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CGI Security Issues
When you are creating or using CGI routines, you must be careful to keep good coding techniques, security and just plain common sense in mind. Sometimes you can do things that cause serious unexpected site effects. In fact, sometimes you may think...
Do You Need Help?
What are your strengths? What are your weakenesses? Each of us has talents and also areas where we are not as strong. The first thing you need to do is decide what your strengths are. For example, if you are good at writing, you can write...
Linux servers: Do you understand the difference?
First of all, some people are worried that they will not be able to use Linux hosting because they run Windows on their PCs. However, what operating system you run on your own PC is irrelevant to which web hosting environment you can use, because...
Quick Intro to PHP Development
Chances are that if you’ve been around the Internet long enough, you’ve heard of server-side scripting languages such as PERL, ASP and ColdFusion. These are all popular languages that are used to add interactivity to Web sites, but one stands out...
The Proper Way To Use The robots.txt File Update
In my last article about the robots.txt file I had spelled it wrong. It should have been robots.txt instead of robot.txt. The article should read like this:
When optimizing your web site most webmasters don’t consider using the robots.txt...
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Web Hosting CHECKLIST- Must For Every Webmaster!
Before rushing for a web hosting account, you need to check the
following features which are important for any web hosting
account. Many people overlook this features and pay the price
later. So here are the important features you need to check with
your hosting company before paying for it.
Technical Support: Technical support is one of the most
important factor you need to consider when a choosing a web
host. Test different companies before you sign up by sending
them an email with a question or two. If they respond quickly,
this is a good sign.
Uptime: The more uptime they guarantee, the better. 99% uptime
is the minimum acceptable standard. Look for 99% plus guaranteed
uptime. 1% of uptime is about 87 hours in a year.
Disk Space: Decide how much disk space you will require. A basic
web site with few images and about 10 to 20 pages will not take
up much web space . If you require a lot of graphics or
multimedia or you need to store a lot of information, you will
need a bit higher disk space. Again you can increase your web
space as required with almost all the hosts by paying the extra
charges.
Data Transfer: This factor is usually overlooked until the data
transfer limit is reached. If you go over your alloted data
transfer, you will get a hefty bill. If you are running a site
with lots of downloads, or a site with lots of images such at a
photo post site, your data transfer will be higher than a site
with mainly text. The average website uses less than 200MB of
bandwidth per month.
Scripting Languages support: If you using a scripting language
to output your html, you need to check whether the plan has
support for that script. You will need a windows hosting
plan
only if you are using microsoft scripting languages like asp and
asp.net.
CGI Bin: This is now standard feature with almost all hosting
companies. If you do not have access to your own CGI Bin, you
cannot install your own cgi scripts and programs.
Perl: If you do not have Perl, you cannot run Perl Programs.
Many good scripts that you buy or get for free are written in
Perl. In my opinion, it would be a limitation not to have the
latest version of Perl installed
SSI: Server Side Includes are great if you want to spend minimal
time updating your site. Again this feature is provided by many
hosts.
FTP Access: Unlimited and unrestricted FTP access to your site
is essential. You will need an FTP program to transfer files
from your computer to the server.
Statistics Program: A good stats program is handy if you want to
keep an eye on how many visitors you are getting, where they are
coming from, referrers, top entry and exit pages and so on. Some
companies offer excellent stats programs as standard while
others offer basic stats but you have to pay extra for advanced
statistics
If you don't have time to do research, you can choose the
webhost from our top
10 web hosts which our team of experts has choosen after a
lot of research and testing.
About the author:
Mahesh is an expert in web hosting industry. He is helping many
enterprises in setting up web hosting business. He along with
his team of experts are providing FREE consultation to
webmasters on webhosting related queries. You can send your web
hosting queries to
http://www.web-hosting-world.com/feedback.php.
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