The starting point when creating a site is the date of registration of the domain name, in other words, the URL. Several hours or days pass from the moment of registration of the URL, and the site administrator attaches the address to a suitable hosting for him. In this case, data on the registration of the URL is recorded in the international service WHOIS.
Instructions
Step 1
WHOIS contains information about all domains and domain zones registered on the Internet. Therefore, you can determine the lifetime of a website by referring to the WHOIS database.
You can use the information from the WHOIS service by clicking on the link:
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Open any of the proposed sites in your browser and in the special window for entering the desired URL located on both of these pages, enter the address of the site whose lifetime you want to find out. After entering the address, press the “Enter” key on the keyboard or click on the “Search” (->) button on the query page. The service will refer to the records of the WHOIS databases.
Step 2
In a few seconds, the page of the site will be refreshed, and on it you will see detailed information about the domain, as well as the data accompanying this information.
Look for the lines “created” and “paid-till” in the domain information. The first field - “created” - contains the date the domain was purchased by its administrator. This date is considered the first day of the domain's life. The second field, called “paid-till”, indicates the date until which the domain was paid. If before this date the URL is not renewed by the administrator, the domain will be blocked for 30 days, and after a while it will be put up for domain auction.
Step 3
If everything is clear with the year, it is written in full, for example, "2011", then with the month and day of domain creation, it is not clear, for example, "2008-11-03". In WHOIS, the month is listed first and then the day, so 11-03 is November 3rd.
Step 4
Knowing the date of domain registration, you can calculate the lifetime of the website. This can help avoid a fraudulent site. Often, Internet pyramids and other fraudulent Internet projects indicate on their pages the time of the “business” existence, for example, 2005-2011. While the domain can only be purchased in 2010 or 2011.
