What is a Domain Name |URL |Sub Domain |Sub Directory?

It is an address to your website or blog, just like where you live in an address. For example, in this URL: www.example.com, the word “example” is the domain name. Domains generally end in .com (commercial), .net (network), .gov (governmental), .edu (educational), and .org (organization).

Are domain names the same as web addresses?

Yes. They’re exactly the same thing. We use the term “domain” because it’s a universal name for this kind of address on the Internet; we use “web address” to mean either an individual page on a website or the whole site that lives at that URL (domain).

For example, www.blogexample.com is one web address; it’s also one domain name, but those two words are interchangeable when you’re talking about Internet stuff like this. That’s why we call them URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) instead of WWW addresses because they can be used to link to an individual page or the entire site.

How do I choose a name for my domain?

The best advice is to pick something that has meaning for you and will be easy for people to remember. If your last name is Bush, you might not want www.bush.com-unless there’s some special meaning there or you can think of another good reason for it.

Try not to use words like “click” in your URL; they’re too confusing, so don’t bother with them if at all possible. If your business is actually about Click Here Public Relations, that would be okay but if it’s just “Click Here Marketing” then no one will know what you do.

Where I can buy the domain?

You can acquire a domain name from any registrar or host that will sell you this part of Internet real estate, and most web hosts include a free domain with your purchase. You can also buy it directly from the registry for a particular TLD if you want to go direct instead of going through a reseller.

I recommend checking out our blog for the best domain name registrars in Pakistan if you’re looking to buy a domain. It also provides helpful information about buying your own domain with step-by-step instructions.

What is a TLD?

TLD stands for top-level domain, and it’s the part of a web address that comes right before the .com, as in <yourname>.<tld> Examples: www.example.edu would be an educational website; www.example.info could be used for personal use or blogging, and www.example.net has something to do with computers and networks.

I recommend choosing either .com or .net if possible, but if you want a business name that ends in .org (like Spork.org) then go for it. All of them have been used before though, so it’s best to be more creative than that when choosing a web address.

How many different types of TLDs are there?

There are several classes of Top-level domain names: There is a class of Top-Level Domains that are geographic in nature: for example:.US,UK and.IN. There is another class of Top-level Domain that indicates the type of organization: for example: .EDU (educational), .MIL (military), and .GOV (governmental).

There is another class of Top-level Domain names that indicate the user’s affiliation with an organization: for example: .AC (college students),. ORG(a not-for-profit organization) and. GOV( government).

Top-level domains (TLDs) are confusing. What’s the difference between a .com and a .coffee?

There is no technical difference between the two; it’s just that many people automatically assume that .com means commercial or business while.coffee means that you’re talking about something to do with coffee, but in reality, both of those assumptions are wrong. The .com TLD is actually the oldest and most common, but .org was originally intended for non-profit organizations.

While you might not want to use a TLD that people automatically assume means something about your business or idea, it’s still important to pick one that will convey some sort of message when your site is crawled.

How come some domains have two or more TLDs?

When you register a domain, it comes with just one top-level domain (like .com), but if you’d like to change that, then there are lots of different extensions you can use. For example, if I wanted to build an informational website about hiking, then I might decide to change my top-level domain from .com to .hiking. This works because the registry for these two TLDs is different, so I can just pay whatever fee they’re asking and use whatever name I want with no problem.

What is a country level domain name?

A country code top-level domain name (ccTLD) is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state like Pakistan. A ccTLD may also be used to form the beginning of web addresses in an assigned language.

How can I get my own country level domain name?

To get your own ccTLD, you’ll need to contact the Country Name Registrar in your country of origin. I recommend checking out our blog for the best ccTLD or TLD registrar if you’re looking to buy a domain name online. It also provides helpful information about buying your own .PK domain with step-by-step instructions.

How can I use my own domain on my own website?

Each domain has its own technical information associated with it, and this information is required to allow your browser to find your website properly-the same way you need directions to get from one place to another.

If your computer were going to give a visitor a hard time about where to find your site, what would it say?”Your computer needs some information from the server at www.<domain>.com.” That’s all that server information is; it tells your computer exactly where to find that website.

The technical information for any domain is called A Records or NS Records, and you can enter them into the Name Server field on most free web hosting accounts by logging into the cPanel.

If you’re using a paid web host, they will give you specific instructions on how to do this and they’ll charge more if you don’t have your own domain, so most people buy one anyway even if they have only one website. You can also purchase hosting from one of the best hosting providers here.

What is a URL?

URL is an abbreviation for Uniform Resource Locator, which means “a path to access resources on the Internet.” It is just another term for the web address. So when you hear someone saying they want to go to www.yahoo.com, that’s their URL which they use in their browser so it can find Yahoo’s website and send them there. Many people refer to domain names as URLs, but technically they are not the same thing.

What’s the difference between a URL and a domain name?

A URL is a specific path or series of directions that a browser can follow to get from your computer screen to the website you want. A domain name is an address, making it easier for people to remember where the website they’re looking for is located. In addition, some web hosts offer domain names as part of their packages and some just have URLs.

What are subdomains?

Sometimes people want additional websites to be associated with their domain, so they’ll have one main site at <yourname>.com and then another website under that one-for example, nobody would want their child’s soccer team to have all of its website info at www.example.com/soccer-team because then it would get lost or forgotten among all the other information there. That’s what subdomains are for; you can have a separate domain all together for your soccer team-and it might look like this: <yourname>.<yournaming>.com

For example: If I wanted a separate site just about my dog Oscar, I’d register oscar.example.com as his own subdomain. That way, it works just like a domain name and I could have information about him there-but if no one ever remembers to go to oscar.example.com then you can still find all the info by going to www.example.com What’s great is that if you already own yourname.com then you can just change the CNAME record in the cPanel for your site so that <yourname>.<tld> points directly to <yourname>.com.

What are subdirectories?

When you build your site on web hosting, you will most likely start out by using a “cPanel” to manage your account. That’s the control panel they provide for you to use and access everything from your email and files to your website and FTP accounts. A cPanel always puts your content into directories that it calls folders or directories (even though we all know there is no “new folder” button in our browser).

The root directory is always the main directory for your site. For example, if your domain name is www.example.com then that means that example.com is the root of your website or where it begins when someone types in your address to visit you online. However, you can also create more folders within that directory. So if you wanted to create an online store for selling hiking gear, then you might put all of your hiking gear content into a folder called /hiking-gear/, but the rest of your site would still be in the main www.example.com directory or folder on your hosting account.

Why is my Directory Listing private?

When you create a new website, your hosting provider creates the public_html directory for it. This is where all of your site files will be located unless you have set up subdomains or subdirectories. If you want to use an existing domain name, then you can just change its nameservers to point at your hosting account and everything will be exactly the way it is now, except for one difference: you’ll need to place your files into a public_html folder.

For example, if you currently host your blog at /home/username/public_html (you can tell because that’s where all of your files are located), then that will still be the main directory for your blog after you change nameservers, but you’ll need to upload everything into a new home directory that is inside the public_html folder like /home/username/public_html/blog/.

More Commonly Asked Questions

Below we answered some commonly asked questions about domains.