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Everything you
always wanted to know about website design, (but
were afraid to ask!)
Click here to read our frequently asked questions, and
find out the answers.
What
is web hosting?
What
is a domain name?
What
is shared (virtual) web hosting?
What happens to my domain name when I switch hosts?
What
is domain parking?
What
does Web space and Bandwidth transfer mean?
How
do I pay for web hosting?
What is
uptime?
Should
I use a Unix or Windows based server?
How can some hosts offer so much high transfer limits
yet charge so little?
Are there any extra costs involved in hosting a secure
site?
I don’t have any experience in making a website, where
can I get help?
What is MySQL?
What
is PostgreSQL?
What is PHP?
What types of control panels
that Hostingneedz use?
What is the difference between an affiliate and a reseller?
What
is SSL and how does it used?
What
are digital certificates?
What is web
hosting?
Web hosting is the process of
placing the files that make up your website on a web server for
it to be published and served on the World Wide Web. There are
two main types of web hosting; free and paid. Free web hosting
is provided by companies that give their users a limited amount
of storage and transfer. In exchange for this service, the
company often places banners on the websites for their own
advertising purposes. Paid web hosting usually involves the use
of a domain name to direct internet users to your website, no
banners or advertisements, and more storage, transfer and extra
features.
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What is a
domain name?
A domain name is a combination
of letters and numbers that identify the location of your
website. An example of a domain name is “Yahoo.com”. In order
to get a domain, you must first register it. This process
usually includes, deciding on the right name with a correct
suffix (.com, .net, .org, .gov), making sure that the name is
available and then choosing the appropriate registrar.
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What is shared
(virtual) web hosting?
Shared or virtual web hosting
is the most common way to host websites. It means that a web
hosting company will have one or more servers serving multiple
websites. This allows the web hosting company to use resources
more efficiently and provide cheaper rates. The downside of
this is that if one website is constantly using a large amount
of resources, the other websites on the server will not receive
the same amount. Alternatives to shared web hosting are:
dedicated, and co-location
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What happens to my domain name when I switch hosts?
When you register a domain
name, it belongs to you. Regardless of where you registered it,
you own that domain name and can freely move it around to
whichever host you prefer.
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What is domain parking?
Domain parking allows you to
reserve a domain name for a cheaper rate and some registrars
even let you park it for free. Another to ensure that your
domain name will not be registered by anyone else is by
registering it yourself even if you do not have a web host yet.
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What does
Web space and
Bandwidth transfer mean?
Web space is the amount of
room your files take up on the server. Depending on your
package, this will vary. HTML and text documents don’t usually
take up much room whereas multimedia files such as pictures,
sounds and videos tend to use up more. Bandwidth transfer is measured by
how much your visitors are allowed to download before you reach
your monthly limit. A lot of visitors going through a lot of
your pages can create a lot of transfer.
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How do I pay for web
hosting?
HostingNeedz accept
MasterCard and Visa,
American Express, via PayPal and checks* via mail.(*any returned
checks are subject to a $35.00 administrative charge)
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What is uptime?
Uptime is the percentage of
time that your website will be up and running. Presently
we advertise 99.9% uptime leaving just a few minutes to reboot
the server.
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Should I
use a Unix or Windows based server?
Your decision should be based
on what type of features you need. If you’re using IIS, ASP,
VBScript, Windows Media, Microsoft SQL Server and don’t have any
knowledge of Unix based solutions, you would be looking to use a
Windows based server. Although Linux based systems are most
common among web hosts, as they provide many shared-hosting
features, have a good history of stability and performance, and
most importantly, Apache and Linux are free.
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How can some hosts offer so much high transfer limits yet charge
so little?
Most
website do not use half the space or the bandwidth alloted for
each domain name and most hosting companies know this so when
they offer you more they know that you don't need it.
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Are there any extra costs involved in hosting a secure site?
If you want to use Certificate
Authority such as Verisign and Thawte, you will have to pay
additional fees.
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I don’t have any experience in making a website, where can I get
help?
You
can use online tutorials to help you make your own website or We
can create a website for you. Prices for websites vary
by the functionality and professionalism of the desired website.
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What is MySQL?
MySQL is the most popular open
source database server in the world with more than 4 million
installations powering websites, datawarehouses, business
applications, logging systems and more.
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What is PostgreSQL?
Like MySQL, PostgreSQL is
another open source database software.
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What
is PHP?
PHP is a widely-used
general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for
Web development and can be embedded into HTML.
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What types of control panels that HostingNeedz use?
Hostingneedz use most
popular control panels CPanel, Plesk, Ensim’s
WEBppliance,.
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What is the difference between an affiliate and a reseller?
Affiliates usually charge you
for the initial setup of your hosting account then let the web
host they are affiliated with to do the monthly billing, tech
support etc. Resellers on the other hand, handle everything
themselves, the only thing that differentiates them is that they
don’t provide the hosting service themselves.
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What is SSL and how
does it used?
SSL stands for Secure Sockets
Layer and is the standard internet protocol for secure
communications. It is a connection-based protocol that uses
encryption to offer authentication, integrity, and
non-repudiation. SSL is used typically between server and
client to secure the connection.
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What are digital
certificates?
Certificates are digital
documents that validate the authenticity of both parties.
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