So, at this point, you have just put your DNS nameservers into your the software where you registered your domain. The DNS numbers point to the server your site will be housed on, so you have to tell the registrar where it is going. Once you have that done, You go to your browser right away and your site isn't there :(

Why is that so? As you can see in the photo above, servers sit all over the world. When you put those DNS numbers into the registrars software, that server could be half way across the world from you.

So, think about this. Each server processes its cache at random intervals then sends the information out to other servers. The servers that receive the new information, they process it into their cache and prepare for their next transmission to more servers. Depending on how far away from a server you sit, it could take quite a while for the changes on the server you made to get to the server you access the internet on.



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gmozes Premium
Does changing the DNS to WA (NS1.MYWAHOSTING.COM) means that my domain name is hosted by WA? By doing this does it mean that my domain name was transferred to WA?
Thanks,
George
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littlemama Premium Plus
There are 2 DNS nameservers you'll need, not just that one, there's also NS2.MYWAHOSTING.COM.

It only means that your domain will be HOSTED at WA.

Your domain stays where you have registered it. You can also transfer your domain to WA, but that's a separate process which is changing your domain registrar.

Hope this helps,
Grace
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NannaGoosey Premium
Thu, Jan 4, 2018

Thanks for making this training, Eden. It's terrific!

I have just two bits of confusion remaining - one directly related to this subject and one indirectly.

1. How many servers are involved when a site is transferred from one host to another? Two? Right? The one it was hosted on and the one it moved to?

2. Assuming both hosts were also domain name registrars, which do you pay when it's time to pay your domain name renewal fee? (I'm wondering if the registration moves along with the hosting).


Sharon
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edensbox Premium
Sharon,

1. Yes, there are only two. As you said, one is the old server your moving your domain from and the other is the new server you are moving your domain to.

However, how propagation goes, it may take some time once you add your new name servers for the changes to get spread out across all the servers in the internet.

2. Your domain registrar is and always will be the one where you registered your domain. There are instances where you can change your registrar, but most the time people don't. Each server may be a registrar and sell hosting for your website, but the the domain registrar does not change unless you physically make the change.

There are rules also that say once you register a domain, it must stay with that registrar for at a min. of 6 months before it can be tranferred to a new registrar.
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NannaGoosey Premium
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Fri, Jan 5, 2018

Thanks, Eden, I understand now. :)

When you have time to make another post/training, would you consider the topic of changing one's registrar? I didn't know that was even possible and I'm very interested in the how-to details.


Sharon
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DEversley Premium
Excellent, Eden! My favorite stuff.

All the best!
David
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edensbox Premium
Thank you so much!
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CarlJDill Premium
Eden I just read it and it IS very helpful. Thank you for creating!
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CarlJDill Premium
This is going to very helpful.

I will come back and view it again when my snow removal is complete. And I have my laptop from the buried car. :0)
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edensbox Premium
Thank you Carl for taking the time to read it. It was a request from someone who didnt understand what Server Propagation was. I hope it made sense
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