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Brian van vlymen
1,730 PointsDo i have to purchase both web host namecheap.com and webhostingforstudents?
I want to make own portfolio I am not sure which one best price for a year. currently i m having hostgator that is almost 10 dollars per month. however the namecheap.com charge only for 10 dollars per year. and webhostingforstudents is 25 dollars per year. I am getting confused what they are opinion best for me to start off. i dont need to be fancy brand i only need a domain.
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James Barnett
39,199 PointsA website is 3 parts:
- domain name: like awesome.com so people can easily remember how to get your website
- hosting: the files you created that make up your website, they have to live on a computer somewhere that so that everyone can access them
- DNS: it connects parts 1 and 2 together. When a person types awesome.com into their browser, DNS is let's the browser know where to go on the Internet to so the browser can download the files that make up your website
Like David Thomas said, namecheap.com & webhostingforstudents.com can both handle all 3 parts for you.
David Thomas
Courses Plus Student 21,263 PointsTo have a website online you need both a domain name (thats the address www.example.com) and website hosting (thats the space on a computer called a server always to connected to the internet serving your files)
A domain name is usually charged a small fee each year whereas hosting is usually charged monthly (but depends on the provider)
hostgator, namecheap & webhostingforstudents all provide both domain name and hosting services it looks like your confusing namecheaps' domain price for hosting, as we are treehouse students webhostingforstudents is the cheapest option at $12.95/year for a .com domain and $25/year for hosting
Brian van vlymen
1,730 Pointsyou are the best answer! you gave me better researching! thank you so much !