NYCPHP Meetup

[Michael B Allen]

On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 1:27 PM, Ajai Khattri<ajai at bitblit.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 4 Sep 2009, Michael B Allen wrote:
>
>> So I'm looking for opinions about ISPs that handle domain
>> registration, domain management (basically DNS zone record updating)
>> and some hosting (with PHP of course) and how to transfer those
>> domains. I actually host my important stuff myself on a virtual
>> private server so I am primarily interested in domain registration and
>> management. The current ISP has very crude utilities for managing the
>> domains, changing DNS and so on. It can be a chore just to login and
>> operate their "control panel".
>
> Why does your *ISP* need to handle domain registration? Why not do it
> yourself directly with a domain registrar? Many domain registrars offer
> DNS too at no extra charge - that way you keep control of DNS and domains
> and you can manage any migrations yourself.
>
>> Also, if I paid for a domain for say 10 years, do I have to pay full
>> price all over again?
>
> If you are listed as the administrative contact on a domain, then you have
> the authority to transfer that domain to another registrar.

By "ISP" I mean the domain registrar and not Internet access. So AFAIK
I'm already doing it directly.

But I also need minimal hosting. I have one site that is just a static
page with two images and another for a family member to learn PHP and
web stuff. I would rather host these off of my VPS. I even paid an
extra $50 for the PHP site.

Someone recommend eNom but it is considerably more expensive. I
suppose I got what I paid for.

I don't understand why it should cost more than $10 / yr to host a few
DNS records and maybe a static web page.

Maybe the current "ISP" is trying to get rid of me and not answering
support requests is their way of dropping customers that don't buy
enough extra services.

Mike

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Michael B Allen
PHP Active Directory Integration
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