and my webhost are unrelated – i.e. if I want to move webhosts I can take my domain name with me?
I’m in the UK – does it matter in any way where the webhost or domain name registrar is based? I usually try to deal with British companies (e.g. when shopping online) as I figure it would be easier to deal with any problems.
Do webhosts and DNR’s tend to have minimum contract periods? What is usual? What would be unacceptable?
So – recommendations please?! Rough indication of costs would be good too.
Also I want to hone (start from scratch!) my web design skills before I start paying out money so that I have a reasonable standard of content. Any recommendations for free webhosts to get me started? I do have a WAMP server set up on my laptop but I’d like a free host on the web for testing purposes.