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Web Hosting : Checklist for the ‘website’
Mar 6th
The one who is working on a website must be well aware about the checklist discussed below. The word website cannot be completed without the domain, hosting (web space) and web designing. There are countless companies offering this facility. Thus one must act prudently while dealing with any of these companies.
The following are the most common problems faced by most of the clients and can be even seen on the net such as –
User complain- every day, I get few phone calls of this sort:
Sir, My domain expires in next few days, but the company which registered it is out of business, Please RENEW it”
Sir, I want to transfer the domain to your server but I don’t have the domain control panel”
Dear Support Team, The domain is registered thru ‘X’ and his name is listed as REGISTRANT and Admin Contact, help me”
I have a website since 1998 but I am not getting any enquiries thru it. So what’s the point in having it renewed? “
My website is down most of the time, can you do anything on it? “
So above are the problems faced by most or let say by all the users? Thus the below checklist is required to deal with such problem-
Checklist for Domain NAME Registration
After getting registration of domain one must check the following things-
Is the registration of DOMAIN NAME is with an ICANN Accredited Registrar? Does the REGISTRANT NAME and ADMINSTRATIVE CONTACT is showing one’s name/email?
Is there Control Panel available with the Domain Registration Service Provider with username / password to manage/modify name servers & contact details in real-time?
Finding a Cheaper Web Hosting
Mar 6th
The motto of the user is to choose web-hosting company, which in within his boundary of budget but to select one from several available it is both overwhelming and challenging. Merely typing the word “web hosting” in any search engine like google will return with millions of documents and millions of host providers. Now the biggest problem is to get one out of those several hosters.
What is Budget web hosting?
Budget web hosting in the simple sense is that which offers its services with charge of minimum per month. But the important consideration is not that price but also the duration that they are offering. While comparing the quotes of different companies one most take care for both the annual as well as monthly charge quoted by companies as some companies quotes annually where it needs to divide that amount by 12 months to get them converted into monthly amount so as to compare them with other monthly given charges. But important must be to note if they are charging any setup fee as it can be terms as hidden cost which needs to be taken care of while selecting for budget web hosting. Forming general impression for the company.
After considering the above parameter of money next would be to get a general impression of the company, which can easily be formed after looking on the company’s front page. The points to be taken care of includes if the company is depicting professional outlook? If they have given in their contact address just email address and phone number only or do they have shown their physical address also? As if the physical address is not given then on the verge of any problem with the website then due to lack of proper contact information one can get into big trouble.
Choose a Web Host That Meets One?s Requirements
Mar 5th
The most important and difficult decision one has to make while starting an online business is to opt for the host plan, which meets the requirements and is within one’s budget. One can take the help of the search engines for searching the best plan. There are number of web hosting providers offering great packages. It is very difficult to choose best one among them
It is good to write down all the requirements by the customers and then choosing the package suiting one’s requirements and then only the chosen package will have its worth.
Following are the few aspects to be considered when choosing a web host.
Disk Space
It is very important to know how much space will be required and this can be done only after knowing that what kind of business one is running? Is he selling a single product? Showcasing a huge catalogue with lots of pictures? Or, maybe a membership website? Different types of businesses use different amounts of disk space. After he will require knowing all these information one can easily calculate how much space and then he can easily choose the package accordingly. This is very right that no one wants to pay extra for the space he would never use.
Data Transfer
Many hosting plans put a limit on the amount of data one can transfer. Data transfer is the amount of traffic flow from one’s site that includes images, banners, and file downloads, etc. If the user crosses the limit he have to pay extra for it, which results to be very expensive. At this point he will realize the worth of pre study of the requirements. Now he needs to do some homework i.e. to know what is the size of his page? Does he expect to have a lot of visitors? Does it involve transferring many files? If he does, then he surely needs a plan permitting plenty of data transfer.
Which is the Best? Dedicated Server or Co-location Web Hosting
Mar 4th
After knowing shared hosting no longer cuts it, and one’s single office connection is not enough to host a web server – now an important question which arises is which is best, leasing a dedicated server or buying own server and co-locating someone’s data center?
Distinction
If one is unsure of the difference; here it is in a nutshell. If one co-locates, it simply means renting space within someone else’s facility to store his/her own server or servers. It is very much similar to a high tech gym locker that user is renting all or part of to house his/her servers. The user either ship or deliver the server to his/her provider. Additional services that are provided by the host along with co-location differ from individual to individual host but it surely will not include the actual server. With a dedicated server the user will get all the features of co-location, as well as, the actual web server itself.
Which is superior?
Between web hosting and co-location webhosting, the best would be which is best suited for one’s need. Comparing both we will find that there are excellent situations for both the dedicated server option is quickly becoming a better choice in more and more cases. If one already possesses a web server, or prefers to use cluster, then obviously co-location possibly will be the user’s ideal choice. If the user is bearing in mind buying new equipment and shipping it off for co-location, he/she should reassess. One should know that, the prices and equipment existing in dedicated hosting currently are outstanding, not only this but it will relieve the user from the burden of hardware. Most hosts prefer to carry suitable spare parts on hand according to the servers used, so that quick action can be taken if any undesirable thing happens. Depending on one’s arrangement with a collocation deal hardware failure could simply mean paying extra to have a server shipped back, having it fixed by oneself rather then sending it back to the data center.
Select a Web Host
Mar 3rd
Is one disgusted or disappointed with present web host? Have one switched over to several web hosting companies too many times? Have one ever thought of hosting one’s own website(s)? Do one is having the ambition to control and manage his/her own web server?
If the answer of above all the questions is yes, then it can be said that one is in a position to host his/her own sites. This article will help one to switch to another host easily.
One can be his/her own web host if he/she is technically inclined and have basic knowledge of operating systems, is able to understand technical terms, is able to understand how to setup a server environment (such as: DNS, IIS, Apache, etc.), is possessing basic knowledge of scripting languages and databases (PHP, Perl, MySQL, etc.), is familiar with current technologies, and have a basic understanding of hardware and server components.
However just like anything else there too are some pros & cons as saying is actually quite difficult from doing.
The one side (Pros): -
It carries own sense of responsibility
Due to it awareness level gets raised (one is at the frontline of all server happenings)
Escape from monthly hosting fees/accounts
Eradication of incompetence
Advantage of dedicated server
No limits of websites, databases, content, storage, etc.
Unlimited bandwidth
Saving of time as no more waiting on someone else time
Last but not least complete control
The other side (Cons): –
Much exhausting at times
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