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What is Shared Hosting:
A good, shared Web host must provide
reliable and reasonable quality-of-service. Many times, a
consumer will sign-up with the least expensive provider
only to experience many technical difficulties and the
inevitable and frustrating experience of changing Web
hosts. To avoid this experience, it is best if the
consumer chooses the right hosting company. Ensuring that
a shared Web hosting firm has the following
characteristics will increase the probability of consumer
satisfaction.
Types of Web Hosting:
There are generally two types of Web Hosting accounts
available, virtual and non-virtual accounts. Virtual Web
Hosting refers to leasing space on a web server where you
have your own domain name. This type of account enables
your Web site to have a professional appearance and
enables potential visitors to find your site more easily.
An additional benefit to having a virtual domain account
is that many search engines and directories will rank your
site higher if you have a virtual domain.
Non-virtual Web Hosting provides you with space on a
web server but without using a domain name. In this case
the URL to your Web site might be something like http://tripod.com/yourname/yourfiles.html.
As you can see, this is much more difficult to remember
than a simple domain name. The major benefit of non-vitual
Web Hosting is that it can often be found free of charge.
Many companies on the Web offer free non-virtual domain
accounts. These include GeoCities, Tripod, Beseen, etc.
Shared
Hosting FAQs:
Q: What tools are available for managing Shared
Hosting accounts?
A: The Shared Hosting Control Panel contains all
the tools that are required to manage your account.
Q: What types of services are available for
Shared Hosting accounts from the Control Panel?
A: The following tools are provided in the Control
Panel:
Site Manager
Users can install and add packages to their servers
without the hassle of command line instructions.
User Profiles
This allows you to add, delete, enable, and disable users.
You can also create and remove email aliases.
Web Mail
Web Mail features a Web-based email client that allows
users to send and receive email messages from any browser.
Web Mail automates the process so you do not need to
connect to the POP, IMAP, and SMTP severs.
Q: How is security provided for the Shared
Hosting account?
A: The account is protected with assigned separate
logins and user passwords that are required before Control
Panel, SSH, or FTP information is made available.
Q: Is E-Commerce available for Shared Hosting
account?
A: No. E-Commerce will be added soon.
Q: Can I access my Shared Hosting account
through telnet?
A: Yes. Your Shared Hosting account can be accessed
through Telnet, SSH (Secure Shell), and FTP sessions.
Q: Can users access information from other users
on the server?
A: No. Each user can access only information
pertaining to their own account on the server. Private
user IDs and passwords prevent access from any other user
on the rest of the server.
Q: Is my data regularly backed up?
A: Yes. Daily backups are performed on data.
If the information is still on the drive there is no
fee; however, if the information must be retrieved for
taped backup there will be a charge.
If you delete a file and it is still stored locally,
you can use the Restore File utility (located under Site
Configuration) to retrieve it.
Q: How many users can be added the Shared
Hosting account?
A: Unlimited users can be added to your Shared
Hosting account.
Q: What features are provided with a Shared
Hosting account?
A: Shared Hosting provides a great feature set
including the following.
Account Platform
* 100 MB disk space for Web site and Web mail
* FTP, SSH, and telnet access
* Triple data backup
Web Statistics
* Access to raw log files
E-mail Services
* Web-based email services
* 1 master POP3/IMAP account
* Configurable POP3/IMAP accounts
* Mail forwarding options
* Mail delivery options
* Unlimited mail aliases
Q: How do users access the Control Panel through
the Web?
A: Use the following procedure:
1. Start your Web browser.
2. Type http://[domain name]/ControlPanel/ in the
address bar, then press Enter. The Account Login screen
appears.
3. Type the user ID and password in the appropriate
text boxes.
4. Click Log In. The Control Panel screen appears
with the Site Manager displayed. (The Site Manager is
the default Control Panel window.)
Q: How do I manage my log files?
A: Log files can be managed through the Control
Panel. Click Manage Log Files. The Manage Log File window
appears. You have the option of clearing or rotating the
log files. (See Managing Log Files in the Help file for
more information.)
Q: How do I add an additional user to my Shared
Hosting account?
A: Use the following procedures to add users to
your Shared Hosting account:
1. Start your Web browser
2. Log in to your Control Panel
3. Click User Profiles. The User List appears,
displaying the list of users on your account.
4. Click Add New User. The Add User window
appears.
5. Type the user ID and the user's full name.
6. Indicate user privileges by selecting the
appropriate boxes.
7. Type the user's password in the password text box.
8. Click Save. The User Added screen appears,
displaying the user's email address, login name, and
full name.
9. Click User List to verify that the account
was created.
(See Adding Users in the Help file for more
information.)
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