.ph

.ph is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Philippines . It was introduced on September 14, 1990 and is administered by the PH Domain Foundation , headquartered in Metro Manila . The registry appears publicly under the DotPH Direct brand .

history

In 2004 the government of the Philippines claimed control of the top-level domain, but was unable to assert itself against the existing registry. As a result, it was decided in 2005 that DotPH may no longer act as registry and registrar at the same time - since then the registry has been limited to the former function. According to a study by McAfee in 2008, .ph is one of the most dangerous Asian top-level domains after .cn .

In total, a .ph domain can be between three and 63 characters long and contain only alphanumeric characters . Domains that only consist of numbers are not possible.

Web links

• Official website of the registry

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Delegation Record for .PH. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority , accessed October 19, 2013 . 
2. ↑ Florian Hitzelberger: News from .hk, .ph and .re. In: domain-right. June 4, 2004, accessed November 19, 2013 . 
3. ↑ Florian Hitzelberger: News from .ph and .nr. In: domain-right. February 1, 2005, accessed November 19, 2013 . 
4. ↑ Florian Hitzelberger: New world map of the most dangerous TLDs. In: domain-right. June 16, 2008, accessed November 19, 2013 . 
5. ↑ Frequently Asked Questions. (No longer available online.) DotPH Direct, archived from the original on September 21, 2013 ; accessed on November 19, 2013 (English).