Only registering a domain name is not running your website, it will not appear automatically if someone type your domain name in the address bar of their browser. After registering domain name you need to upload your website site to a computer that hosts your site by assigning IP number of the web server to your domain. This IP address and your domain name are associated together and stored in a database; when-ever anyone from any-where in the world with internet access type your domain name in their browser in the address/URL field and click enter will be directed to your website IP address/web server where you have hosted your web site. This is the way every one find your website on the net. The domain name is important as it is much easier to remember a name than a number for any one. To associate your domain name with your web server/web host/IP address is very easy, you just need to change your domains ns record or name server with the name server provided by your web host. |
