How to make a website with webhosting and CMS
To create a website in the traditional way, you will need webhosting and a CMS.
1. Choose a hosting. When making you choice, you should take into account the requirements of the content management system you are going to use. Most often you will need PHP and MySQL support.
2. Create an account. Signing up for different hosting will differ. Your aim is to get access to a control panel (e.g. Plesk).
3. Create a database(DB). Then make a database user account. Connect the database user to the database with maximum access permissions. It is necessary to add the existing user to the database, otherwise it won’t work.
4. Proceed to the domain name. You can buy a domain name for your website or register a free one (e.g. co.cc). Some free hosting services offer free domain names. No matter whether you get a paid or a free domain, you need to configure it – to write the address(s) of your hosting DNS. Sometimes you will need to wait for several hours till the changes apply.
5. Select a CMS. They can be both free and paid. You can see the list of open source CMS here.
6. Download the chosen CMS and upload it to the hosting service via a file manager or FTP client (e.g. Filezilla). If the uploaded CMS is archived, extract it via the file manager.
7. Start the installation of your content management system. As a rule it will be your_site_address\install.php . Maybe you will need to examine the installation manual of a specific content management system. As a rule, you will need to enter the database name, the username and the password (you created them earlier) when installing a CMS.
After the CMS has been installed, you can proceed to the customization of its design and modules.
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