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FAQs |
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General
FAQs |
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Definition
of Web Hosting: |
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The
World Wide Web is a massive collection of web sites,
all hosted on computers (called web servers) all over
the world. The web server (computer) where your web
site's html files, graphics, etc. reside is known as
the web host. Web hosting clients simply upload their
web sites to a shared (or dedicated) web server, which
the ISP maintains to ensure a constant, fast connection
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What
is FTP ? |
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(File
Transfer Protocol) A very common method of moving files
between two Internet sites. FTP is a way to login to
another Internet site for the purposes of retrieving
and/or sending files. FTP was invented and in wide use
long before the advent of the World Wide Web and originally
was always used from a text-only interface.
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What
is a domain name ? |
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A
domain name is a word along with a TLD that uniquely identifies
your website. |
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What
are sub domains ? |
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Consider
subdomains as an extension of your domain. For example,
your site is www.example.com. A
subdomain would be www.test.example.com, and another
would be www.webhosting.example.com. Subdomains
are usually treated as separate sites from the main
domain site. |
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How
do I upload my site online ? |
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Uploading
your site can be done in many ways, but the most popular
is FTP.When
your hosting account was created, you should have been
provided with an FTP account. Using software such as CuteFTP
or WS_FTP, you can log into your host. Then, using the
program like a normal windows program, you can drag and
drop files onto your web host. These files become live
online instantaneously.
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There
are other ways to upload your site such as using SSH or
uploading files through your browser
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What
is Uptime ? |
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Uptime
is literally what it means - it is the amount of time
your site is online throughout the entire month.The
best uptime would be 100%, but because things can break,
many hosts offer 99.9% uptime guarantees.
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What
is the difference between UNIX hosting and Windows hosting
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Depending
on which operating system to go with depends on your needs. |
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If
you need to support Microsoft products such as ASP,
MS Access, or VBScript, then Windows hosting would be
better. Furthermore, if you are comfortable with IIS
and do not have the time to understand how UNIX works,
Windows hosting would again be a better choice.
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There
are some things to remember. |
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First
of all, just because you use Windows at home does not
mean you should use Windows hosting. The two are completely
different, and having a Windows system at home will
not affect your ability to communicate with a UNIX server. |
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Secondly,
Linux is much more common with web hosts due to its
superior stability and because it is free. Since it
is free, Linux hosting is usually cheaper than Windows.
Just because it’s free does not mean it’s
not as good - Linux is an excellent product too. |
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Why
do I need Dedicated Server ? |
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For
sites requiring more power than what normal hosting
can provide, a dedicated server is usually the better
route to take. Having
a dedicated server is a completely different from normal
virtual (shared) hosting. The server is now fully yours
- the entire hard disk and all the bandwidth allocated
can be used as you want. There is no longer any CPU
Usage restriction. If you need, you can use up 100%
CPU utilization. You can put all your sites on this
one server without having to worry about paying hosting
fees for each site added. But
along with these new liberations come new responsibilities.
Most important is to ensure that you server is always
patched and up to date. There are new updates being
constantly released, which if not applied to your server
could let a hacker could gain inner access to your server.
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Technical
FAQs |
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Why
I am getting the error message "HTTP Error 404 -
File or directory not found." |
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You
have to make sure that the files uploaded in your home
directory or in the right path. Windows users will have
to upload their home page in www folder and Linux users
upload the files under www/html folder.
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How
do I configure JSP/Servlet Support ? |
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If
you have JSP/Servlet support in your pack please make
sure the files uploaded in the webapps directory or
its respective directories. Or still any clarifications
contact us for more information.
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How
do I create my mail accounts ? |
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You
can create your mail accounts by logging in through
http://yourdomainname.com/cgi-bin/qmailadmin.
Give the username postmaster (default) and domain name
(eg: domainname.com) and your mail password. |
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Creating
a POP Email Account |
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Changing
an Account Password |
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Deleting
a POP Email Account |
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What
is a "catch-all?" |
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Setting
the "catch-all" |
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Clearing
the "catch-all" |
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How
to create new Aliases |
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Modifying
existing Alias |
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Deleting
an Alias |
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Adding
/ Deleting / Modifying a Forward |
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Adding
Auto Responder |
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Modify
Auto Responder |
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Deleting
Auto Responder |
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Working
on mailing Lists |
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How
do I configure my mails in Outlook Express? |
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How
do I upgrade my Internet Explorer Browser? |
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Web
Hosting forums: |
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