Web hosting stuff

[Si]

Morning all :wave:

I need to create a website and buy a domain name, The techy side of thing is no issue as web development is part of my job, but I have absolutely no idea how to buy a domain name and a hosting service, as everything I do is simply uploaded to our already exposed servers and I set it up in IIS.

So, basically, what do I need to do to buy a domain name and space that can serve ASP.NET 2, and preferably with SQL server functionality? Although having said that, XML would be fine (and thinking about it, much simpler, security isn't super important, it's not sensitive data), I just need to reference and update a data store.

Any help greatly appreciated, as well as reccommendations.
Cheers
Si

[Jow]

http://www.binasys.co.uk

[Keith_C]

Support the company that supports the SXOC: www.titaninternet.co.uk

[stu_]

Find a good .NET host and find a domain host. It's usually just a case of pointing your domain name at your web host's DNS servers. Most web hosts should also provide some sort of database server too :)

[SidewaysThough]

i have a friend who owns a hosting etc company, they do everything! Si, you want the details! I can put you onto him persoanlly to set you up mates rates!

[Jow]

http://www.binasys.co.uk

Thats who me and Dan run, personally answer every email and we offer msn service if you arent sure. Up to you though. Its been going 8 years and we have never placed an advert, all word of mouth and over 300 customers.

Send us an email, see what we can do :)

[Jow]

Support the company that supports the SXOC: www.titaninternet.co.uk

That would involve Jim answering!! I'm still counting....................

[Daze]

My recommendation - www.clook.co.uk

Been with them for 5+ years, continue to impress me. Any issues/support answered within minutes, never noticed any downtime, prices are not the cheapest, but they're not expensive :)

[Si]

Cheers for the responses guys :)
For ease of use, I'm relly looking after one company to do it all - the site only needs to be up and running for 6 months (although I'm guessing from what I've seen most will have a minimum 2 year contract or summat) and it's not going to be a high traffix site in the slightest! It also needs to be cheap, as it's not worth paying loads.

So most of the above will perform the domain name registration, DNS referrals, and webspace then? as that's what I'm after - ease of setup is the key. I also need someone who's going to be happy setting up the file permissions for the XML/DB access, or give me sufficient privileges (I'm guessing through a web interface) to do it myself.