QueenTiye Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 I'm inquiring for someone else, who has a domain hosted by free website. He's ready to expand his site to have more functionality, including forums, but wants to know the following: 1. Does he HAVE to transfer the domain? Or, can he have hosting here, and the domain somewhere else? 2. What is the process for transferring a domain if necessary? QT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GvilleRick Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 As long as he has access to the domain registration account and can change the nameservers it is not necessary to transfer the domain. He would need to check with the registrar of the domain to be sure he can change the nameservers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenTiye Posted April 5, 2007 Author Share Posted April 5, 2007 Thanks! I'll tell him! QT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenTiye Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 I'm back! ok - So, we're ready to do the nameserver change. However - to prevent business disruption, he would like to build his site on the servers HERE first, and then do the nameserver change, so that the DNS change points to the new site, and not an "under construction" site. What's the best way to do this? QT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Thomas Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 (edited) Personally I would: 1) Take a backup of the site on the old server 2) Upload it here 3) Change the DNS Note that propagation can take up to 72 hours so, customers may see the old site one time and the new site the next time they visit during these 72 hours. Edited April 29, 2007 by TCH-Thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenTiye Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 The site, so far as I'm aware, is not transferrable - this is from Freewebs, and uses their proprietary software. So we are actually changing platforms altogether. QT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Thomas Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Ok. Then rebuild/build new one here before changing the DNS is what I would do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenTiye Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 Right - but can that be done? I mean - if I pay for hosting, don't you require the domain name? Etc.? QT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Don Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Yes, but you do not have to change the domain DNS until you are ready with the new site. Until then the domain will continue to resolve to the current host. When you have the new site ready, then change the DNS at your domain register to the ones in the welcome email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Dick Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 We provide temporary access to your site via IP/~username. Just make sure you use relative links and do not hard code the IP into your site. Check your welcome email for details to access your site before propagation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenTiye Posted May 8, 2007 Author Share Posted May 8, 2007 Sorry to be so slow - what are "relative links" and how will I know that I'm using them??? QT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenTiye Posted May 8, 2007 Author Share Posted May 8, 2007 Another question - what if I built the site on a subdomain of my own and then transferred it over to his account once he has one? Is that permissible? QT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Thomas Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Answer to question 1... For instance, say you have a page called page1.html in the “links” directory of your site. The absolute href to this page is http://www.example.net/page1.html. So, you put that link anywhere on any page, on any site and it will always go to that page on the Internet. Relative links can only link to a page from the same site. The address is always relative to the position of the second file. If you were linking to that same page from a page in the same directory, the href would be just page1.html. If you were linking from your homepage, i.e. in the root directory, the link would read , as you would have to go into the directory first, and then get the file. Answer to question 2... That would work as long you don´t point his domain name to that subdomain. Also, if doing this, I would use the relative linking as described above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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