Archive for May, 2008

Some Thoughts About Web Hosting

May 31st, 2008 by Samuel Becks

Web hosting is mainly for individuals and companies for storing digital media (web sites, etc.) on the Internet to access other. This giant warehouse, usually falls on costs because of the services it provides, but in some cases (as a rule, no business or commercial), they may be offered free of charge.

People first, starting with the free hosting service should be considered if having a free package is what they need because, although these supplies almost everything needed to create and host the site, they are not suitable for a service that will be paid. For more storage space, more electronic facilities, sub-domains and the more you really have to look at the top paid hosting plans, this is especially true for business customers. Initially, most users decide to pay for their shares from the server hosting company. This will allow you to see, if you chose a very good company, and then change your company dedicated server, if you’re comfortable with their services.

Nevertheless, all this is academic, if you have not yet registered domain, which can be used in combination with Web hosting and for sending files. A good deal of having their own web hosting and domain package means that all your e-mail addresses will contain a domain name in them and not a free service provider, you might using previously. It always looks like a user more serious about their Internet presence, if they have their own email addresses and domain name, it increases credibility.

Another issue to consider is called bandwidth, which are essentially, how much digital data transmitted via your domain and will affect the value hosting package, this should be carefully considered. This issue is becoming increasingly important when you have a site that provides a great video, audio and image files for the visitors as all these measures the use of bandwidth you have been allocated as part of the package. You can have your own web hosting in your PC, but it may be too risky; best option is to settle for paid hosting services, even if you are new to the Internet.

Comparative analysis of free web hosting servers

May 27th, 2008 by Samuel Becks

As we know, there are hosting fee (from $ 85 per year), a come free. True, absolutely nothing free in this life do not exist, except in cheese in trap for mouse, and free hosting company - clear proof. The services they provide are not free, but rather on barter: first you place on a host your website and then host your site available on their (or others’) advertising. Advertising, incidentally, may be different, and so it will have to go.

Here and think afterwards: normal pay for hosting (without others’ advertisements, “but” and “if” but only “and” i “or”) .

Immediately, even before deepening into details, should notice the following things:

a) free hosting absolutely not suitable for a solid and serious projects - sites of large firms, prominent social organizations, government agencies - only a dns (ie domain address), even without the other “beauty” free host can seriously damage the image of your company and you personally - as a web designer;

b) free hosting is ideal for large-scale non-profit web projects: to find somewhere sponsor, who will pay for 100 megabytes and more highly paid host problematic, while the same space on the second-hosting and you really will cost nothing.

In addition to paid and free hosting service, there is a third option - conditionally free hosting: many providers, making Internet access (dial-up or leased line) offer its clients e-mail and absolutely free hosting (even without advertising). Tempting offer, but get to this fishing rod should not be - too great likelihood that more or less distant future you want to change provider. And - forgive-proschaj favorite site, or at least, dns, in which you plug was invested so much effort … By the way, and it was good DNS - based on domain known local provider.

So, you’ve decided - you need it FREE hosting (although the fee is usually better). What are the same requirements must be offered for free hosting, and how to determine what you need? Basic requirements are:

A. The speed server

B. The restrictions imposed on the type and size of files posted

B. Place to be allowed under your site

The availability of SSI G.

D. Ability to launch CGI and PHP scripts

E. Not too much of advertising

Web Hosting Control Panels

May 21st, 2008 by Samuel Becks

Web Hosting control panel is a web interface that provided by the hosting company. Web Hosting panel, as a rule, have the following parts:

- Controlling access to website
- Creating and configuring databases, mailboxes, subdomains, parked domains, ftp accounts, files, etc.
- Web-site visitor stats
- Time and consumed web space and transfer (bandwidth).
- Dozens of other modules depending on the control panel used

CPanel, the one of the best web hosting control panels

The most well-known control panels are:

- CPanel: Surely the most popular web hosting control panel.
- Plesk: similar to CPanel, but not so popular.
- Webmin: A free option, suitable for maintaining a server with a web hosting customer.
- DirectAdmin: Fewer opportunities as the two mentioned earlier, but also popular and may be easier to save for a newbie.

What control panel suites you?

I personally use Webmin, because I usually run servers, not web-hosting accounts. If I were to use the web-hosting account my choice would be CPanel or DirectAdmin. CPanel, because it is the most popular and there is an opportunity for almost every task. DirectAdmin because it is smaller and neater, but also very popular. I say “popular” so often, because I wanted to know, the software only if it is sure to stay around. Also, if you use a “popular” control panel, you’re sure to find another host easy with the same group, when you change hosting provider, which is something you’re going to do sooner or later. At last, the “popular” panel for the reason, many popular Web hosting customers have voted for them.

FileDropper - great free web hosting!

May 14th, 2008 by Samuel Becks

FileDropper distributes free accounts to 250 GB of disk space bloggers, users of Digg, Reddit, etc., or, saying more simply - to everyone. This is great free web hosting as for me.

You can easily join and check it out.

Storage: 3Mb / 250Gb
Paid Until: Jan 18th, 2038

Downloading through the site (loader to flash), the maximum size of one file - up to 5 GB. At this point in this new registration campaigns are not accepted, but promise to open them again tomorrow, do not miss.

More news about free web hosting will be in the next posts.

Why choose Yahoo web hosting?

May 11th, 2008 by Samuel Becks

Yahoo web hosting

Yahoo offers the following features:

  • Free domain name
  • Unlimited disk space
  • Unlimited data transfer
  • Unlimited email storage
  • 24-hour customer service
  • Yahoo Marketing Credit: $100
  • Google AdWords Credit: $50
  • Web Templates: 380+
  • Money Back: 30 days

And it only for $8.96 per month! It’s a really affordable web hosting. No annual contract required — and you can upgrade to a higher plan anytime. E-commerce solutions are included. So I recommend to try Yahoo web hosting! :)