Hosting for a forum

Nicksyb · #1 (**permalink**) 18-04-2008, 09:01

Morning everyone.

I have been enquiring about adding a forum to my EKM site this is a response I have had from EKM:

Unfortunately you cannot install a forum onto the powershop servers, you will need a third party host for this. We can set you up a subdomain of say forum.littleblackcauldron.com if you can let us know the IP address of the server that the forum is sitting on.

What is a sub domain?

I get the third party host bit I think.

I feel really stupid, I know what I want it to do in English but cant understand all this computer talk

openmind · #2 (**permalink**) 18-04-2008, 09:06

"There are no stupid questions, just answers waiting to be found"

Step 1 - Sign up to one of our Linux hosting plans, the Home plan should be quite sufficient to get started with.

Step 2 - When our system ask you for the domain name, enter forum.littleblackcauldron.com

Step 3 - Fire over a quick email to support <at> openmindhosting.com and we will let you know the relevant info to send to EKM

Step 4 - Relax

All a sub-domain is is a way of directing content for your main website to either a sub-folder on your current hosting or to set up a separate site on a different host as in this case using a specific record, forum in your case.

I'm also quite happy to install the forum of your choice free of charge to get you started...

Hope this helps

RayB · #3 (**permalink**) 18-04-2008, 09:13

Phil is your man - he hosts A1 and he's a gent

Nicksyb · #4 (**permalink**) 18-04-2008, 09:18

That sounds easy peasy

I shall do that tonight when I get home.

openmind · #5 (**permalink**) 18-04-2008, 09:24

Okey dokes. To save you opening a support ticket to me just send this to EKM after you've signed up using the instructions above:

Quote:

Dear EKM support peeps,

As per your advice, I've signed up for hosting with a chap called Phil and his wee boxes of goodies. The IP address to point the DNS record forum.littleblackcauldron.com at is 78.129.143.18

Please set this up as soon as possible or I may be forced to turn your technicians into mice.

Hugs and kisses,

Nicky

The important line is in bold, the rest is just for fun

Nicksyb · #6 (**permalink**) 18-04-2008, 09:28

Thank you

I think I might use that threat in the future if they don't sort out the server my site is on