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Web servers are computers that have been set up by a hosting company, usually in a facility called a data center, like the one shown here. A web server’s sole purpose is to store websites until someone wants to visit them, and then to quickly respond to the visitor’s browser with the site’s contents. A […]
Read MoreShared hosting is probably what you’re most interested in, especially if you’re just starting out in web hosting. With shared hosting, you’ll be on a server with potentially hundreds of other accounts. This is the cheapest form of hosting, for the hosting provider and for you. If your account frequently uses up a lot of […]
Read MoreThe control panel is an essential part of any web hosting account. You wouldn’t be able to do very much without some sort of control panel — even just a basic one. Among the most widely used web hosting control panels are cPanel (shown here), Parallels Plesk, and DirectAdmin. Some control panels only run on […]
Read MoreYou probably understand what disk space is, but what is bandwidth? A bandwidth quota is a limit placed on the amount of data that can be transferred each month to and from your websites. Whenever someone downloads a file or views a picture that you host on your account, it uses up bandwidth. That […]
Read MoreIn general, most hosting providers will not allow customers with shared hosting accounts to resell space. You should check with yours, though; ask support or read through the Terms of Service and other legal agreements. Reselling is when you give out space to other people for money. If you were to start your own little […]
Read MoreServer uptime refers to the amount of time in a given period a server stays up and running. There’s also network uptime, which refers only to the network side of things. Conversely, downtime refers to the amount of time in a given period that a server or network is down or not functioning. The goal […]
Read MoreAn email auto-responder is exactly what you’d expect based on the name. Inside most control panels and webmail programs, you can configure an email address to automatically respond to any emails it gets with a default reply you specify. Then, it will discard the message, keep it in the inbox for that email account, or […]
Read MoreEvery server in the world that has access to the Internet has at least one IP address — to a computer, this is like a phone number. An example of an IP address is 74.125.45.100. Instead of having to remember a bunch of numbers, domain names allow us to assign a name to those numbers. […]
Read MoreWhenever you or your visitors access a website through a secure, encrypted connection, that connection is typically made using something known as SSL. If you make a secure connection in your web browser, you’ll probably see the address bar light up or some sort of padlock appear. You should also see that the URL starts […]
Read MoreA MySQL database, like all other types of databases, is used to keep track of a website or software’s data. The technical term for MySQL is a relational database management system, or RDBMS. MySQL is a software program that runs at all times on a server and gives other programs access to the information it […]
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