Lee

New User: i have established domain and hosting with Surpass. (which came HIGHLY recommended by friend)

As best i can ascertain, there is little i can do til the system "resolves". As i understand it, since i registered the domain with Surpass, i do not need to do anything to resolve DNS...is that correct? Will i be notified or should i keep checking CPanel? TIA......Lee

Now for a really stupid AOL-ass question....What do i use to set up webpage? i assumed upon signing on, that Surpass offers SOMEthing other than Frontpage that works well with server. i understand FP is a bear....

sam

Lee, first off welcome to Surpass. Yes, the word is out and you are in the right place for the best in web hosting.

You can access you can access site using the IP address/~username provided in the confirmation email when you signed on for web hosting.

question - did you adjust your domain record to the correct DNS servers indicated in the confirmation email? After you do that - the entries will begin to propogate. Depending on your luck, this will take from 24-72 hours. at that time anyone, anywhere can reach your site by the domain name.

which brings me to my final question - what is your domain name, and what server are you on? Please update your signature in your forum profile for future reference. It just saves time.

Last but not least, there are a number of CMS systems included with scripta - you can install them through cPanel. You can also if you feel daring build the whole site from scratch. It's all up to you.

Lee

Sam....

Thanks for the speedy response.

In reference to your reply:

i followed the directions and confirmed that the DNS was on the servers shown below. When i went to check at SupassDomain.com....the dialog box Domain Management shows the following:

Not using our nameservers

To delete a record, simply vacate the fields and save.
To edit a record, simply overtype the text and save.

Problem is, There are no fields to alter....

my domain is: Lsummertonmorgan.com:

dns19.surpasshosting.com

dns20.surpasshosting.com

sam

It's no problem.

Your site is accessible for me using the domain name You need to put up a index.htm or an index.php file in public_html, so it doesn't show what it's showing now. It can be a simple file that says - Under Construction.

I edited your post - removing the IP addresses you mentioned. Other than that I left it as is. Just for future reference - dont post full IPs in the forum. It's not big deal, you wouldn't know that unless someone mentioned it.

Is the site accessible for you using the domain name yet? If not it will be, it just takes time to propagate.

Lee

LOL....sam,

Now i have to LEARN all that stuff. i came from AOL to the real deal with little more than my wallet. The rest imma have to learn as i go. So far, i have had NO luck making changes/alterations to anything. i'll study up on it a bit before worrying you folks to death with my ignorance.....imma patient sort.

Thanks again

sam

Patience is good. We like patience. Poke around the forums theres lots of good tips and pointers.

Lee

One last thing.....do you know of a website or other medium where i might learn the basics of web buildinig? i know NOTHING of the subject.....so, just assume i'm dumber'n dirt....

i do read/comprehend well.....so if i can find a medium that explains this stuff for dummies, i might save us ALL a lot of time....

TIA

sam

You;ll get it working.

I suggest the following resources.

http://www.php.net/
http://www.phpfreaks.com
http://www.mySQL.com

check out this book, its a good primer on builidng sites in apache, PHP and mySQL. covers all the basics.

PHP and MySQL Web Development, Second Edition
by Luke Welling (Author), Laura Thomson (Author)

Lee

EXCELLENT.....thanks for the assist!