What do TLDs, gTLDs and ccTLDs mean?

One would come across the terms TLD, gTLD, and ccTLD in the context of domain names. This article seeks to explain them and their respective usage. What is a TLD? The term TLD simply refers to Top-Level Domain. It is the highest level in the hierarchy of domain names in […]

How to complete .UK Domain Transfer to Web4Africa

.UK Domain Transfers work differently from other TLDs, as a result of the unique architecture deployed by the .UK registry. The .UK registry, Nominet, has unique identifiers for all .UK registrars known as IPS TAGs. For example, Web4Africa’s Nominet TAG is WEB4AFRICA-GH. Web4Africa offers .co.uk, .org.uk and me.uk domain registration […]

GDPR and WHOIS

In order to comply with the rules with respect to the new European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), various domain registries are restricting the contact details that are displayed in public WHOIS records for the domains in their respective registries. The data being published currently variously from one […]

.UK Domain WHOIS: This registration has been SUSPENDED

The warning message *** This registration has been SUSPENDED *** can appear in the WHOIS records of a .UK domain name where the domain has been suspended by the domain registry. The .UK registry is very strict with enforcing their rules regarding the accuracy of contact data for each and […]

Web4Africa Nameservers for Web Hosting and DNS Management

For the resilience and stability of our web hosting and DNS management services, Web4Africa maintains nameservers across 4 data centres in 4 countries. The geographic diversity, in addition to being best practice, ensures a domain name making using of Web4Africa’s nameservers is always resolving to the right DNS records in […]

How to transfer .ZA domains from CIPC

The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) is an agency of the Department of Trade and Industry in South Africa. It handles the Registration of Companies, Co-operatives and Intellectual Property Rights (Trade Marks, Patents, Designs and Copyright) in South Africa. The agency offers the registration of .co.za domain names from its portal before, […]

How to remove the Web Hosting Welcome Page

A default “This Website is Under Construction” page may appear when you visit the main web address of your new web hosting account. You would need to remove the page before you upload your website or install a web app. It is an index.php file located in the public_html directory […]