A website hosting provider and a domain name registry are two different terms. A web host can grant you both web hosting and domain registration services. Still, that’s not a given.
Web hosting refers to a service that stores, serves, and processes files for multiple websites. This service grants you space to keep your files so that worldwide visitors can access them.
Domain name registries facilitate worldwide connectivity by associating human-readable website addresses to IP addresses. The domain name is how your website visitors find your website. At the same time, the domain is associated with your website’s IP address, serving as its unique ID.
Why can’t you just use the IP address to find a website? Well, technically, you can. But it’s a long string of numbers that’s pretty challenging to remember. Domain names, on the other hand, are far more straightforward.
Web hosting refers to a service that stores, serves, and processes files for multiple websites. This service grants you space to keep your files so that worldwide visitors can access them.
Domain name registries facilitate worldwide connectivity by associating human-readable website addresses to IP addresses. The domain name is how your website visitors find your website. At the same time, the domain is associated with your website’s IP address, serving as its unique ID.
Why can’t you just use the IP address to find a website? Well, technically, you can. But it’s a long string of numbers that’s pretty challenging to remember. Domain names, on the other hand, are far more straightforward.