For those of you who are still beginners and are just about to create a website might still be confused and have lots of questions for example " what needs to be done after buying a domain and hosting? "
That is a natural thing, some of us also must have experienced something like this. But here I will share a little experience in making preparations when going to start making a website.
Therefore, for those of you who just want to create a website, please read this article to completion because it can help you to make it easier in making a website.
The most important thing in creating a website is domain and hosting, both of which have a very important role so that your website can be accessed online by all internet users.
Domain names can serve as your website address, so that someone can easily find your website. Additionally, this domain name cannot be the same as another domain name that is already registered or that has been used by someone else.
If you still don't have a domain, please check the cheap domain that you want to have, if the domain you want is still available, I recommend buying it directly.
While hosting functions as a place to store all your website data. So you need to find a cheap , high-quality rental place to keep your website data safe.
That's a little explanation about the domain and hosting as an important role in making a website. If you already have a domain and hosting, please read some tips that you need to do after buying a domain and hosting:
1. Check Your Email
After making a domain and hosting order, you need to check the email you used when registering at the domain and hosting service provider.
Usually you will find information about the account that you can use to manage your domain and hosting, please note some important information about the account such as username, email and password.
Oh yes, as an important note from me, you always try to open the email that you use when registering a domain and hosting, usually you will receive some important information, especially when your domain and hosting before expired or the domain rental and hosting period will run out.
If you receive an email that the domain and hosting that you are using will soon be exhausted, please do a domain renewal and hosting so that your website can run well.
2. Login ke Client Area
As I explained earlier, you will find information to log in to the client area in your email, or if you still remember it is possible to enter the client area the same as the information you entered when registering at the domain and hosting provider service that you are using. .
Maybe you are still confused " what is the client area? "Client area or we can call it a client area that is a place that you can use to manage your domain name or hosting service.
Usually, anyone who buys a domain or hosting at any provider will get access to the client area.
From this client area you can change some account information, and can be used to manage your domain and hosting.
3. Login to cPanel
After checking your email and getting account information, you must open a cPanel hosting account.
Some of us including myself once thought " what is cpanel? "Because they did not understand and did not know about cpanel at the time. In short, cPanel is a place to manage your website files.
4. Add Domains to cPanel
After you have successfully entered cPanel then you will see several menus available there, try to look for the " Domains " menu after meeting, please click on the " Addon Domains " section .
After successfully adding the domain to cpanel, don't forget to set your domain nameservers from the client area . Make sure the domain nameservers are pointing to your hosting nameservers.
In some cases someone has bought a domain and hosting at a different provider, so you need to set the hosting nameservers to be adjusted. If you don't know your hosting nameserver, I'd better suggest asking for help directly from your website hosting provider.
5. Publish Your Website
So that your website can be online and can be accessed via the internet, then you need to install a CMS ( Content Management System ) via cPanel, the most widely used CMS today is WordPress .
You need to know that CMS has their respective functions which are specific to online shop or e-commerce websites such as Magento and Prestashop, while WordPress for websites such as company profiles, blogs, portfolios and others.
Please select one of the CMS that you want to use, if you already have it installed from your cPanel. After successfully installed you will be given information about the login page to your website including the username and password.
Please note the data, and start to manage your website.
Conclusion
After buying a domain and hosting there are still many things you need to do to create a website, including the five tips above that can help you to find out what steps need to be taken after buying a domain and hosting.
Don't worry if you encounter problems when creating a website especially in managing cPanel, ask your website hosting provider to help solve your problem.
As an additional note, I would recommend you if you are a beginner and new want to make a website better use the WordPress platform because besides being more popular you can also find various solutions if you experience problems when creating a website.
