How To Obtain A Web Host Service

How To Obtain A Web Host Service

A web host is a service provider t hat places your web site on a computer

which is connected to the internet. T his then gives people who surf the

internet a way to access your we bsite. A web host will typically have a

fast connection to the Internet and they may host thousands of web sites on many servers. The web ho st essentially rents out space to you so that you can get your website up on the world wide web. For me, I have chosen to use due to its effi cient service, and http://www.hostgator.com/ cheap rates. Signing up at Hostgator is re latively easy. However, you will come to a page which requires you to selec t your billing cycle and your coupon code for further discounts. If you want to try them for $0.01 for 1 month, use the coupon code FREEMONTH . I have selected 12-months with a 20% discount coupon because it will be cheaper that way since I will be with them for a long time. How To Get Your Discount Coupon: You just need to Google Search “HostGator Coupon” and click on the links to find a discount coup on that best suits your needs. Do take time to explore as there are quite a number of coupons that you can utilise to help lower your startup costs. the specific Coupon Code into the box as shown below: Installing Wordpress Into Control Panel (HostGator) Once you have regi stered under Hostgatot, go to your cPanel to install wordpress into Hostgator. This process is rather simple. But nevertheless, we will guide you through the entire process too! So how do you go about installing your wordpress into your cPanel in HostGator? 1. After signing up with your web host, you will receive an email containing your cPanel login d etails. Once you have the username and password, login to your cPanel and you should see this page. You can also land onto your cPanel by typing into your web browser. www.yourdomainname.com/controlpanel Click On Add Domain Name You will come to this page... Then all you have to do is put in your domain name that you have registered and voila! Add on the domain! 2. Scroll down and look for an icon called “ Fantastico De Luxe” which you will use to install your WordPress site. 2. Scroll down and look for an icon called “ Fantastico De Luxe” which you will use to install your WordPress site. 3. To begin your WordPress installation, click on the “WordPress” link on the left side under the category “Blogs” as shown above. Afterwhich, you will be directed to this page as shown below. Select “New Installation”. 4. You will be directed to this page where you have to fill in several fields as shown below. 5. Let us tackle all 6 fields one by one. #1 Install in directory – Decide which directory you want your site to be installed in. I recommend installing in the root directory unless you already have a site using your main domain URL. If you want to install in the root directory, leave this option blank. #2 & 3 Admin access data – Create a username and password to prove that you have access to the data. Don’t worry toomuch as you can create additional users later. #4 Admin nickname – Nothing important, just key in a nickname which you feel like. #5 Site name – What you want your site to be called. #6 Description – A short description to describe your site. It may or may not appear in the header, depending on the theme which you use. 7. When you’re done, click on the “Install WordPress” button and followed by “Finish Installation” in the next page. And there you have it, you have finished installing wordpress to your site. Just head over to “www.yourdomainname.com/wp-admin” to login and work on your blog