Do you know what operating system on which you web host’s server runs?
It is an important piece of information to know as you design your web
pages because the server’s operating system, or OS, determines what
scripting languages can run and what databases are supported among other
things.
There are three major operating systems on which web host servers can run. The Linux
operating system allows scripts like Perl, PHP, Python and other
languages based on Unix. The server operating on Linux also generally
supports MySQL and PostgreSQL database systems.
Servers run on Unix operating systems, like Solaris or FreeBSD, have the same capabilities as servers run on the Linux operating system.
Servers that operate their systems with Windows
provide ASP scripts, utilizing .NET and other Microsoft technologies.
And of course the Windows operating system supports Microsoft’s SQL
Server database.
If your website does not have any scripts, it will not matter what operating system your web host server uses.
When the script does not make a difference, most website builders
choose a server with either the Linux or Unix web hosting because they
are generally less expensive.
But remember, if you want to use
scripts or a database, you should choose the operating system which
supports those technologies. When in doubt about which operating system
to use, contact your web host to determine which choice is best for your
needs and the demands your website will produce. Make sure their server
can meet your needs so you can produce an effective and efficient
website.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
What is web hosting?
Web hosting
companies are the connection between an individual or company and World
Wide Web readers. To put a webpage online, one must go through a web
host.
The webpage developer will upload his or her design to the web host according to the company's guidelines and policies, and based on the type of software the webpage designer has used. That upload submits the files to the web host, and then the webpage is published for all to see on the Internet.
Many web hosts offer a number of tools to help their clients not only to simplify the process of uploading files to a webpage, but even offer programs to help build webpages quickly and easily. Virtually anyone can build a webpage with these simple, yet effective, tools. Knowing html code is not important with aids such as "Website Builder" or software like Dreamweaver.
When choosing a web host, it's important to keep your personal or corporate goals in mind. If it's your own personal website, you might not mind if the web host puts banner ads on it. However, if it's a corporate site you're preparing, do you want your web host to advertise similar businesses on your page? Many web hosts offer free web hosting services if the company is allowed to place advertising on it or charge a small fee to keep it clear of outside sponsors.
The webpage developer will upload his or her design to the web host according to the company's guidelines and policies, and based on the type of software the webpage designer has used. That upload submits the files to the web host, and then the webpage is published for all to see on the Internet.
Many web hosts offer a number of tools to help their clients not only to simplify the process of uploading files to a webpage, but even offer programs to help build webpages quickly and easily. Virtually anyone can build a webpage with these simple, yet effective, tools. Knowing html code is not important with aids such as "Website Builder" or software like Dreamweaver.
When choosing a web host, it's important to keep your personal or corporate goals in mind. If it's your own personal website, you might not mind if the web host puts banner ads on it. However, if it's a corporate site you're preparing, do you want your web host to advertise similar businesses on your page? Many web hosts offer free web hosting services if the company is allowed to place advertising on it or charge a small fee to keep it clear of outside sponsors.
What is monthly traffic / Data Transfer ?
Transfer refers to the amount of data
you can transfer to and from your hosting account / server. In the web
hosting industry, the word "bandwidth" is also used to describe
transfer. Data transfer is measured anytime a file is
uploaded/downloaded to/from your account.
Every time that file is downloaded/uploaded, the equivalent of the space it takes is subtracted from your remaining transfer. If a file downloaded from your website is 5 MB in size, then 5 MB of transfer will be deducted from your monthly allowance.
If you finish the monthly data transfer allow for your package, then you'll see "Bandwidth limit exceeded" message untill the beginig of next month. (Your Data Transfer reset to zero on the beginig of every month), Also you can upgrade your account to higher Data transfer package
Every time that file is downloaded/uploaded, the equivalent of the space it takes is subtracted from your remaining transfer. If a file downloaded from your website is 5 MB in size, then 5 MB of transfer will be deducted from your monthly allowance.
If you finish the monthly data transfer allow for your package, then you'll see "Bandwidth limit exceeded" message untill the beginig of next month. (Your Data Transfer reset to zero on the beginig of every month), Also you can upgrade your account to higher Data transfer package
What is an URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
This is the standard way to give the
address of any resource on the internet whether or not is part of the
World Wide Web (www), but as long as it can be accessed with an
hyper-text transfer protocol or file transfer protocol address call, and
is a part of a server listed on the canonical domain name registration
tables to resolve to an IP address.
The term "resource" here is used to refer to any web page, graphic, sound file, or any other resource which one can call from a URL. A URL will begin with http:// (hypertext transfer protocol) or https:// (hypertext transfer protocol secure) or ftp:// (file transfer protocol) with few or no other variants. Note that a URL can refer directly to an Internet Protocol address (IP address) such as this: http://192.168.1.1.
The term "resource" here is used to refer to any web page, graphic, sound file, or any other resource which one can call from a URL. A URL will begin with http:// (hypertext transfer protocol) or https:// (hypertext transfer protocol secure) or ftp:// (file transfer protocol) with few or no other variants. Note that a URL can refer directly to an Internet Protocol address (IP address) such as this: http://192.168.1.1.
What is a SSL certificate?
It’s no secret that information
transmitted via the Internet can sometimes be read by other people. We
have all heard the harrowing stories about online identity theft and
many of us know someone who has been affected by it. To help keep
sensitive information like credit card numbers and social security
number more secure, a special Internet protocol was developed.
The Secure Sockets Layer, also known as SSL, was created. You can recognize a Secure Sockets Layer by its web address prefix, “https.” The SSL makes use of cryptographic encryption of data sent to and from your website. In this way the SSL keeps malicious outsiders from decrypting the sensitive information. Your customers feel secure because they know that their information has been transmitted over the Internet with all precautions taken.
To use “https”, you are required to have an SSL certificate. The certificate is actually special data identifying your server and informing Internet browsers how to encrypt the data that is sent to it. When you use an SSL certificate, you ensure your eCommerce customers that they are downloading data from your site only. Your SSL certificate is only valid with your website's domain name. Your SSL certificate also guarantees your Internet shoppers that the information that they send via the Internet is secure, because only your server knows how to decode it.
Some web hosting servers include SSL certificates with their hosting packages. Some web hosts require you to buy your SSL certificate separately.
The Secure Sockets Layer, also known as SSL, was created. You can recognize a Secure Sockets Layer by its web address prefix, “https.” The SSL makes use of cryptographic encryption of data sent to and from your website. In this way the SSL keeps malicious outsiders from decrypting the sensitive information. Your customers feel secure because they know that their information has been transmitted over the Internet with all precautions taken.
To use “https”, you are required to have an SSL certificate. The certificate is actually special data identifying your server and informing Internet browsers how to encrypt the data that is sent to it. When you use an SSL certificate, you ensure your eCommerce customers that they are downloading data from your site only. Your SSL certificate is only valid with your website's domain name. Your SSL certificate also guarantees your Internet shoppers that the information that they send via the Internet is secure, because only your server knows how to decode it.
Some web hosting servers include SSL certificates with their hosting packages. Some web hosts require you to buy your SSL certificate separately.
What are scripting languages?
If you are new to website design, you might think “scripts” are the curly fonts you’ve been considering to include on your webpage.
However, scripts are more important than that. The sights and sounds you create on your web page are all created with script programs like PHP, Perl, ASP or CGI.
PHP, Perl and ASP are among the most popular scripts. Thanks to programmers and easy to use software, you may be using them daily and not even know it.
If you are a beginner in web design, you are probably using a software program that will save you the time of learning about scripts. Just know that your website building software is full of scripts that make the program work.
Scripts are used for a variety of applications on web pages. Scripts allow us to have guest books on our websites. Scripts allow us to post comments on blogs. If your website publishes the day or date and updates it on its own, it is able to do so with the use of a script. There are many uses for scripts in our daily work with web pages – whether you need to have a programmer’s knowledge of them or not depends on the website software you have chosen
However, scripts are more important than that. The sights and sounds you create on your web page are all created with script programs like PHP, Perl, ASP or CGI.
PHP, Perl and ASP are among the most popular scripts. Thanks to programmers and easy to use software, you may be using them daily and not even know it.
If you are a beginner in web design, you are probably using a software program that will save you the time of learning about scripts. Just know that your website building software is full of scripts that make the program work.
Scripts are used for a variety of applications on web pages. Scripts allow us to have guest books on our websites. Scripts allow us to post comments on blogs. If your website publishes the day or date and updates it on its own, it is able to do so with the use of a script. There are many uses for scripts in our daily work with web pages – whether you need to have a programmer’s knowledge of them or not depends on the website software you have chosen
What are frontpage extensions?
Imagine if some sort of web bot could
help you build a website faster. The technology is here and already
among us. When you build a website using Microsoft’s Front Page, that is
exactly what happens.
Front Page is one of the most popular website builder programs for building websites. The user friendly program takes away the need to know programmer languages like HTML, PERL and other scripts.
Back to the web bots. These tools allow you to create web pages faster (and easier) than ever. The web bots keep track of changes you make to a web page on your site and make sure that all subsequent pages also reflect the changes. It is an advance that means you will spend less time on changes to your site and you can focus on other relevant business at hand instead!
Front Page extensions are a type of language used involved in building the website. You will never even really know they are there. Before using Front Page as your website builder, make sure your web hosting provider supports for Front Page extensions. If it does not, you will either need to find a web host that does or will need to change to a compatible site builder program.
If you are already skilled in HTML language, you can incorporate that knowledge into the Front Page extensions. If you do not know HTML, don’t sweat it
Front Page is one of the most popular website builder programs for building websites. The user friendly program takes away the need to know programmer languages like HTML, PERL and other scripts.
Back to the web bots. These tools allow you to create web pages faster (and easier) than ever. The web bots keep track of changes you make to a web page on your site and make sure that all subsequent pages also reflect the changes. It is an advance that means you will spend less time on changes to your site and you can focus on other relevant business at hand instead!
Front Page extensions are a type of language used involved in building the website. You will never even really know they are there. Before using Front Page as your website builder, make sure your web hosting provider supports for Front Page extensions. If it does not, you will either need to find a web host that does or will need to change to a compatible site builder program.
If you are already skilled in HTML language, you can incorporate that knowledge into the Front Page extensions. If you do not know HTML, don’t sweat it
Should I choose Linux or Windows
Here is the easiest way to answer this question:
UNLESS you need to have one of the following features / technologies in order for your site to run:
1. MS SQL Server Databases
2. ASP or ASP.NET
3. MS Access Databases
Then you do NOT need a Windows hosting account.
Linux hosting plans are optimized and more economical due to the nature of the Linux operating system. All other features offered between the Windows and Linux accounts are basically the same.
Regardless of whether you are using a Windows PC , Linux PC Or Mac PC, you can host your site on a Linux account as long as you do not need above mentioned technologies. (You don't need to know anything about Linux OS, to host your web on linux server)
UNLESS you need to have one of the following features / technologies in order for your site to run:
1. MS SQL Server Databases
2. ASP or ASP.NET
3. MS Access Databases
Then you do NOT need a Windows hosting account.
Linux hosting plans are optimized and more economical due to the nature of the Linux operating system. All other features offered between the Windows and Linux accounts are basically the same.
Regardless of whether you are using a Windows PC , Linux PC Or Mac PC, you can host your site on a Linux account as long as you do not need above mentioned technologies. (You don't need to know anything about Linux OS, to host your web on linux server)
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
FTP
is a method for transferring data to/from web servers via a different
method than the standard http (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) used to
display web pages.
FTP software is designed specifically
for file transfer and is written to more efficiently and safely
download files free of errors. It is also used to upload files to your
virtual, shared, or dedicated web server site.
FTP can also be used for direct downloads of files and images from a web server without being served from the public html directory via a means called anonymous FTP, or via a secure login. FTP access to a web server requires a password and username in order to gain access to the file and folder directories of a virtual domain, unless the server is set up to allow anonymous FTP - a useful protocol when allowing the public to freely download files or distributed software.
FTP can also be used for direct downloads of files and images from a web server without being served from the public html directory via a means called anonymous FTP, or via a secure login. FTP access to a web server requires a password and username in order to gain access to the file and folder directories of a virtual domain, unless the server is set up to allow anonymous FTP - a useful protocol when allowing the public to freely download files or distributed software.
Dedicated or Shared Hosting Plan?
There are two kinds of web hosting services: shared and dedicated.
Shared web hosting is just that – several websites are located on a single server. Since it is split up among several website owners, the price is cheaper than dedicated hosting. The down side is that storage and bandwidth are limited in a shared hosting situation. However, most small to medium size businesses operate their websites on a shared host effectively and efficiently. If you anticipate a few thousand visitors per day or less, shared hosting can be a good choice for your website.Dedicated web hosting is exactly what it sounds like. One server is used solely for the purpose of hosting one website. If you plan to have an extremely popular website, this option will allow you to host many more visitors than shared web hosting. A dedicated web host is recommended for websites that need high bandwidth requirements, greater reliability and / or need high storage capacity. Since you are not sharing it with other websites, it all belongs to you on a dedicated server.
You can go with Virtual Private Server Hosting (VPS Hosting) or Dedicated Server Solution.
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