Really, really basic website build question.?

Ok, I%26#039;ve registered for a domain name, and I%26#039;ve signed up with a hosting service. I realise I have to build a website myself via Frontpage or Dreamweaver, for example. But could someone just please talk me through the mechanics of how I link this up with the service/name I%26#039;ve just bought.

Sorry to seem dense, but I just can%26#039;t see how to get from A (where I am now) to B (working website). All the Webhosts FAQs and Forum questions are way beyond me.

Thanks for your patient and kind explanations - (be nice, I%26#039;m the wrong side of 50).

Really, really basic website build question.?

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Really, really basic website build question.?

you%26#039;re not dense!

Email or chat me... I%26#039;ll be glad to help.

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Other Replys:At a really basic level (and i mean really basic), this is how it works.

You will create your page in dreamweaver/frontpage, and it will generate a series of .html files. You will need to transfer (or %26quot;upload%26quot;) these files to your web server via FTP (file transfer protocol).

your web host probably has some kind of web based FTP which will let you browse for the .html files on your computer and upload them to the server.

good luck!

Other Replys:You have to upload your webpages (point a) onto the server (point b) through a transfer, this is usally through a FTP which stands for %26#039;file transfer protocol%26#039;. It also depends on which webhost your using.

Other Replys:hmmm, they should be helping you, I think thru dreamweaver you should be able to connect thu the host, they should have given y ou the passwords so that you can upload your stuff. I%26#039;m taking dreamweaver as we speak, we upload our homework to ftp space and he gave us the appropriate passwords and he gave us the url for our space. Don%26#039;t forget to synchronize, I alwa;ys forget that. I have not gotten a real site online yet, but I%26#039;m pretty sure you just have to put in that host info when you set up the managed site thingy.

Other Replys:sorry i don%26#039;t know

Other Replys:you mean point the domain name towards your hosting? um, logon to where you bought your domain name there should be something like manage domains or a clickable link of your domain or something.

itll ask for a name server that was provided to you from where you bought your hosting.

Other Replys:I take it you have a particular type of site in mind.

For really basic websites you can actually get websites that will do all of this for free, like the following:

http://www.weebly.com/

http://uk.geocities.yahoo.com/

http://pages.google.com/

These will give you a %26#039;subdomain%26#039;, i.e. yourname.theirsite.com or theirsite.com/yourname

You can also get free domain names from these sites:

http://freedomain.co.nr

http://dot.tk

Other Replys:Right ill give it a try;

-Once your host has set up the domain and hosting for you, they will send you log-in details for the FTP/hosting account.

-For example %26#039;frontpage%26#039;. Create a page called either %26#039;index.html%26#039; or %26#039;index.htm%26#039;. Then file and save.

-Go to file and then publish website.

-It will ask for the URL of the website...this can change. (this is going to be the location of where the site is going to be published. All hosts are kinda different with the way they work)

-You can either refer to the set up information they provided you or you can try the following;

A) Type in www.yourdomain.com

B) www.yourdomain.com/htdocs

-Then you%26#039;ll know if it works, as it asks for a username and password. The one the host gave you.

-upload your site

Your now done, and visit it. As that was an example, it will be on a larger scale if its on your drive. Like a site you already designed. -You get used to it.