Photo hosting with commercial providers has some serious issues. The major problem is longevity, and its effect on forum linking. We link photos, something changes at the host service, and all the links go dead. A new host requires inserting a new photo link into each past forum post, a huge time sink.
A number of you have volunteered photo host space in some form or fashion, and I appreciate it very much. However, I'd prefer to make my own way, so to speak. A bit of advice might speed the process, as I know little about web hosting.
The key question is how to post links to photos, and never again change the link. So, check me please.
Assume I purchase a domain name, for example, "danhorton.net". If I understand correctly, I can host that domain on any server willing to rent the drive space. If I wish to change to a different host, I can upload a copy of my website to that new server, and ask that my domain name be linked to the new server address. The key point is that the posted photo URL would not change. For example, a forum link of "http://danhorton.net/photo#1234" would always retrieve photo#1234, no matter what server I use for hosting, now or later.
Have I got it right?
A number of you have volunteered photo host space in some form or fashion, and I appreciate it very much. However, I'd prefer to make my own way, so to speak. A bit of advice might speed the process, as I know little about web hosting.
The key question is how to post links to photos, and never again change the link. So, check me please.
Assume I purchase a domain name, for example, "danhorton.net". If I understand correctly, I can host that domain on any server willing to rent the drive space. If I wish to change to a different host, I can upload a copy of my website to that new server, and ask that my domain name be linked to the new server address. The key point is that the posted photo URL would not change. For example, a forum link of "http://danhorton.net/photo#1234" would always retrieve photo#1234, no matter what server I use for hosting, now or later.
Have I got it right?