I got my files to the remote server but nothing is under my domain name yet. How long does it usually take? I am hosting with Godaddy.

Web servers don't put sites on-line, they merely hold

the data associated with your site and domain name.

You are talking about a domain registration here,

and the correct answer is, just as long as it takes

GoDaddy to update/refresh their DNS servers.

Once the domain resolves, then your site pages will

immediately become visible. You've not given the TLD

suffix, nor the date/time of registration, so I can't

comment further from a Registry point of view.

The 48 to 72 hours for full propagation of a domain is

now something of an old wives tale. Registries tend to

quote this as a safety margin, since mistakes and

delays, can and do, happen. ;o) Propagation and

resolution tends to be much faster these days.

An example ..

... when I complete and finalize a domain registration

( something done regular basis, often direct with the

Registry themselves ), I make sure my DNS server is

updated at the same time. The result? A domain tends

to be alive and kicking ( resolving fully ), somewhere

between 5 and 30 minutes after registration.

If your site pages take too long to appear, then either