Question?
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What is web hosting?
ˇ What is a domain name?
ˇ What are PHP, SQL, Java, IP, etc.?
ˇ What is shared (virtual) web hosting?
ˇ Can I keep my domain name when I change a host?
ˇ Does it make a difference what type of desktop computer I use?
ˇ Will I have forced advertising on my site like I do on Geocities,
etc.?
ˇ I don't have any experience in creating a site. Who can help me
create and host my site?
ˇ What is domain parking?
ˇ What is full-service web hosting?
ˇ What are the numbers listed under "space" and "transfer"?
ˇ How do I upload my site?
ˇ What is uptime?
ˇ Can I use Java applets, JavaScript, and Flash pages on my site?
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What is web hosting?
Web hosting refers to the process of publishing a web site so that
it is available to the world on the Web. Paid web hosting also
involves getting a domain name and not having forced ads displayed
on your site
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ˇ What is a domain name?
Domain name is the sequence of letters and number determining the
address of your site. This site's domain name is "exedor.net." You
need to register a domain name before your web site becomes
accessible at this address.
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ˇ What are PHP, SQL, Java, IP, etc.?
Those acronyms refer to various features such as programming
languages, databases, etc. that might be available with a hosting
plan. Please check out our main page for these options.
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ˇ What is shared (virtual) web hosting?
Shared (or virtual) web hosting is the most fitting way of hosting
for 99% of web sites. It means that a web hosting company will have
one or more servers (computers constantly connected to the Internet
that run a web server software such as Apache or IIS) that will be
running multiple web sites (it will be shared). Unless a web site
is exceptionally busy or requires a lot of bandwidth, this is the
least expensive way to go to get a real web site. You can still
have your own IP address with virtual hosting and the site won't
look any different to users. Other options are dedicated,
co-location, or doing it yourself web hosting. In those options you
have the whole computer to yourself and you can do things like
install your own software.
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ˇ Can I keep my domain name when I change a host?
Yes. We recommend that you register your domain name with a
separate registrar before getting a hosting plan and we can do this
for you. Then, when you need to move to another host, you just need
to point your domain's name servers to this new host. If you
registered your domain name with a host and you now want to move,
you should find your registration records or contact this host and
ask them how to control your domain name. If you have a problem,
you can usually see the name of the registrar by performing a "Whois"
query on your domain name and contact them. Mail info@exedor.net if
you need help with this.
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ˇ Does it make a difference what type of desktop computer I use?
No. This will only make a difference if you develop scripts that
you want to use without changes on your web site. FrontPage
extensions can also be done on Unix (or Linux) servers.
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ˇ Will I have forced advertising on my site like I do on Geocities,
etc.?
No. None of the web sites hosted in our servers force any kinds of
ads on your site. In fact you can put your own ads if you'd like.
We can also help you with this.
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ˇ I don't have any experience in creating a site. Who can help me
create and host my site?
We have a sister company called Netgirl Enterprises Please check
http://www.thenetgirl.com for more info on this. We can also assist
you in this.
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ˇ What is domain parking?
Domain parking lets you cheaply reserve a domain name for future
use and display an "under construction" default page on it. You can
register a domain and not park it anywhere but then your site will
be simply inaccessible until you get a web host. If you contact us
we can set up a domain parking acct at a greatly reduced rate.
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ˇ What is full-service web hosting?
"Full-service" can refer to a variety of services offered in
addition to providing web space, transfer, and emails for a web
site. For example, it could be 24/7 toll free phone support, web
design services, or web site content maintenance services.
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ˇ What are the numbers listed under "space" and "transfer"?
Space is the amount of "stuff" you can put on your web site.
Available space is usually listed in megabytes (MB, millions of
bytes). Single letter takes up one byte. HTML files are usually
rather small (this file is about 25,000 bytes) but pictures and
programs can get quite big. Your scripts, emails and stats will
also take up space on your host.
Transfer is the amount of "stuff" that visitors to your site can
download before you reach your monthly limit. Transfer is usually
listed in gigabytes (billions of bytes). After the transfer limit
is reached for the month, you will need to pay extra for additional
transfer at higher rates. For example, if an average visitor to
your site views 3 HTML pages of 20 KB (thousands of bytes) each and
8 small embedded pictures of 10 KB each, and you get 500 visitors
per day, you will require at least (3 * 20 + 8 * 10) * 500 * 30 =
2,100,000 KB = 2.1 GB of transfer per month.
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ˇ How do I upload my site?
The main method of uploading files to your site's account is by
using FTP. When you sign up with a host, you will probably get an
FTP account that lets you access files in your account (usually
ftp.yoursitename.com and your main account name and password). Then
you can use a built-in Windows or Internet Explorer FTP client, or
some other software that supports FTP such as CuteFTP, WS_FTP, or
Windows Commander, to transfer files from your hard drive to your
account. If you don't get an FTP account or if you prefer a Web
interface, you can use your account control panel's File Manager
instead. Yet another method is to use an SSH or telnet client
software, such as SecureCRT, to upload using Zmodem protocol (sz
and rz commands). All these methods will work fine, but we
recommend using dedicated FTP programs as the preferred solution
because these programs have the best user interfaces and support
advanced options like setting file permissions and resuming aborted
file transfers.
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ˇ What is uptime?
Uptime is the percentage of time that a web site is working. For
example, if some host has an uptime average of 99.86%, this means
that your site will be down for a total about 1 hour each month. We
monitor uptime of customer websites of many web hosts and we
display this data on the host's details page. Some hosts also offer
"uptime guarantees" but this is not as valuable as it might appear.
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ˇ Can I use Java applets, JavaScript, and Flash pages on my site?
Yes. Those are client-side technologies, so the host doesn't have
to do anything to support or enable them. Any browser (such as
Internet Explorer or Netscape) that supports them is enough, so any
host will do. It doesn't matter whether Java or Flash are listed
among plan's features, they are supported by default.
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