Create domain

Hi:

I currently have apache/php/mysql running on my computer. I've been doing some reading on DNS servers. I was wondering, is it possible to create a domain name, just for a test to see if it works, without registering it through a registrar? I know there's DNS services out there like:

http://www.dyndsn.org where you can signup one for free.

But I'm just wondering, is there a way you can create like a test domain name, like:

yourdomain.com

If it's available that is, and it will work with my apache server? Is that possible, or isn't it? Thanks for your help!!

Ken Cooper

yeah, set up your dns's resolv.conf file to point to the server you are on now (localhost) then configure your domain through dns normally.

Um... ok, lets say I wanted to create a domain, temporarily, called:

mydomaintest.com

It isn't available, so it works. Since I'm really new to this, could you give me an example/step-by-step of how to do that? How can I get that domain above to point to my server? Thanks for your help and time!!

Ken Cooper

The only way to get it to permanently point is by registering it. Any DNS queries for a website query the 13 root servers. Unless, you were to edit your hosts file on every pc you wanted to access it from.

Hi again:

Let me put this in a different question. Do you know of ANY websites out there that didn't get their domain name by a registrar, that's not off another website? Like I was thinking, just for a test, create a domain:

mydomaintest.com

Just for laughs and giggles. And just to see if it works, NOT perminately, just temporarily.

I just thought there had to be a way to get a domain name.

What is a registrar? What do they do to make our domains work?

Ken Cooper

No, no domain on the internet is there without being registered. A registrar does just that, registers your domain. What a registrar will do is get your domain name added to the root servers that all dns servers rely on for DNS lookups. Without your site listed there, it doesnt work.

www.networksolutions.com is a registrar