webhosting

Web Hosting Requirements

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In scouting for a web hosting company, always ensure the disk space and amount of traffic needed.

Amount of Disk Space

The requirement of a small or medium web site is between 10 and 100MB of disk space.

When looking at the size of HTML pages, you will notice that the average size is very small - smaller than 1K. But looking at the size of the pictures used within the pages, you will often find them several times bigger than the page itself.

5 and 50K of space on the server is the expected consumption of each HTML page which is dependent on the use of images or other elements that may consume disk space.

More disk space is needed for web sites that plan to utilize lots of images or graphic elements (not to mention sound files or movies).

Before scouting for your web host, make sure that you have knowledge of your requirements.

Monthly Traffic

Monthly transfer of data for a small or medium web site will take up between 1 and 5GB.

On the other hand, monthly traffic in larger commercial sites consumes more than 100GB.

Before the contract with the host provider is signed, be sure that the following is checked:

 What are the limitations on monthly transfer?

 Will your site be closed if you go beyond the volume?

 Will you be the billing be higher if the volume is exceeded?

 Will it cover future requirements?

 Is upgrading easy?

Connection Speed

Your web hosting provider should offer a relatively faster connection for your visitors who often connect through a modem.

During the early days of the Internet, connecting using a T1 was considered a fast connection. However, modern speeds are much faster.

One byte is 8 bits long, and that is usual amount of bits used to transfer a character (a letter or a digit). 14,000 to 56,000 bits per second (bps) is the transfer speed for low speed communication modems. The range is within 2000 and 7000 characters per second, nearly 1 to 5 pages of written text.

Before making any deal with hosting providers, research some other web sites on their servers, to have a good background about the speed of their network. Likewise, compare the other sites with your site, to check if you have the same requirements. Getting in touch with other customers is another alternative.

Disk space and the amount of monthly traffic is not the only requirement in web hosting. This will depend on the web site you are planning to put up.

UNIX versus Windows Hosting

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When browsing through the offerings of various web hosting companies you are sure to notice that some offer UNIX hosting and others offer Windows. Some hosts even offer a choice of the two operating systems. What are the differences and which one is better?

First of all, when choosing a host, it doesn’t matter what kind of operating system you develop your web site on or what you use on your own computer. Web sites hosted on both UNIX and Windows servers are universally accessible because the data they serve is identical. The difference lies solely in the software used to serve that data.

In terms of reliability UNIX systems have a slight advantage. They are known to extremely stable and able to run for years without rebooting. Windows is also very reliable – slightly less so than UNIX but still able to handle the demands of modern web sites.

The majority of web hosts use various flavours of UNIX like Linux and FreeBSD. These operating systems are free and reduce the costs of a hosting operation. Windows costs thousands of dollars so some hosts charge extra for Windows accounts if they offer both types.

As well as being free, Linux and the other UNIX varieties are open-source software. Anyone can alter the source code and make improvements, updates, and additions. There is a large pool of dedicated enthusiasts who use their free time to work on this software. Windows, on the other hand, is Microsoft proprietary software so users are dependent on Microsoft to release updates. There is no way for an individual user to modify the code.

The main difference between the two types of operating systems is the type of software each can run. Windows is suitable for Microsoft products such as MS Access databases, ASP for delivering dynamic content, and VBScript for site enhancements. UNIX cannot accommodate these technologies so if you absolutely need ASP or VBScript you should pick a Windows host. UNIX hosts deliver dynamic content by using software such as PHP, CGI, and MySQL – technologies which are also available on Windows hosts.

Windows is necessary for hosting Windows media files such as videos and audio. Other types of media such as MP3, Flash, Shockwave and Real can be handled by either UNIX or Windows. Websites created in Microsoft FrontPage (a graphical HTML development package) can also be hosted on either type as long as MS databases or dynamic content are not included for use on a UNIX host.

UNIX versus Windows Hosting

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Web Hosting Transfer Domain - Transferring Domain to Another Provider Or Account

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Recently, I had to transfer a client's domain to another web hosting account. Actually, the domain was transfered to the same web hosting provider but it was a different account. So the steps taken here could be used to transfer the domain settings to a different web hosting provider as well as another account. Remember there will be some down time so I would advise these steps be implemented when it's late or when you expect there to be low activity on your web site and the email accounts. The downtime will occur depending on whether you are transferring the domain to a new web hosting provider or whether you are transferring the domain to another web hosting account. The latter refers to the same web hosting provider yet a new account.

If you are transferring to a new web hosting provider then you would need to change the DNS settings. There is a way to receive and send email in the midst of the transfer if you set up additional MX servers but let's leave that for another day of discussion. For now, however, we're assuming that you've already changed your DNS settings or your are only simply transferring to another hosting account with the same provider. All the step-by-step images are specifically for the control panel CPanel. If you are using Plesk or some other control panel Webmin then please contact your web hosting provider's tech support team. They should be able to guide you.

The process to transfer your domain to another web account yet from within the same web hosting provider is called 'unassigning the domain'. There are some previous steps you should take to back up your email first before you delve into unassigning your domain.

Set Up Your New Account with the Hosting Provider

First set up your web hosting account with the your provider. It will make things easier later. Some providers will not allow you to initially set up an account when the domain is already associated with another provider or account. I underline the world 'initially' as this applies only to a brand new account. This is the case for Bluehost anyways. The workaround for this is to simply get a new domain. Some hosting providers will offer a free domain with new accounts so you can use this opportunity to register a new domain and then use that domain to set up the account. The reason for this is that when you first set up an account they will use the domain name as the account name. Every other domain is considered an 'add-on domain'.

Setting up the new account will allow you later simply transfer the files over from one account to another using a good ftp program. I personally use Ipswitch but I believe CuteFTP has that capability as well as many others.

Back Up Email: Before Transferring the Domain

IMPORTANT: First, back up all your email accounts' folder and files. My current web host is Bluehost and it uses a Linux OS; thus, for my particular account, the email folders are located /home1/[account's name]/mail. For some reason, Bluehost has a number '1' immediately after 'home'. It may simply be/home/[your account's name]/mail for your account. If you've set up your email accounts as IMAP then the download process could take awhile. Click on the image for a larger view.

A technician told me to the do the following though I did not test it and I suggest an alternative way to backing up your email (read below). Here is what he suggested: if you have your email set up on your client program using IMAP protocol then change your email accounts to POP protocol. This action will download all your emails to your client program on to your local computer. Essentially, you are downloading your emails off the server. This could take awhile so just be patient. IMPORTANT: please note this step should be completed for every email account. Once you've unassigned your domain and re-established your email accounts in your web hosting account then you may change the settings back to use IMAP. Now, the only problem I had with his suggestion is that, at least within Mozilla Thunderbird, one can't readily change from IMAP to POP. Also, I'm not convinced (though, again, I haven't test his procedures) that the client program will 're-upload' all the emails you just downloaded from the servers (since you previously set your email account to use POP).

So here is my suggestion: simply back up all the folders, sub-folders and files from within the mail folder as suggested earlier in the first section. It's the same as backing up your email. Once you've re-created your email accounts in your new web hosting account then simply re-upload the sub-folders and files to the appropriate folder. That's it. It's simpler. Remember, if the file sizes are large then re-synching your email accounts with IMAP may take awhile. Just be patient.

Back Up Database

Don't forget to back up our database tables for this account just in case. I do not believe unassigning will delete those tables and database but it's always a good idea to back them up.

Unassigning the Domain to Transfer

Click on the Domain Manager once you login to your CPanel control panel.

Select your domain from the domain list. It's in your lower left corner.

Then click the unassign link.

Transferring or Uploading the Backed Up Email

Re-upload your backed up email to the servers.

If you've changed to another web hosting provider then you will need to update your incoming and outgoing mail server settings in your email client's program. In my case, this would be Mozilla Thunderbird. If they are the same web hosting provider then most likely the incoming and outgoing mail servers will be the same so no need to change anything here.

Configuring DNS

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When you first purchase a domain name, it will be registered on the DNS of the registrar. Until you arrange for a web host, the registrar company will usually redirect requests for your domain name to an error page or an ‘Under Construction’ page. Note that there is no time limit between buying a domain name and finding a host. Some people purchase domain names without ever intending to build a website on them. Most people, though, buy a domain name with the intention of using it. To do that, you need to open an account with a web host and prepare to transfer your site to their server. Part of the process of preparing your site for publication on the World Wide Web is to alert your domain name registrar of the DNS of your new server.

A DNS configuration looks something like this:

Primary Name Server: NSA.NEWDAYDNS.COM (204.50.14.2)
Secondary Name Server: NSB.NEWDAYDNS.COM (204.50.22.2)

This information is available from your hosting company either in their informational package that they email to you, or on their website. If you can’t find the DNS it’s best to contact your web host and ask for it. Once you have the DNS information you can usually enter it into your account on the website of your registrar. If you have purchased your domain name from the hosting company, they will usually make the necessary changes for you when they set up your account.

When the DNS is registered or modified (when changing web hosts) it can take up to 24 hours for your site to be accessible from everywhere in the world. This is because domain names are registered in a distributed data base that is maintained on thousands of computers around the world. Each computer has a small part of the database in cache, and if they receive a request for an unknown domain that request has to be forwarded to another computer until the information is found.

After you have opened an account with a web host and set the DNS you can start uploading your web pages. The most common way to do this is to use FTP (File Transfer Protocol) software but there are also some other options.

FTP is an Internet Protocol (like HTTP) that allows data files to be transferred from one computer to another. Your web host will provide information about how to connect to your site using FTP. Usually you use FTP software such as WS_FTP or FileZilla to connect to the FTP server on your website. The address of the FTP server is usually ftp.mywebsite.com (where mywebsite.com is the domain name).

Your host will also tell you the location where files should be uploaded. Your account will probably have two main folders in the root directory – public_html and www. Your web pages should be uploaded to the public_html folder. The www folder is a mirror folder which allows people to find your site by using either www.mysite.com or mysite.com.

You may have to adjust a few settings in your FTP software to upload files correctly. For example, if you are using a firewall on your computer you should set the transfer method to passive. If you are using a proxy you will have to adjust the proxy settings.

Files can be sent or received in either binary or ASCII mode. If they are transferred using the incorrect mode they may end up with errors on completion of the transfer. Your FTP software may try to determine which mode to use by examining the contents of the files, or you may have to manually specify the transfer mode. Files that should be sent in ASCII mode include HTML (and variants like HTM, SHTML, DHTML, etc.) TXT, CGI, C, ASP, JS etc. Basically, any file that can be viewed in a text editor should be transferred in ASCII mode. Binary mode, on the other hand, is used to transfer everything else – graphics, compiled programs, and media files.

Using the FTP software, make a connection to your web server. Browse to the folder where you want to upload files (usually by clicking on the folder icons) and then find the local files you wish to upload. Whole directories or individual files may be uploaded.

You can name most of the pages of your website anything you like, but there is one essential file in each directory – index.html or a variant (index.htm, index.shtml etc). This means that your home page has to use this name. The home page can be viewed by typing http://mywebsite.com or http://mywebsite.com/index.htm. In the first case, if there is no file named index.htm the contents of your root directory will be shown. Without an index file in each directory, anybody who browses to that directory can see all the files there. This presents an enormous security risk as well as exposing private information to public view.

FTP is the most common way to upload files to your website but is by no means the only way. Some web authoring packages have built in transfer methods to automatically upload your entire site or individual pages. Microsoft FrontPage is an example of this type of transfer method. In order to take advantage of it you need to have FrontPage extensions installed on your website. You can request this feature from your web host. Other authoring packages have built-in FTP software so that you can build your site and upload with one familiar interface.

You can also build sites online. Some web hosts give you access to browser controlled software that allows you to lay out web pages. Once you are finished the page is automatically saved to the proper location on your server. This type of web builder is usually available through the control panel of your hosting account.

Google Web Hosting

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Google is one of the leading engine sites that are being used by many people. It contains informational data that people use in researches and studies, and also help others know more about new stuff. It also provides products and services through hosting sites made by individuals and business sectors.

Google Web Hosting provides free hosting of your own site. They help you create a reliable webpage that is boasting with stupendous quality. By using Google as a host, you are guaranteed that your website is getting as much traffic as it deserves. Pieces of information are being updated each time there is a need to change your website. The host also creates a page that will reflect your interests and that will provide easy access for the customers to use.

Google hosts websites are for those who are starting a business and those who want to sell their products to a bigger market. In using this, the user should have a domain name that would be used in applying for making your own site. Then you can register to a host like Google for them to promote your website. Google provides easy access and your website is easily loaded. Network traffic is controlled, and communications between the website owner and the customer is available with the help of their tools.

They control the appearance of pop-ups, unnecessary banners ads, and spam mails. An anti-virus system is being used so as not to intrude with the performance of your webpage. They also provide systems that track the location of your customers, allowing you to find your biggest market.

Data Base

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Databases can also be used for storing and accessing customer records. This allows you to tailor your pages according to your customer’s previous purchases. Each page could have a personalized greeting (Welcome back Peter) and when they make another purchase all their personal data including address and credit card number could be pulled from the database so they don’t have to fill in the same form again.

Another use of a database is mailinglists. Many websites send out information to their visitors to remind them about the site and encourage them to visit again. Email addresses can be stored in a database for the purpose of sending out announcements and newsletters. Also the newsletters can be archived in a database so that visitors can browse or search through previous mailings.

Each database can be divided into tables which are a complete set of data, so one database could be used for most of your website information by setting up a number of tables.The number of databases that your site needs depends on how many applications you are going to run.

It’s one thing to have a database, it’s another to access that data. There are several ways to retrieve information from a database so that it can be usefully applied to your website. One of the most popular combinations is PHP along with MySQL. PHP can be used to create dynamic web pages that pull data from a MySQL database. The programming language is quite straightforward and can be used to set up complex interactive forms. Other database applications include MySQL with ASP, MSSQL with ASP, and PostgreSQL with PHP.

The Benefits of Linux Dedicated Servers

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Money is one of the most important factors for anyone who is considering to use a dedicated web server host regardless of the scale of business they own. Cash is the utmost determinant of all businesses. The best Linux dedicated server statistical distributions no not require any amount of money which gives an advantage over separate licences for each and every software package that Microsoft introduce. Thereby, you can invest your budget on the hardware which forms the backbone of your project.

One of the better things that you need to know about is that of course, trustworthy and safety are really well documented when talking about Linux servers, and this is really one of the more important things you need to talk about when concerning finding out as much as you can on the benefits of the Linux server. They are well known to be running for months on end, giving reliable performance without any need for maintenance at all.

When you are talking about normal servers that run on popular servers or even talking about coded software, one thing you need to realise, when you are talking about comparisons is that Linux always runs for much longer then any others, and this is one of the main reasons that you should think about when you are talking about being able to get something that will stand the test of time. For someone who uses their computer at home, and uses a in house server, an occasional crash and a need to reboot is something that is not much of a big deal for them, and what you need to understand is that when you are talking about someone who is running a business online, this can be catastrophic and they could lose thousands and thousands of dollars on a single day when their website is not up.

Sometimes, they route the problem by having a ghost server running an exact duplicate of their website on the same server but with a different backbone, but what if the main webhost and all its pipelines are affected, and if your ghost secure server is built on the same backbone, what you need to think about is that there could be a universal crash and all the data that is inside might actually disappear together with any transactions or any financial information as well and this is really important. So you really need a server that is really reliable, able to actually give some security to the customers on your e-commerce site.

eCommerce Web Hosting

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One of the fastest growing sectors of the Internet is eCommerce. People are becoming accustomed to buying things from Internet store fronts and every year the volume and value of sales increases substantially. If you would like to open up your own eCommerce web site here are a few basics to get you started.

The first thing you need, obviously, is a product or service that you can sell. If you already have a brick and mortar store you can offer the same items for sale on a web site. The number of products that you sell is a big factor in the type of hosting package you need. If you have let’s say less than 20 items, you could set the whole thing up on a very small hosting account. Listing hundreds of products is a different story – you will probably need more disk space, more bandwidth, and more features such as databases and a secure connection for accepting payments.

Since the most important part of eCommerce is getting paid, let’s look at the various payment options available. There are two basic options – collecting payment information directly or hiring a third-party service to process credit cards.

Free Domain Name

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Many web hosting sites will include a free domain name with some of their web hosting plans. This is an excellent way for them to bring in new customers, since many people are looking to save as much money as possible. Some of these sites will offer to register a free domain name for you for a year and others will make it free for life.

Make sure to read the terms and conditions when you register a free domain name through a web hosting provider. Often, their guarantee will only stand for as long as you are subscribed to one of their hosting plans. Sometimes this also means that they retain ownership of the domain name. So if you decide to switch hosting companies, you may not be able to take your free domain name with you - even if you are willing to pay for it after leaving the original hosting company.

Regardless of the terms that may apply, if you can find a good hosting company that offers you a domain name with their plans, they can save you a bit of money. If their terms will not allow you to keep the domain name after switching hosts, you will want to make sure that the host has everything you will need both now and in the future. Your site will, hopefully, grow over time - and then you may need features not offered by the host you are looking at.

There are a few other ways to obtain a free domain name:

Some websites will let you register a free domain name in return for completing a few offers. These offers may include completing surveys, becoming a member of various sites or signing up for certain services. Some simply want you to view a bunch of ads. This method of obtaining a domain name can be time consuming, though. Each action you do on these sites will give you points, and sometimes you need hundreds of points before you are able to get the free domain name you are after.

Other websites will give you a free domain name in return for a simple link back to their selling page. This link needs to be clearly visible on your home page, and the domain name you receive may not have the most popular extension (.com, .ca or .net), but it is a good way to get started if you cannot afford to pay for a domain name right away. If you can afford to pay a little extra in the future, these sites will often let you pay a small fee (considerably less than it would cost you for a .com or other popular extension) to take their link off of your website.

Registering a domain is a great way to save a bit of money when you are starting a new website. If your hosting service includes a free domain name, even if it is only for a year, then it's one less thing you need to worry about right away. If you choose to earn a free domain by completing offers or by posting a link on your website, you can easily upgrade to a better domain name with a more popular extension once your site has earned you a little extra money.

Cheap Dedicated Server Web Hosting

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First of all you need to know what a dedicated server is and how it will benefit your business. A dedicated server basically means that you are leasing a whole server for your needs. You do not share this server with anyone.
Once you hire this server, you can pretty much do anything with it. This is a huge advantage since it offers you exclusivity; you can make your own administration decisions, change and tailor software to suit your needs. The best thing about it is the complete freedom you have, plus you don't need to worry about downtime or its security. The speed of the dedicated server will be fast and the service prompt.

Are there any disadvantages of a dedicated web server? First of all, these services are not cheap as compared to the other web hosting solutions. The reason for this is that dedicated servers are offered by data centers, they have 24 hours power back up, HVAC systems so that you get that wonderful up-time and you have to pay for that. Of course the decision is ultimately yours if you need that server and if the extra expense is worth it.

ServerPronto offers the cheapest deal at $29.95 a month, Lunarpages and Singlehop at $99 a month. I have opted for Serverpronto because of their excellent service.

ServerPronto offers great solutions for you if you would like to go for a cheap dedicated server web hosting. They have both Linux and Window servers. They offer complete transfer, set up and also include a cPanel with every dedicated server. They have many packages that you can choose from.

Setting up a server takes place within 24 hours of purchase. Your sites will enjoy the exclusivity and security that comes with 99.9% uptime. If you feel that your business is ready to leap to a new level, you will need a dedicated server.

Of course you could take it slow and expand gradually. You can start with a shared service and then slowly convert to a dedicated server as your business grows. However, if you foresee lots of traffic or perhaps you are launching a huge business which will generate loads of traffic and e-commerce, then you will have to opt for a cheap dedicated server web hosting. This will reduce downtime and your website will not crash.

Most dedicated server web hosts have packages that can meet your needs without being extremely expensive. Research your options and then commit to a service. You actually do not need to worry about the expense. It can come out of your advertising revenue once your website is up and running. Therefore, as with any other e-commerce service that you are considering you need to research the packages, read consumer reviews and then make your decision. It is easy since all the information you need is online. I wish you all the best for your business

From Registering A Domain To Getting It Online

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Before getting a web site on line you need to have a domain name. These are the familiar web addresses such as mywebsite.com that most browsers use to find a particular web site. Domain names, in fact, are pointers to a particular IP address and we use them because they are easier to remember than a series of numbers.

All websites have an IP address in the form 123.456.78.9. The domain name system translates these numbers into names such as mywebsite.com. All domain names are registered in a central registry maintained by InterNIC, a subsidiary of ICANN — the organization which certifies domain name registrars. Domain names are filtered through Domain Name Servers (DNS) which link IP addresses with domain names. Each web site usually has a primary and a secondary DNS – duplicates that increase reliability.

The first step in registering a domain name is to choose it. The name can be almost anything you want, but to be most effective it should reflect the nature of your website. If you are selling watches, for example, it helps to have a domain name that has some reference to watches – A1-Watches.com for example.

The rules for domain names are simple – only letters, numbers or hyphens are allowed. Other than that, a domain name is limited to 70 characters, but you are advised to keep it as short as possible. Domain names can be upper or lower case – case is ignored by DNS but you can use a combination to make the name more recognizable. MyWebSite.com is easier to read than mywebsite.com, but both are identical to the DNS.

There are several extensions available. The most common is .com — it has even entered common vocabulary as a way to express Internet activity – (I own a dot com business). Other extensions include .biz (for commercial sites), .org (for non-commercial organisations), .net (for organisations involved in Internet infrastructure) and .name (for personal names). There are also extensions with more specialized uses such as .museum, .aero, and .coop and are used exclusively by members of certain organizations. In addition to these common extensions, there can also be a country code extension such as .us (United States) or .de (Germany). The rules for using country extensions vary, so you need to check with your registrar to see if they are available to you.

All domains must be registered with a registrar that has been certified by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). There are hundreds of registrars and their prices vary considerably. The full list of registrars is available at the InterNIC website (http://www.internic.net/regist.html). Although registrars are closely regulated, they are permitted to offer their services through third parties, so many web hosts offer a domain name registration service even if they are not a registrar. The price of a domain name will usually be higher when dealing with these third-party services.

Domain names are usually registered for a minimum of one year, although you are permitted to buy up to a 10-year registration contract. Usually the longer the registration contract, the lower the price, so if you are sure you will be on the web for a considerable length of time you can benefit from a longer registration period. Most registrars also offer a discount on bulk purchases. If you own a number of domain names you can save money by transferring them all to the same registrar.

5 Awesome free PHP web hosting services

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1. 000WebHost
000WebHost provides one of the most reliable and feature-rich web hosting service without advertising. All accounts come with 500 MB disk space, 100 GB data transfer and PHP and MySql database support.

Main service features
Here is detailed list of what hosting service supports:

- 500 MB Disk Space
- 100 GB Data Transfer
- PHP with MySQL Database Support
- Instant Activation
- FTP Support
- 99.9% Uptime
- No Advertisements

000WebHost

2. Zymic
Zymic.com offers one of the most reliable and feature packed free web hosting services on the net. Service include PHP/MySQL, free domain names, Ad-free hosting and an overly generous disk and transfer allowance.

Main service features
Here is detailed list of what hosting service supports:

- 5 GB
- 50 GB Data Transfer
- PHP 5 Support, 5 mySQL databases
- FTP access
- 99.9% Uptime
- No Advertisements

Zymic

3. 110MB Hosting
110MB Hosting is another Ad-free web hosting service which offers a lot of interesting features for your websites such as PHP and MySql support:

Main service features
Here is detailed list of what hosting service supports:
- 5 GB Space
- PHP 5 and MySql Support
- FTP (chmod enabled)
- Your Own Domain Hosting
- Free subdomain (yourdomain.110mb.com)
- 99.9% Uptime
- No Advertisements

110MB Hosting

4. Sitesfree
Sitesfree is another good free hosting services which offers some interesting basic features to host your website for free (included PHP and MySql support).

Main service features
Here is detailed list of what hosting service supports:

- 500Mb
- 7 GB Data Transfer
- PHP 5 Support, 5 mySQL databases
- Free sub domain (yourname.sitesfree.com)
- Ability to host your own domains
- FTP access
- 99.9% Uptime
- No Advertisements

Sitesfree

5. Your Free Hosting
YourFreeHosting.net is a new and fast provider of free web hosting. All accounts come with a easy to use control panel that makes it very simple to manage your web site and files. Your free account comes with PHP, 5 MySQL databases, 5GB of disk space & 50GB of bandwidth and more. You have the choice of using your own domain name if you wish or you can choose a free subdomains.

Main service features
Here is detailed list of what hosting service supports:

- 5GB Disk Space
- 50GB Bandwidth
- PHP 4 Support, 5 mySQL databases
- Instant activation
- Domain Name Support
- Custom subdomain: yourname.yourfreehosting.net
- File Manager
- 24/7 Technical Support
- Full FTP Access
- 99.9% Uptime
- No Advertisements

Exchange Hosting is Providing Peace of Mind For Business Owners

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When it comes to running a business in today's age, you need all of the advances in technology that are available to you. Exchange hosting is something that all businesses should opt to use. Exchange hosting keeps you connected with your employees as well as your clients all over a secure internet server.

Let's face the facts; the internet is only advancing as time goes on. In order for your company to succeed in this world of consistent technological advances it needs to be equipped with all the latest means of communication.

Exchange hosting opens all lines of communication between you, your employees and also your clients. There are many hosting companies available that claim that their programs are better than their competitors.

The only way to see whose hosting services are in fact the best of the bunch, are to analyze the features that the service offers. Different providers will give you different services with the exchange hosting service that you choose.

You need to ensure that regardless of what service you decide to hire for your companies communication services that you are getting the most for your money. All services should come with an email program that allows you to avidly communicate with your employees. There should also be special software installed such as a calendar that allows you to pinpoint dates for special events back to your employees.

In many cases these automated calendars will alert your employees whenever you need them for a certain period of time. A lot of business owners try to coordinate business meetings during normal work hours. With the calendar service you can alert all of your employees at one time when you're opting to hold your next business meeting.

Most business owners choose to connect their mobile devices to the exchange hosting servers so they never miss a beat when it comes to their business. For a lot of business owners this hosting service is giving them a strong peace of mind, and added amount of security when it comes to successfully running their corporation.

Which Web Host is the Best?

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And in case you're wondering, my hands-down web host of choice is Hostgator. I have several websites hosted there and happily so for over a year and they simply have the best (and fastest) customer support I have ever seen in all my years of working online. It is a huge comfort knowing that, if need be, I can contact them within minutes anytime of day or night via live chat.

Their regular webhosting packages range from $5-$10/month, depending on how long you sign up for, and they basically offer you more resources —i.e., unlimited bandwidth, unlimited diskspace, unlimited domain hosting, 4000 free templates, etc— than you could ever possibly hope to put to good use... :o)...

What is Web Hosting?

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To get your web page onto the internet, you'll to need to find some reliable web hosting. And exactly what is web hosting? Well I'll tell ya:

A web host is a company that has computers that are hooked up to the internet 24/7. These computers are called servers and they are assigned IP numbers in order that they may be found by other computers hooked up to the internet. It is on these servers that all your web files are stored, be they HTML files (web pages), graphic files, CSS files, Javascripts or whatever.

Basically what happens is when you type a web address into the address bar of your browser and then hit Go, your browser sends out a request to 'get' that web page. The request travels across the internet to the appropriate web server and attempts to locate the web page on that server. If the request is successful (web page exists) then that web page will load (or download) into your web browser.

These web hosting servers that store and serve up web pages to the internet cost money to set up, configure and maintain and thus web hosting providers that own these servers typically charge you a monthly or yearly fee to, at the very least:

Allow you to save your web files to their web server (called uploading)
Perpetually be ready to serve them up to the internet (make available for downloading)
Web hosting has become a very competitive business and, in order to entice more customers to sign up with them, web hosts now offer all kinds of bells and whistles to the deals or web hosting packages they make available.