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New to webhosting,help desperatley needed

Jan 12, 2006 7:24PM PST

I have a forum type website,i have now bought a webhosting package,the thing is,i have spent nearly a week there and still dont understand how to use it,is there a way to understand all thats in the control panel,without having to learn a different language,as i only speak english,not double dutch,its all new to me,im hoping to use it in conjunction with my forum,ie,pictures,music,etc.

Hope someone can help.
Dave.

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Sadly, no.
Jan 12, 2006 9:15PM PST

You may have to learn a little geek.

Bob

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LEARN GEEK???
Jan 13, 2006 12:45PM PST

Hey Bob.

Thanks for getting back to me,when you say i may have to learn a little geek,that sounds painful,im not a natural geek learner,is it very hard?,and are there many types of geek?,and if so,is there anywhere i can go on the web and get simple step by step,in simple english on how to use this web hosting package of mine.

Dave.

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Using google....
Jan 16, 2006 4:11AM PST

I typed in it "setting up a web host server". There are many sites to explain this to you.