CPanel is an easy user-interface site that lets you control your host account environment. The main peculiarity of this operating system is that it so simple to use that your below average computer user can’t mess it up. It’s got great features embedded into its panel and some of the features are listed below.
Site Tools
There are such tools available for your use, which are Web Protect (.htaccess editor), Custom error pages, Redirects, Ability to edit MIME types, Ability to edit Apache handlers, Install/Uninstall FrontPage Extensions, Search engine tool submitting and File Manager.
Email
The email program provides you with the possibility to add, remove, and change passwords while managing email accounts. CPanel is also provided by Webmail for the accounts, Auto responders, Forwarders, Mailing Lists, Spam filtering and some more.
Backup
Backup allows you to create copies of account files and databases. The backup menu also allows you to download any automatic backups that were downloaded by your CPanel administrator.
Stats
Here are different tools to survey your site popularity and efficiency. Those are Webalizer web stats, Webalizer FTP stats, Analog stats, AWStats, View latest visitors, View bandwidth usage and View error log modules.
FTP
There is a module that controls FTP accounts (add, remove, change password for its access), Anonymous FTP controls; Ability to change FTP login message and Ability to kill FTP sessions.
Advanced Stuff
You have an ability to add or remove subdomains, Subdomain Redirects and its Stats.
Advanced Tools
You are provided with tools of SSH access tools, Manage GPG keys and Cron jobs.
There are also Pre-Installed CGI Scripts. Those are Interchange Cart, Agora Cart, Bulletin Board, Java Chat, HTML Chat, phpMyChat, CGI Wrapper (for non-suexec installs), Random HTML generator, Advanced Guestbook, Counter Generator, Java Clock Generator, Java Countdown Generator, Secure FormMail clone, CGIEmail, Entropy Search, Entropy Banner. Network Tools are DNS Lookup and Traceroute. Database Management tools includes Managing MySQL databases and phpMyAdmin access.
For beginners, CPanel has a lot of options that are easy to use. CPanel works with most of browsers, such as IE, Opera, Firefox and others.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Web site hosting – find the affordable way to have your own web site
Web site hosting is a service making it possible for an individual or for a corporate entity to place web pages on the server belonging to the hosting provider's server. In addition, hosting will enable Internet connectivity. If you are the owner of a small business and if you are looking for an Internet presence, first you have to find a provider that offers cheap web hosting. Internet is the most powerful source of information today, so having your own web site is the best way to let the world know about the products and / or services that your company provides.
Web page and small-scale file hosting make the most usual web site hosting services. Users can upload files via File Transfer Protocol (FTP) or a Web interface. While single page hosting is regularly enough for personal web pages, for a more sophisticated site it is necessary to provide a more substantial package that contains database support and application development bases, thus letting users write or introduce scripts for applications such as forums and content management.
Moreover, the host comes with an interface control panel, with applications in the administration of the Web server and in the introduction of scripts as well as some other services, such as e-mail. Providers frequently enable web site hosting as a component of a wider Internet access level. A Web Content Management System is a regular element in the web site hosting packages, so that the end-user does not have to worry in vain about the technical issues or the technical difficulties that might arise.
When exploring the demands of the application to select the type of hosting to use, it is necessary for the customer to take into consideration levels such as database server software, scripting software, and operating system. Most web site hosting providers use Linux-based hosting, which includes an ample range of different software. A typical configuration for a Linux server is the LAMP platform that includes Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP/Perl/Python. The client may also benefit from other services, such as e-mail for his or her business domain, databases or multi-media services for streaming media.
We offer reliable and cheap web hosting services that will satisfy any customer requirements. All the packages include a platform of PHP, MySQL, CGI, and PERL, full e-mail and FTP access and free technical support 24 hours a day (so whatever problem you may encounter, it should meet prompt solutions). Our web site hosting services include web mail and POP3 e-mail addresses. We also offer a control panel for the handling of the Web server. Spam prevention is one of our guarantees, so you will not grow tired with unwanted e-mails. This is only a part of the services we are providing.
You can choose from our customized plans. We offer the Basic Plan (including 100 Mb storage space, 10 Pop3 e-mail accounts and 1-gigabyte data transfer) for only $1. We also offer the Advanced Plan (including 200 Mb storage space, 20 Pop3 e-mail accounts and 2-gigabyte data transfer) for $2 and the Personal Plan (supplying 300 Mb storage space, 30 Pop3 e-mail accounts and 3-gigabyte data transfer) for $3. As you can see, our offer is available to everyone, because we want to provide cheap web hosting services that any individual should be able to afford. We guarantee you 99.99% uptime, which means that you will have uninterrupted access to the Internet. Furthermore, no setup fees are necessary, so you can save money.
Our purpose is to offer our customers cheap web hosting services of high quality. We provide constant online support in order to solve promptly any problem that might appear. The satisfaction of our customers is important to us. If you have any questions concerning our services, please contact us and we will be happy to offer you the clarifying pieces of information you need.
By: Ken Wilson
Web page and small-scale file hosting make the most usual web site hosting services. Users can upload files via File Transfer Protocol (FTP) or a Web interface. While single page hosting is regularly enough for personal web pages, for a more sophisticated site it is necessary to provide a more substantial package that contains database support and application development bases, thus letting users write or introduce scripts for applications such as forums and content management.
Moreover, the host comes with an interface control panel, with applications in the administration of the Web server and in the introduction of scripts as well as some other services, such as e-mail. Providers frequently enable web site hosting as a component of a wider Internet access level. A Web Content Management System is a regular element in the web site hosting packages, so that the end-user does not have to worry in vain about the technical issues or the technical difficulties that might arise.
When exploring the demands of the application to select the type of hosting to use, it is necessary for the customer to take into consideration levels such as database server software, scripting software, and operating system. Most web site hosting providers use Linux-based hosting, which includes an ample range of different software. A typical configuration for a Linux server is the LAMP platform that includes Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP/Perl/Python. The client may also benefit from other services, such as e-mail for his or her business domain, databases or multi-media services for streaming media.
We offer reliable and cheap web hosting services that will satisfy any customer requirements. All the packages include a platform of PHP, MySQL, CGI, and PERL, full e-mail and FTP access and free technical support 24 hours a day (so whatever problem you may encounter, it should meet prompt solutions). Our web site hosting services include web mail and POP3 e-mail addresses. We also offer a control panel for the handling of the Web server. Spam prevention is one of our guarantees, so you will not grow tired with unwanted e-mails. This is only a part of the services we are providing.
You can choose from our customized plans. We offer the Basic Plan (including 100 Mb storage space, 10 Pop3 e-mail accounts and 1-gigabyte data transfer) for only $1. We also offer the Advanced Plan (including 200 Mb storage space, 20 Pop3 e-mail accounts and 2-gigabyte data transfer) for $2 and the Personal Plan (supplying 300 Mb storage space, 30 Pop3 e-mail accounts and 3-gigabyte data transfer) for $3. As you can see, our offer is available to everyone, because we want to provide cheap web hosting services that any individual should be able to afford. We guarantee you 99.99% uptime, which means that you will have uninterrupted access to the Internet. Furthermore, no setup fees are necessary, so you can save money.
Our purpose is to offer our customers cheap web hosting services of high quality. We provide constant online support in order to solve promptly any problem that might appear. The satisfaction of our customers is important to us. If you have any questions concerning our services, please contact us and we will be happy to offer you the clarifying pieces of information you need.
By: Ken Wilson
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
A Few Things To Consider Before Planning A New Web Site
This article is to help people who are planning to start a website. To become a successful website owner, the first thing is to determine the nature of your website and hosting requirements for it.
Why the nature of your website is important?
To know how much disk space and bandwidth you require. Many hosting companies offer just too much of disk space and bandwidth. If your site is a personal site or restricted to a community, you do not require that enormous space or bandwidth. Most of the times it is virtual disk space. Normally, for 90% of the sites 100 MB hosting space is enough, with variable requirements of traffic bandwidth. You will be given an option to add more domains/websites to your account. Unless you are experienced web master, such options only add to confusion.
So, it is important to determine, the amount of disk space and bandwidth required. Required bandwidth depends on your website’s geographical appeal. If your site is of some use for all regions in the world and for all population, you will require more traffic bandwidth.
Do not invest more than what it requires to start a website. A website’s success cannot be guaranteed. Several things influence the success of a website. If you invest too much too early into a website, you might end up losing a lot of money. Failed sites will not have a good resale value and a website’s assets are not tangible. Nobody wants to consider site’s popularity in its heydays. A website is appraised on its current position. Several people plan their websites on a grandiose scale. Most of such sites are caught in unending web development cycles and time delays.
Unless you have a brick and mortar shop that requires a web counterpart at any cost, plan your website in such a way that it gets up and running with minimum investment. If your site is noticed and chances are high of its success, then proceed to add new features and facilities. Always remember that a website remains successful until a competing/similar but superior site comes up. There are highly competent people in web world to ensure that your site will not remain at the top for a long time. You need to cash on your site before someone else notices the traffic/profits you are getting and comes up with a better site. Start small, make changes fast, cash on it and don’t compete foolishly with new similar sites that come up. New is always more attractive than the old. Remain in the fray for a while and let the old site die its natural death. I am sure; you will get several ideas for new sites all the time.
What are the costs involved in getting a website up and running?
The visible costs are domain registration (varies between $10 to $40 per year), web hosting (varies between $15 to $100 per year), web designing (varies between $50 - $5000) and promotion (varies between $100 - $10000 recurring). Free hosting and free templates doesn’t make a good site. There are several such sites hosted on free servers with sub-domain names, but with a low-commercial or resale value. To start a website you require a good domain name and reliable hosting. Depending on the objective of your website, you can go for suitable budgeting for web designing and promotion. You need to search for a good web developing company or a freelancer and decide upon the types of promotion. Sometimes you may require a full-time web master for your site. You can consider web designing and promotion costs as hidden costs. Many people get lured by web hosting companies that offer hosting for a few dollars a month. It is easy to signup with them and gets hosting disk space. However, the real work and expenses will be waiting in the form of web designing, promotion and site maintenance. This is why; you can find millions of domain names that don’t have a website.
Consider all the costs before planning a website. Hosting companies respond fast and well to all your pre-sales inquiries. Hosting is a low-margin, high-competition sector. These people need a large number of customers to survive. Don’t think that building a good web site is a low-cost affair, because domain names and hosting are cheap. A complete and good website in all respects, costs a few thousand dollars to make and will have a good resale value.
By: Jaya Kumar Patchala
Why the nature of your website is important?
To know how much disk space and bandwidth you require. Many hosting companies offer just too much of disk space and bandwidth. If your site is a personal site or restricted to a community, you do not require that enormous space or bandwidth. Most of the times it is virtual disk space. Normally, for 90% of the sites 100 MB hosting space is enough, with variable requirements of traffic bandwidth. You will be given an option to add more domains/websites to your account. Unless you are experienced web master, such options only add to confusion.
So, it is important to determine, the amount of disk space and bandwidth required. Required bandwidth depends on your website’s geographical appeal. If your site is of some use for all regions in the world and for all population, you will require more traffic bandwidth.
Do not invest more than what it requires to start a website. A website’s success cannot be guaranteed. Several things influence the success of a website. If you invest too much too early into a website, you might end up losing a lot of money. Failed sites will not have a good resale value and a website’s assets are not tangible. Nobody wants to consider site’s popularity in its heydays. A website is appraised on its current position. Several people plan their websites on a grandiose scale. Most of such sites are caught in unending web development cycles and time delays.
Unless you have a brick and mortar shop that requires a web counterpart at any cost, plan your website in such a way that it gets up and running with minimum investment. If your site is noticed and chances are high of its success, then proceed to add new features and facilities. Always remember that a website remains successful until a competing/similar but superior site comes up. There are highly competent people in web world to ensure that your site will not remain at the top for a long time. You need to cash on your site before someone else notices the traffic/profits you are getting and comes up with a better site. Start small, make changes fast, cash on it and don’t compete foolishly with new similar sites that come up. New is always more attractive than the old. Remain in the fray for a while and let the old site die its natural death. I am sure; you will get several ideas for new sites all the time.
What are the costs involved in getting a website up and running?
The visible costs are domain registration (varies between $10 to $40 per year), web hosting (varies between $15 to $100 per year), web designing (varies between $50 - $5000) and promotion (varies between $100 - $10000 recurring). Free hosting and free templates doesn’t make a good site. There are several such sites hosted on free servers with sub-domain names, but with a low-commercial or resale value. To start a website you require a good domain name and reliable hosting. Depending on the objective of your website, you can go for suitable budgeting for web designing and promotion. You need to search for a good web developing company or a freelancer and decide upon the types of promotion. Sometimes you may require a full-time web master for your site. You can consider web designing and promotion costs as hidden costs. Many people get lured by web hosting companies that offer hosting for a few dollars a month. It is easy to signup with them and gets hosting disk space. However, the real work and expenses will be waiting in the form of web designing, promotion and site maintenance. This is why; you can find millions of domain names that don’t have a website.
Consider all the costs before planning a website. Hosting companies respond fast and well to all your pre-sales inquiries. Hosting is a low-margin, high-competition sector. These people need a large number of customers to survive. Don’t think that building a good web site is a low-cost affair, because domain names and hosting are cheap. A complete and good website in all respects, costs a few thousand dollars to make and will have a good resale value.
By: Jaya Kumar Patchala
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Beware of the hidden perils of low cost hosting
Some folks classify low cost web hosting on the same level as free web hosting and while this may seem a little harsh, there are certain factors one needs to be very careful about when going for low cost web hosts. One of these is downtime. There is really no point in spending so much time and money constructing a good site and then ending up in a situation where people cannot access your site. So when choosing your web host from the thousands of low cost web hosts out there, there are a few things you should do to ensure that downtime does not kill your business as you use a low cost web host.
Beware of the bandwidth time bomb
It is important to digest properly how much bandwidth and storage space you are getting for your monthly fee. Bandwidth is a real time bomb because one day your site will become very popular and attract very high traffic that will require more bandwidth. This could happen sooner than you expect and it makes plenty of sense to find out exactly what your options are when you suddenly need a lot more bandwidth. Otherwise you risk having extended downtime when it is most critical that you do not have it, so as to retain the high traffic that you are attracting.
Get technical and you will know if the host has a stable server system
Most good web hosting services will post specifications of their web servers on their sites. Analyzing this information will help a client get a good idea of how stable the web host's server system is. The more stable, the less the likelihood of frequent downtimes. Most people are not technical, but almost everybody knows somebody who can help them analyze the technical jargon at the web hosts' site.
Check your site several times during the day and the night too
Most webmasters get so busy that they hardly have the time to check their own sites. It is absolutely critical that this is done. It is even worth the effort and cash of hiring somebody to do it for you on a regular basis through out the day. Not only should you get your site's accessibility regular tested but you should also test everything on the site and make sure that it works. This is the only way your visitors are going to gauge you and what sort of business you run, so take the trouble to make sure that your site is not only up all the time, but that it is also running properly.
In conclusion, it is possible to get a low cost host who delivers, but it will require a lot of work and checking from your end. A web host directory will obviously be very useful here.
Source by: contentmart.com
Beware of the bandwidth time bomb
It is important to digest properly how much bandwidth and storage space you are getting for your monthly fee. Bandwidth is a real time bomb because one day your site will become very popular and attract very high traffic that will require more bandwidth. This could happen sooner than you expect and it makes plenty of sense to find out exactly what your options are when you suddenly need a lot more bandwidth. Otherwise you risk having extended downtime when it is most critical that you do not have it, so as to retain the high traffic that you are attracting.
Get technical and you will know if the host has a stable server system
Most good web hosting services will post specifications of their web servers on their sites. Analyzing this information will help a client get a good idea of how stable the web host's server system is. The more stable, the less the likelihood of frequent downtimes. Most people are not technical, but almost everybody knows somebody who can help them analyze the technical jargon at the web hosts' site.
Check your site several times during the day and the night too
Most webmasters get so busy that they hardly have the time to check their own sites. It is absolutely critical that this is done. It is even worth the effort and cash of hiring somebody to do it for you on a regular basis through out the day. Not only should you get your site's accessibility regular tested but you should also test everything on the site and make sure that it works. This is the only way your visitors are going to gauge you and what sort of business you run, so take the trouble to make sure that your site is not only up all the time, but that it is also running properly.
In conclusion, it is possible to get a low cost host who delivers, but it will require a lot of work and checking from your end. A web host directory will obviously be very useful here.
Source by: contentmart.com
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Budget Web Hosting - Dirty Secrets That Can Squash Your Webs
When it comes to budget web hosting, there are a lot of dirty secrets that can really hurt your chance of success. However, if you know about these dirty secrets, you will be prepared and better able to handle any possible problems before they arise. Review the following secrets and make sure you know for sure what your web host is about before you sign up and risk your websites chance of success.
Secret #1 No Experience There are many budget web hosts on the web that have not been around for very long and have little to no experience at all. The last thing you want to do is sign up with a company that is brand new and inexperienced and be part of their learning curve. Instead, find a web host that has years of experience and is happy to outline the year they started, their growth, and total experience level.
Secret #2 24/7 Support If you are a company looking for a budget web host, all you want is to be pay less and still get all of the perks of more expensive web hosts, such as 24/7 support. Some budget web hosts do not offer any information on their level of support, but some claim to offer 24/7 support and then actually don't. Before you sign any agreements with a budget web host, make sure you know whether they answer the phone at 3 a.m. on weekdays or anytime on weekends. Whether the phone is answered or not will be a very good sign as to whether you should sign up with them or keep searching.
Secret #3 Service Level Agreement Read the service level agreement that is provided by the budget web host. If they do not have one then definitely move on, and if it is not a strong agreement that outlines exactly what will happen and the type of service you will receive in the event of a problem, then you should move on as well. The reason for this is because all web hosts will run into a glitch here or there and you need to know how that will be handled and how it will affect you before entering into the agreement.
Secret #4 Host? Another dirty little secret is many budget web hosts companies are not solely web host companies but offer a variety of other businesses or products as well. You do not want to be in a situation such as this, you want a web host that only focuses on web hosting. Ask before you sign any agreements or give credit card numbers what kind of business they are and where their revenue comes from. This will help you make a decision about whether or not this is the web host for you.
There are many other dirty secrets that are swept under the carpet in regards to the budget web hosting business. The best thing you can do is to simply ask a lot of questions, do a little research, and use the answers you find to help you make your decision.
Source by: Michael Turner
Secret #1 No Experience There are many budget web hosts on the web that have not been around for very long and have little to no experience at all. The last thing you want to do is sign up with a company that is brand new and inexperienced and be part of their learning curve. Instead, find a web host that has years of experience and is happy to outline the year they started, their growth, and total experience level.
Secret #2 24/7 Support If you are a company looking for a budget web host, all you want is to be pay less and still get all of the perks of more expensive web hosts, such as 24/7 support. Some budget web hosts do not offer any information on their level of support, but some claim to offer 24/7 support and then actually don't. Before you sign any agreements with a budget web host, make sure you know whether they answer the phone at 3 a.m. on weekdays or anytime on weekends. Whether the phone is answered or not will be a very good sign as to whether you should sign up with them or keep searching.
Secret #3 Service Level Agreement Read the service level agreement that is provided by the budget web host. If they do not have one then definitely move on, and if it is not a strong agreement that outlines exactly what will happen and the type of service you will receive in the event of a problem, then you should move on as well. The reason for this is because all web hosts will run into a glitch here or there and you need to know how that will be handled and how it will affect you before entering into the agreement.
Secret #4 Host? Another dirty little secret is many budget web hosts companies are not solely web host companies but offer a variety of other businesses or products as well. You do not want to be in a situation such as this, you want a web host that only focuses on web hosting. Ask before you sign any agreements or give credit card numbers what kind of business they are and where their revenue comes from. This will help you make a decision about whether or not this is the web host for you.
There are many other dirty secrets that are swept under the carpet in regards to the budget web hosting business. The best thing you can do is to simply ask a lot of questions, do a little research, and use the answers you find to help you make your decision.
Source by: Michael Turner
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
4 tips in choosing the right web hosting company
When choosing a web hosting company there are many factors to consider.
1. Does the company offer telephone support?
Email support is always nice to have available, but you may already know how long it takes some people to reply to these. Getting someone on the 'phone when your site goes down will instantly make you feel better and get you the answers you need as quickly as you need them. A lot of bigger web hosting companies offer free support and often are available out of hours too. Phone support is a great benefit for any web hosting client.
2. What sort of history does the company have? How long has this company been in business?
Web hosting companies that have been in existence for less than a year may not be the best choice for you or your website. A hosting company with a proven track record and many happy clients is certainly a good sign and might work well for you. A lot of the larger hosting businesses will post customer testimonials on their site to reinforce the message.
3. What software does the company offer?
This varies widely between web hosting companies. Now that I have used Cpanel I wouldn't want to be without it, mainly because I am used to it and now know what features it has and how to use most of them. It's a lot easier to stick with something you know than have to try switching to a new User Interface.
Are you designing your site with Frontpage?. If so, check your host supports this, as not all do.
Another area you may want to research is the supplied statistics. What sort of web statistics software is included with your web hosting account? Is, for example, Awstats included?
4. Fees.
I'd rather pay a little more for a full feature set and reliabilty than get the cheapest deal and have problems with server downtime, bandwith issues, etc. With hosting deals you usually get a level of service that is relative to the price you have paid.
Check that your prospective hosting company offers a refund service before signing up. Most quality ones do as they know they can deliver what they promise.
Source by www.info-sales.co.uk
1. Does the company offer telephone support?
Email support is always nice to have available, but you may already know how long it takes some people to reply to these. Getting someone on the 'phone when your site goes down will instantly make you feel better and get you the answers you need as quickly as you need them. A lot of bigger web hosting companies offer free support and often are available out of hours too. Phone support is a great benefit for any web hosting client.
2. What sort of history does the company have? How long has this company been in business?
Web hosting companies that have been in existence for less than a year may not be the best choice for you or your website. A hosting company with a proven track record and many happy clients is certainly a good sign and might work well for you. A lot of the larger hosting businesses will post customer testimonials on their site to reinforce the message.
3. What software does the company offer?
This varies widely between web hosting companies. Now that I have used Cpanel I wouldn't want to be without it, mainly because I am used to it and now know what features it has and how to use most of them. It's a lot easier to stick with something you know than have to try switching to a new User Interface.
Are you designing your site with Frontpage?. If so, check your host supports this, as not all do.
Another area you may want to research is the supplied statistics. What sort of web statistics software is included with your web hosting account? Is, for example, Awstats included?
4. Fees.
I'd rather pay a little more for a full feature set and reliabilty than get the cheapest deal and have problems with server downtime, bandwith issues, etc. With hosting deals you usually get a level of service that is relative to the price you have paid.
Check that your prospective hosting company offers a refund service before signing up. Most quality ones do as they know they can deliver what they promise.
Source by www.info-sales.co.uk
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