How can i make my forum a website?

Question

How can i make my forum a .com website? In the admin panel there are no options that say spend extra money to make it a .com. Here is my forum: http://blastoisepokelodge.myfastforum.org/index.php

Can i make it a .com website (like http://blastoisepokelodge.com). If so how?

Answer 1

Your forum is being hosted by myfastforum.org. What you are talking about is having a separate domain name rather than their sub-domain name that they provided. This can not be setup in their administration. You must purchase the domain yourself and do I of two things. One, if myfastforums.org allows it, have the new domain forward to your current (sub)domain. Two, go with a different hosting service. This will give you more freedom but you need to know more and porting the current forum data could prove to be difficult.

I would check with myfastforum.org to see if they offer domain name service. Good Luck

Answer 2

If you’re going to create a forum site at your own domain without any forced ads, you need a web host providing forum tools (phpbb or vbulletin).

One of these services is reachable at: http://bluehost-service.atspace.com . Their service is really great and easy to use.