I have seen a number of posts, by people I respect in these forums, stating that you should not register your domain name from the same company that you purchase your hosting package from. Could someone explain the reason(s) why this is a bad idea?

Thanks

Check their signatures.
Often the folks making that claim are offering hosting services.

Usually register domain and hosting website in the same company.
There aren't any words about don't hosting and registering in the same company!

I like to keep them separate for 1 reason...

I like having FULL control of my domains. If I decide to change hosts I can just change my DNS info to point to the new host. Also, hosting companies come and go. If your hosting company has control of your domain and they go out of business, your domain is gone.

Personally, I would only recommend getting your domain from your host if they are an ICANN accredited registrar. They have rules about what they can (or cannot) do with your domain.

That is not bad idea at all. I would say that is not recommended and that's it.

This is partly personal preference: some customers find it far more convenient to have their domain name and hosting with one company, because that means they only have to deal with a single company for all technical/billing issues. However, others (as some already mentioned above) consider it "safer" to split domains and hosting which is a typical example of "not putting all your eggs in one basket".

I.e. if your hosting provider has issues, you can re-point your domain without your host interfering, or those domains being held as assets of the provider during some takeover etc.

However, this partly depends on the domain that you're registering, or more precisely, the domain registry involved: for example .uk domains (registry = Nominet) you are perfectly safe to register your domain with any provider - as long as your name is on the registrant details (and registrars are obliged to do this, unless obtaining your explicit consent otherwise) you can always go to Nominet direct and have them perform any change you require (for a small fee).

Also worth noting that even if you split your domains/hosting, you can still experience BIG trouble if your domain registrar has issues, as former RegisterFly customers will be very familiar with! RegisterFly were ICANN-accredited as of 2005, and were responsible for a large number of domains, but these facts didn't stop customers from losing their domains or having them offline/suspended for extended periods where they were unable to renew or transfer them, or even change nameservers.

There are of course many other examples of domain registrar companies (Ghoulnet are another which come to mind) where they've had some sort of issues and left customers unable to renew/manage their domains - with obvious implications in terms of the ability to host websites on those domains...

So honestly I don't know if splitting domains and hosting to different companies reduces your risk, or leaves you more open? This assessment is something which each customer must make for themselves, and of course it very much depends on the hosting and domain registrar companies in question: sometimes it's safer (and easier!) to have them together, other times it may be advisable to have them separate - mainly if you don't trust your hosting provider to stay in business for long, or perhaps expect them to provide you with a poor level of customer service.

You can have that from one company if you would like to. I assume that it will be more then enough to make sure that domain name belong to you and you can move to another service once you want to
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That is personal and depends only on you. In few words that can be called as "Do not keep all eggs in one basket". So far that is the best prove for that need

It is often said because there might be some problems if the domain is not registered under your name and you have not full control over the domain. If you register with reliable providers there won't be any issues.

Originally Posted by RoyDixon

I have seen a number of posts, by people I respect in these forums, stating that you should not register your domain name from the same company that you purchase your hosting package from. Could someone explain the reason(s) why this is a bad idea?

Thanks

Ok, but I think that before choosing hosting company you need collect more information about it. There is no big diffrence or your hosting provider have bankruptcy or your domain seller (even registrar)

There is nothing wrong with registering through and hosting at the same company. At one time there were a few companies that caused problems for people who tried to move their domain names from one registrar to another. GoDaddy was notorious. But those problems have pretty much been ironed out.

If a host goes under, all you need to do is get an account with another host, upload your files from your offline backup - you DO have an offline backup, right? and point your domain to the new hosting account.

If your registrar goes, another registrar will take your domain names. If you're not notified of this, whois yourself to find out. Use the domain contact information to prove you own the domain, and get access to your domain manager.

Sure you're down a shorter time if you only have to do one of these, but not by much.

ALSO, the few times I've heard about a registrar or host going out of business, there have been interim or transfer periods where the company stops accepting new clients and helps existing clients transfer to other companies.

People just want to have them (domain name and web hosting account) separated and that's why they prefer differnt companies although that could be separated among one company

Bad behaivior in the past of some of the web hosting companies hurt reputation for ages. That is sad. I say that as web hosting provider

Keep hosting and domain separate at different providers is a very personal decision.But the better way is keep them separate.

I personally see no reason to make it separate especially when you are using quality service from a reputable host/registrar. For example the sibername.com which is accredited domain registrar is providing great quality hosting services.

Originally Posted by Jeyce

I personally see no reason to make it separate especially when you are using quality service from a reputable host/registrar. For example the sibername.com which is accredited domain registrar is providing great quality hosting services.

That is possible
You need to be sure you have diffrent accounts and domain name belong to you and you can easiely move from one hoster to another

We register domain names and offer hosting solutions, but I still recommend that you separate the two as a matter of principle. I read thread after thread of providers holding customer's domains hostage in billing disputes. It's so much simpler to point your nameservers to another provider if these services are separated, and a biiling issue arises where the host locks your account.

Originally Posted by Steve-Hostirian

We register domain names and offer hosting solutions, but I still recommend that you separate the two as a matter of principle. I read thread after thread of providers holding customer's domains hostage in billing disputes. It's so much simpler to point your nameservers to another provider if these services are separated, and a biiling issue arises where the host locks your account.

I agree. that is the way to be free in all meanings

I don't see why anyone would want to have their domain names with their hosts....the way web hosts come and go today..everybody and their brother has a web hosting company claiming to be better than the other... a lot (not all) have NO business plan or know how to run a successful business and most likely are a reseller of another companies hosting services. Like stated above..what do you do if for some reason that company goes out of business? Chances are you'll lose your data (if you don't keep backups) and your domains are with them as well...so you'd be back to square 1. To each their own, but I would never recommend having these 2 services in the same place.. not even if it was a company like Network Solutions or Dynadot....

Web hosts are resellers. I believe that is one of the reasons
People predfer deal with domain name registratrs which are accredited