Ive bought my domain from godaddy and im logged in my account but I dont know how to set it up for my website how do I do it? Thanks
I have set up my forum using xampp, currently my website domain is my IP address, and I need a way I can set it up so that people go on the domain not my IP to access my forum.
You'll need to add an A NAME record to the domain's DNS linking it with the IP. Not sure how that is done in GoDaddy - see their FAQs.
Why don't educate yourself? http://help.godaddy.com/article.php?article_id=682&topic_id=163&& Took me 2 seconds to find it. And: http://help.godaddy.com/article.php?article_id=667&topic_id=163&& http://help.godaddy.com/article.php?article_id=678&topic_id=163&&
Sorry mate I really don't know what to do. Please could someone tell me, I don't even know what to fill in the nameserver box.
Ok so ive done what you just said and godaddy said it will take up to 24 hours, is that it now, within 24 hours will it be totally be completed.
I guess so, you should check that people from outside your network can access your site and that your ip doesn't change frequently.
If it takes them up to 24 hours, after that it can take up to 48 hours to propagate around the world. ISPs / Local Nameservers cache DNS entries and only refresh every few days. You'll find that some can getthere via the domain right away, others it will take up to 48 hours.
Argghhh I'm Sorry But This Is Really Starting To Annoy Me, Its To Complicated Ive Got To The Dns Thing But What The Hell Do I Do??
Ok, please could someone tell me in one post just how to set up my domain, all I have done is bought it, thats it so please tell me what to do from scratch...Thankyou
Godaddy provides itw own DNS servers. So you can enter your IP address to the godaddy account directory. Go to "My Domain" and then click on your domain name, on the righ hand side at the bottom you sill see something like "Full DNS control" (or something similar), expand and click on it..there you will be able to add your IP address.
Ok.. its.. From top menu: Domains > My Domains > Click on domainame > Total DNS Control (on right hand side bottom) > Total DNS Control And MX Records Then you will open a new window. Update A record in it at the top of the page. A recod looks somethin like " @ 72.232.178.34 3600 Edit Delete " Click on edit and change the ip address. Then click on "continue" then again on "update". Thats it.. then give it some time..
Leave everything as it is (@ and 1 hr) and just change the IP address. "@" automatically resolves to your hostname.
If you know the IPnumber of the company you bought hosting from you can use ping to determine when the DNS has propagated. On you local computer while connected to the internet, click on start, then run, then type in "ping yourdomain.com" without the "" and click OK. If the IP number matches your host you are good to go. Usuually you can upload your site prior to resolution. Your host should have provided the how to info.