I want to make a website

[samueleen]

Hey, I'm interested in making a website. I can do the HTML bit but how to I actually.... Publish it on the internet?
So I write all the HTML down in a notepad document, save it as .html and then what?

Thanx in advance

[berry120]

There's two things you need - hosting and a domain name. You can sometimes get both for free, depending on whether you're prepared to put up with ads and a not-nice domain name. Alternatively, you can look at hosting yourself - but you will need a machine on 24/7 to do this (and an internet connection to cope with the traffic!)

The easiest way to get a nice domain name and good quality hosting though is to just pay for it. Mine costs £60 a year which isn't bad for what I get - domain name, 100 SQL databases, unlimited storage space / bandwidth, the usual PHP support and more things that I can't remember.

Best thing to do is probably to design your site first, then look at hosting options (so you don't pay to have nothing online!)

[samueleen]

At the moment I'm looking for something free or quite cheap.

Are there any recommended sites to get web hosting and a domain name from?
I found 123-reg.co.uk which for what I want is £5.98 for 2 years (domain name) and £4.99 a month (web hosting)

Do you know anywhere I could get this cheaper?

My requirements:
500MB Web Space
1GB Data

Where can I get free web hosting and free domain name?

Thanx

[berry120]

A while back I had a look at freewebs (now it's just webs, http://www.webs.com/) which gave you the option to construct a website yourself rather than use one of their preset templates. That might be worth exploring, but things may have changed now (good 5 years since I looked at it.)

Your domain name will most likely be something like webs.com/something, but you can probably add a "proper" one on later should you so wish.

[samueleen]

Thank you thank you thank you!

http://www.webs.com/ is just what I need! Thanks so much!

The domain name is fine for now!

[ohm55]

you can also try 000webhost. they give out free websites with a free mysql server and some applets. You can make it a social website if you want!

For uploading, they have two managers, but you should go with an off-website one like ftpblast.

[samueleen]

I've had a look at both, they're really good for what I need. Is there a way I can have a free domain name and free web hosting with either one of these sites, but using my HTML?

I'm also interested in some CSS

Thanx