• What is a domain name
• How do I get a domain

• Who is Dr Web Online

Domain Names

1. A domain name is a name that identifies a web site.
2. Domain Names usually have two or more components, separated by dots
   (ex: yourwebsite.com).

In spite of the fact that people often talk about "buying" a domain name, domain names are in reality "leased" for a yearly fee from what's called registrars .

Procedure to get your own domain name

1) Create (imagine) a domain name 

• Allowed caracters are:
  letters, numbers, the hyphen (-)
• No spaces are allowed

Every domain name ends with a dot  and 3 or more characters like:
Ex: .biz · .com · .info · .name · .net · .org · .pro

Or a two-character territory code:
Ex: .ca (for Canada), .us (for the US), etc.

2) Check for the availability of your chosen domain name

Simply type in your chosen name in the address bar of your browswer
ex: myselectedname.com or www.myselectedname.com

That will tell you whether that name is still available or already taken

3) Register your domain

Contact Dr Web to secure your domain name as soon as you can while it is available!
Dr web will take care of all the required procedures of registering it under your name. He can also "activate" your new web site or "park it" for free until you're ready to use it.

 

Dr Web

Dr Web Online is a consortium of individuals & organisations assembled to supply the best possible Art & Technology services.

Dr Web Online is:

Cyme Media - Media Creation & Administration
Metreya.net - Web Hosting Services
Elogiciel.org - Not for profit Organisation dedicated to Art & artists