Chapter 19

First Website

Contents

19.1 Steps to Setting Up a Website.......... 198

19.1.1 Registrar....................... 199

19.1.2 Webhosting Provider................. 199

19.1.3 Be Cautious with Your Free Domain Name.... 200

19.2 Passwords....................... 200

19.2.1 Common Mistakes.................. 201

19.2.2 Password Advice................... 201

19.3 Your Domain Name................. 201

19.3.1 Top Level Domains.................. 202

19.3.2 Sub-domains Are Free................ 203

19.3.3 DNS: Domain to IP Address............ 204

19.4 The cPanel Control Panel............. 204

19.4.1 Domain Management................ 206

19.4.2 File Manager..................... 207

19.4.3 Add-On Domains................... 207

19.5 Troubleshooting Your New Domain....... 208

19.5.1 Caching Causes Time Delay Problems....... 208

19.5.2 Is the Outside DNS Correct?............ 208

19.5.3 Is the Web Server Correct?............. 209

19.6 Apache Web Server................. 209

19.6.1 Directory Browsing.................. 209

19.6.2 index.html...................... 210

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