uploading your game.
uploading your game.
hey halls. i dont know how to publish a game to a website. so i wos wondring if you could make a video on how to do it? that would be geat.
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if it doesnt return.....hunt it down and kill it.
Re: uploading your game.
You must purchase a domain name, like mygametitle.com, you can do this at any domain registrar, such as GoDaddy.com.
After that step is over, you can purchase hosting. I'd just go for something cheap for now, you won't need all the bells and whistles right away. But keep in mind, you really do get what you pay for.
If your host is not the same as your domain registrar, you will need to go to your registrar account and point the name servers for your domain to that of your hosting. After that you just need to upload the files for your RPG to your server. You will be provided with a new database so make sure to change your database connection information to match the new DB.
A note on moving the database: Really all you need to do is export the entire database as a SQL file, then run that SQL on your new database.
I'm assuming here that you know your way around phpMyAdmin. Also note that all hosts and registrars will have different interfaces and hosting management software, such as cPanel. It's really up to personal preference as to which host you go with, I hear mixed reviews on almost all of them. I for instance, really don't like GoDaddy's shared hosting plans, but I use them to register my domains.
I was just breezing over all this really fast, if you need a more in depth solution, I guess I could write a tutorial. Or we can wait for Halls
After that step is over, you can purchase hosting. I'd just go for something cheap for now, you won't need all the bells and whistles right away. But keep in mind, you really do get what you pay for.
If your host is not the same as your domain registrar, you will need to go to your registrar account and point the name servers for your domain to that of your hosting. After that you just need to upload the files for your RPG to your server. You will be provided with a new database so make sure to change your database connection information to match the new DB.
A note on moving the database: Really all you need to do is export the entire database as a SQL file, then run that SQL on your new database.
I'm assuming here that you know your way around phpMyAdmin. Also note that all hosts and registrars will have different interfaces and hosting management software, such as cPanel. It's really up to personal preference as to which host you go with, I hear mixed reviews on almost all of them. I for instance, really don't like GoDaddy's shared hosting plans, but I use them to register my domains.
I was just breezing over all this really fast, if you need a more in depth solution, I guess I could write a tutorial. Or we can wait for Halls
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RafliArema
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Re: uploading your game.
Sorry before,
But you look too newbie for this....
As a newbie, at least he know about hosting
But you look too newbie for this....
As a newbie, at least he know about hosting
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Jackolantern
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Re: uploading your game.
Say what? lolRafliArema wrote:Sorry before,
But you look too newbie for this....
As a newbie, at least he know about hosting
The indelible lord of tl;dr
Re: uploading your game.
Thats what I was saying haha plus he necroed this haJackolantern wrote:Say what? lolRafliArema wrote:Sorry before,
But you look too newbie for this....
As a newbie, at least he know about hosting
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Jackolantern
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Re: uploading your game.
Ohh, didn't even notice that.
@RafliArema:
Do not necro old topics, please. And I don't know what your post means, but please refrain from commenting on how "newbie" people appear to you.
@RafliArema:
Do not necro old topics, please. And I don't know what your post means, but please refrain from commenting on how "newbie" people appear to you.
The indelible lord of tl;dr
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RafliArema
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Re: uploading your game.
No, I mean I'm a newbie...
But a newbie still at least know little about hosting, etc....
Got It?
But a newbie still at least know little about hosting, etc....
Got It?
Re: uploading your game.
But still, look at the date of the post and don't necro posts that are over a month and half old generally.