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Keep backups? Sh** happens, as we all know.

Domain registration usually takes between 2 and 24 hours (sometimes longer if your ISP sucks... like mine ), especially if you configure it using the A record and CNAME records. A useful tool for checking to see if everything is working (using windows) is to go to command prompt, and type "nslookup" without the quotes, then typing in the domain you registered. This queries your ISP's DNS (the server which allows you to access the internet). After you type in the domain, it should spit out one of two IP addresses, one of them is the FreePgs one you set up, the other one is the IP address of the registrar you used to buy the domain. If you are getting the FreePgs one, all *should* be fine, if you are getting the registrar's one (or something entirely different), then your ISP has not refreshed its DNS yet.

Edit: Forgot to mention, that when you are using nslookup, its a good idea to ensure you are using the right server for the queries, to do that, open another command prompt window, type "ipconfig /all" without the quotes, and then in nslookup type "server xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" where the 'x''s are the ip address of your DNS server that ipconfig gave you.

Thanks for the info guys, looks like I will be getting hosting here after all.

Just wondering if there is a size limit on the MySQL databases. Cos I want to get an account here, but if the size limit is the same as my old server (5mb), then there isnt much point in me paying for something that is essentially the same service that I get for free.

Thanks.