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In need of help with Cpanel

by justinsane187
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Ok im a harsh noob to this and it took me long enough to ftp to my site..I ftp files to my public_html folder in there and i still cant see my website on it domain, all I see is the godaddy page. I heard somthing about a DNS but I have no clue what that is. Also I have dreamweaver and seems kinda complicated, is there a program I can just drop and drag in a site like enviroment..Like fisher price for websites? lol
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  • Profile picture of the author Allen Graves
    Do you have an "index.html" page in your public_html folder?

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  • Profile picture of the author James Schramko
    you might want to check that you have pointed your domain name your server.

    Use the chat feature at the host company or check your welcome email to find out the name server settings.

    It should be ns762.websitewelcome.com etc... then go to GoDaddy and set the DNS to that.

    It should work as long as one of your files in the hosting account is index.php or index.html
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  • Profile picture of the author Hackbridge
    SourceForge.net: Find and Develop Open-Source Software for the ftp program "filezilla". You can drop and drag with that. Your domain servers should have been set up when you purchased the domain with Go Daddy, and then addon domain to the top level domain which is the main site, with your hosting.

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    • Profile picture of the author Rully
      You have to match the DNS code (it's looked like ns.xxxxx.com) between your domain account with your webhosting account. It is so easy at cpanel domain,find a manage DNS or something words like that,an then change with DNS from your hosting provider
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  • Profile picture of the author Joel Gray
    The nameservers will be set up if you are using GoDaddy to host your site and you have your domain name registered there also. If not you will have to change your DNS settings to point towards your hosting servers. Also as stated above you must have an index.html or index.htm file in your public_html folder. Also depending on how long ago you did all this it may take some time to propagate, but you should still be able to login under the IP address.

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    • Profile picture of the author justinsane187
      I have a index.html in my public html folder but its in administrator folder cause i might have deleted it, but after I installed jumala and it was there. and I cant find anything about DNS in cpanel
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      • Profile picture of the author E-Newbies
        Is your Hosting Account with Godaddy? If it is you don't need to worry about nameservers.

        If you are hosting with another web host you will need to change the nameservers at godaddy to point to your host account.

        In cpanel look right at the bottom in the left column you should see your account info your nameservers start with NS.

        Copy this # & go to Godaddy, log into your Godaddy account.

        Go to Domains dropdown my domains & click on your sites URL

        Select domain servers from the top menu

        Select i host my domains with another provider & paste in the 2 NS.####'s

        Click OK & your done, it may take anything from a few mins to a day for your for the name servers to change over so have patience

        Good Luck
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        • Profile picture of the author Amanda_Moon
          Originally Posted by E-Newbies View Post

          Is your Hosting Account with Godaddy? If it is you don't need to worry about nameservers.

          If you are hosting with another web host you will need to change the nameservers at godaddy to point to your host account.

          In cpanel look right at the bottom in the left column you should see your account info your nameservers start with NS.

          Copy this # & go to Godaddy, log into your Godaddy account.

          Go to Domains dropdown my domains & click on your sites URL

          Select domain servers from the top menu

          Select i host my domains with another provider & paste in the 2 NS.####'s

          Click OK & your done, it may take anything from a few mins to a day for your for the name servers to change over so have patience

          Good Luck
          Yes this is exactly the questions I was going to address and add comments on. This is most likely the exact steps you will need to take. I am sure some fellow Warriors will be willing to walk you through. To newbies - changing over DNS can be a little intimidating - you can probably find a video tutorial as well somewhere on youtube that will walk you through it.
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        • Profile picture of the author justinsane187
          well I see a SERVER NAME server315 but no ns infront..dono how they expect people to know all this..I cant even get ahold of my host and there website been down for over a week and I JUST signed up with 3 years..
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        • Profile picture of the author geolt7
          This problem is usually caused by DNS not set correctly and the DNS not propagated through the rest of the world so you cannot see it.

          First thing first. I don't mean to make you look stupid but just wanna make sure you know the difference between domain hosting and web hosting.

          Domain hosting - in this case, your domain is hosted on Godaddy because you bought it from there

          Web Hosting - unknown you did not specify. This is where you sign up for web hosting to store all your webpages (html, php or asp) files.

          Assuming that your Web Hosting is NOT Godaddy - You need to login to your account at goddady, go to my domains page, click on your domain and change the nameservers (DNS). If your Web Hosting is with Godaddy then you should not need to change that.

          Once you have change the nameservers, you need to give it some time before the setting will propagate to the rest of the world including your area. Then you should be able to access your site.
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          • Profile picture of the author E-Newbies
            I am sure someone can help you here if you let us know who you are hosting your website with?

            Hostgator puts the NS.### in the location i mentioned maybe your host does something else?

            Were your name servers not listed on your sign-up confirmation email?
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          • Profile picture of the author The Pension Guy
            Originally Posted by geolt7 View Post

            First thing first. I don't mean to make you look stupid but just wanna make sure you know the difference between domain hosting and web hosting.

            Domain hosting - in this case, your domain is hosted on Godaddy because you bought it from there

            Web Hosting - unknown you did not specify. This is where you sign up for web hosting to store all your webpages (html, php or asp) files.
            Let's not make it worse than it is: don't give advice if you don't know what are you talking about!

            There is no "domain hosting" as you define it. It is called DOMAIN REGISTRATION done with a registrar. Godaddy is a registrar. As a side business they also have hosting services (and a bad one).

            With "web hosting" you actually do host your domain somewhere on a server when you buy a hosting package for your domain(s).

            And nobody should registrar and host with the same company - see another thread about 1&1.
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            • Profile picture of the author justinsane187
              ohh hey I figured it out a long time ago, I just needed the nameserver and it wasnt in my cpanel..Figgures too cause there site is down, has been for a while now im kinda scared. Hosting is still going though so I dont know whats goin on. I had to google and look at the info under the link to get it. Webhostingpad is my host..for how long i dono lol. Does anyone know anything about joomla? Im looking to make a website like drop and drag style, I dont have the time to learn html or the Patience. I dont want a cookie cutter looking looking one ether cause its not a niche site
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  • Profile picture of the author E-Newbies
    Good idea for the video -
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  • Profile picture of the author justinsane187
    uhh oh..it went back to godaddy..this is frustrating..Is webhostingpad down? How do I check?
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  • Profile picture of the author Creative Thinker
    In the second part of this video you can see how to change the name servers and link to your domain name: Video: How To Purchase A Web Hosting Package And Configure Your Domain Name

    Hope it helps!
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    • Profile picture of the author justinsane187
      Ya the video is great..I wish I woulda had it a few hours ago but the problem is I already did that and I called godaddy. They sayd the domain has been switched so I typed my domain in 10 mins later and I still get a godday site. I cleared my cookies and what not..still no go.
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