Important factors to consider about web site hosting:
Hosting
Every Web site is stored on a computer--called a server--that is connected to the Web. When your web site is stored on one of these servers, your site is being "hosted" by the server.
Storage Space (MB)
Storage space is the amount of memory on
web hosting servers that provided to you for your
Web files. Your Web files can include
html pages, images, audio and video
files, log files, data from on-line
forms, and anything else you wish to
load to your account with a web hosting service.
Bandwidth
This is the amount of bytes per month (i.e. 500 Mb is 500 million bytes, 1 Gb is giga or billion bytes). Unlimited bandwidth is rare.
Connection Speed
Just how fast is their connection
to the Internet? Just because somebody claims to have T3
service doesn't mean much if they have to pass through a
series of less speedy routers.
Reliablity
Nothing and nobody is perfect. How often do they backup their servers?
Support
Is there on-line documentation? Can
you contact support staff by phone or e-mail?
Do not expect free help when it comes to setting up CGI scripts
and other work. But verify that hosting companies
can answer your questions.
Unix Server
Unix can do everything that NT can do and much more.
SMTP Service
Can you originate e-mail from the hosting servers
under your domain name?
Are They the Real Hosting Company?
Check to be sure
that the hosting company is in fact really the provider and
not a reseller for another company!
FTP
File Transfer Protocol. FTP utilities are used to transfer Web pages and other files from your hard drive to a remote server.
Autoresponder
An autoresponder is an automatic message
sent whenever you receive an email
message. You'll find them useful
in making announcements and confirming
that you've received a customer's email.
CGI scripting
A script is a program that runs on a server and processes requests in response to input from the browser. There is client scripting as well as server scripting.
SSI
Server Side Includes.
This is the ability to include files from the server inside an HTML document by placing tags in the HTML file that link to those files.
SSI makes it unnecessary to include multiple copies of the same information in the HTML file. This makes it easier to work with the same information used on multiple pages, such as a navigation bar.
.HTACCESS Access
Password protecting directories.
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