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and why when you want to buy a domain name, does it need to be "hosted"? and why? isnt it just a page on the web?
What is hosting?
You can host your web site on your own computer. Download and install XAMPP - http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.ht... Of course the computer has to be on 24/7/365 - and you have to learn a few things (some people think that 'learn' is a 4-letter word).
A domain name is your address on the web - www.yahoo,com, for example. (The http:// part tells your browser that the following address is html content.) You can get a domain name by using a dynamic dns service (dydns.com and noip.com offer free services) if you don't mind using their names, or you can get one entirely your own by registering one (if it's available).
What is hosting?
The web, or internet is a network of computers, millions of them. Hosting is like having a webpage on a computer that is then viewable to others.
A domain is like an address that points to the correct computer. The actual storage of that webpage file (html file) is hosted on a server (or computer that serves out webpages).
There are providers, like http://www.bluehost.com that I use for my website, which both give you the domain name, and also host your website.
What is hosting?
Web sites are "hosted" on a computer, and that computer needs to be set up properly to act as a server that can send and receive the web site data across the Web.
In other words, every computers gets an "address" but you rarely type in that address to see its contents; instead you type in its domain name (e.g., http//www.sitename.com).
What is hosting?
Having a domain name listed on Domain Name Servers (DNS) and having a place to actually serve the files (the Host) are two distinctly different services.
One thing that confuses the issue is that a lot of companies offer both and try to get you to buy both from them. NOT a good idea, for multiple reasons. Basically it's putting all your eggs in one basket.
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