Begginer help

[mpax2]

Hello

im looking to put my first site online

the domain im trying to register is parked by godaddy.com

i will buy the domain from through them but im not sure what i will be getting ?

when you own a domain name what do you get username and password ?

i dont want godaddy to host my site just want to buy the domain name from them


i tried to find beginner guide over the net but no result

 

[nielsencl]

If the domain is "parked", then someone may already own it. Are you sure it is for sale on Godaddy like on TDNAM?

When you buy a domain you have an account with a registrar and a control panel that will let you do different things with the domain. If you are going to host the domain someplace else, then the hosting company will tell you what their "name servers" are, and you need to edit your domain's settings with their name servers. Then your domain will show the web site on their server.

If you tell me the domain name I can take a look at the WHOIS and see if someone owns it, or you can do this. I will not buy the domain no matter what it is and I will not tell anyone else about it.

 

[thefreshtwist]

hosting and domain can be from one location as well at other hosts too, also when you figure out the domain you want, you can purchase the domain form a host and some will give the domain to you for free with the purchase of the hosting.

 

[mpax2]

here is what it says when i use

http://www.checkdomain.com



-------------------------------
The data contained in GoDaddy.com, Inc.'s WhoIs database,
while believed by the company to be reliable, is provided "as is"
with no guarantee or warranties regarding its accuracy. This
information is provided for the sole purpose of assisting you
in obtaining information about domain name registration records.
Any use of this data for any other purpose is expressly forbidden without the prior written
permission of GoDaddy.com, Inc. By submitting an inquiry,
you agree to these terms of usage and limitations of warranty. In particular,
you agree not to use this data to allow, enable, or otherwise make possible,
dissemination or collection of this data, in part or in its entirety, for any
purpose, such as the transmission of unsolicited advertising and
and solicitations of any kind, including spam. You further agree
not to use this data to enable high volume, automated or robotic electronic
processes designed to collect or compile this data for any purpose,
including mining this data for your own personal or commercial purposes.

Please note: the registrant of the domain name is specified
in the "registrant" field. In most cases, GoDaddy.com, Inc.
is not the registrant of domain names listed in this database.




Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)

 

[nielsencl]

Use the WHOIS at Godaddy or DomainTools.com. If that is all you see, there is no registrant information so you can't tell if the domain is registered or not.

 

[teper]

you can try this also click here

 

[SiberForum]

I suppose you can find all possible information about the registrant via Whois lookup and contact him/her directly. he can sell you the domain.