# About domain registration and web hosting?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-domain-registration-and-web-hosting/309955>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [May 28, 2010, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-domain-registration-and-web-hosting/309955 "2010-05-28T12:31:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alexandros10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@Alexandros10](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alexandros10)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-domain-registration-and-web-hosting/309955/1 "2010-05-28T12:31:47Z")

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I have heard more than once now that it is good practice for online buisnesses to keep their domain registration and web host companies separate? Can somebody explain to me why this would be if it’s so?