hi im jsut wondering, i play badminton for my county squad, i am only 17 and they have asked me to create a WebSite for the countys badminton. i have already started making it, and im nearly finished, jsut fixtures and info to go on then im sorted. all i am wanting to know is, how do i upload them onto the internet?? i have made 2, one about my local town, which i never got on the net because i cudnt be bothered to find out about how to do it, and this one. i really need to know how to do it, so if someone knows, can ya tell me how, or where i can go to be able to do this?? thanks graeme

First thing you need to do is select a web hosting service. They will create a directory for you on one of their servers, and give you the URL for your site. Then they will be able to show you how to upload files to that site. Most hosting services are a little different, but the majority simply have a link saying "upload file", and when you click on it, it will prompt you to search , windows explorer style, your computer for the file you want to upload. It's actually very easy once you do it once or twice! There are many free hosting services, if you don't mind banners. Otherwise, you will have to pay a few dollars a month for banner-free. Just do a search on Google, or on your local search page, there are thousands out there to choose from! HTH -Dave C

dave c, what do i have to do say if i want the email address: www.cumbria-badminton-association. watever can i chose to have this option or not? cos that is wat im wanting to be able to have, a address with that in it? as im noly 17 i dont really know much about uploading the pages, i just know how to make them and use computers! lol ta graeme

OK... you're going for the deluxe edition LOL. First thing you need to do is register the Domain name. (There are several good places to do this cheaply, I used Register.com, personally. You can do a search for DOMAIN REGISTERING on the web, and find the site that has the lowest cost) You will need to pay for the domain name. Second, in order to use a domain name, you will need an IP address. Most web hosting companies will give you an IP address to use for your site, but that will cost a few dollars, too. Third, for e-mail, it's a few dollars more, but the place where you registered yoru domain name (in my case www.register.com), there is an option to have your domain mail setup and forwarded, so you can setup your Outlook to retireve it. They will walk you through setting that up. There ARE programs out there that will let you set up the e-mail stuff on your own, but they are pretty complex, espeically for someone still getting the hang of things. And since you are doing it for a group (that I'm assuming) is willing to absorb the costs of having their site on the web, I'd just as soon let the domian service handle the e-mail stuff! -Dave C

Oops, skipped a part: After you sign up with a web hosting service, and get an option to have an IP assigned to you, write down the IP address they give you. When you register the domain name, it will ask you the IP address teh web site is hosted.. put in the IP address your hosting co. gave you, then when you put in your www.xxx.yyy site address, it will go to the right place, and load your site! -Dave C

na they prob wudnt pay for out, there too tight! haha they wudnt even take us on a coaching course!! lol nevermind eh! we used to have one, called, www.cumbriabadmintonassociation.20m.com that is still on the net, but i didnt make that one, but i have all the disks for it tho. is it possible to over write them files with the new ones i have, and not pay a penny?? lol ill try my best to do it without paying for anything :)!! im from the uk like, so it will prob be different from over there! but hey, who cares? lol im at work at the moment, shudnt really be on this, but thats the good thing about working in the IT Dept, ya know how to get things off the screen when someone walks in my office, hehe! na ill try what ya said, and if that dont work ill just have to give it to one of my mates that can do it for me, but il have to watch what he does incase i have to change out on the site! neways thanks very much, ill prob get it done, within the next 10yrs, well prob not!! cya later

LOL, I'm in the IT department too. I just claim that this is a legitimate site for our field.. the boss accepts it =) You could very easily overwrite the other web site, assuming you can get the passwords, ect. Problem is you will still be using the same domain name...