All About Hosting

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• What is Hosting?

  Hosting is the term used for having your website put on a webserver. A webserver is basically a computer which when someone on the Internet asks for your website it sends it to them. ...more

• Why do i need Hosting?

  You need to host your site because if you don't know one will be able to see it. The way you host your site is dependant on what you want to do with it. You will often get free hosting with the company who supplies your Internet connection, however this kind of hosting often has restrictions both in how much you can put on it and...more

• Who should i buy my Hosting from?

  Like purchasing many business services, you will want to buy something reliable but not pay too much for it. One route is to go to a big company. You may feel as they have been around a long time and they may continue to be. You may also feel a large company are bound to have enough staff to be able to answer all your questions and meet...more

• How much should Hosting cost?

  This all depends on what you want it to do. The two key figures are bandwidth/Transfer and file space. The more you get of both of these the more you can expect to pay. You may also pay more for web stats ( telling you how well your site it doing ) and database access ( for those dynamic content sites ). Some companies also charge more...more

• PHP and ASP?

  You may hear the terms ASP and PHP and not really understand what they are. Well basically they are 'server side languages'. What this means is they are programming languages which tell the webserver to do things. This could be to send an email, or tell the time or even to store data into a database. If you want your website to do...more

• SQL & Databases - what are they for?

  Why would you want a database on a website? The truth is information on big websites can get difficult to manage. You can end up with hundreds of pages and finding the right bit of information can be tough for both you and your clients. With a database your website can be programmed to manage this data and just as importantly keep your...more

• Linux or Windows?

  The vast majority of us use Microsoft Windows on our desktops. This has been true for many years now. So the obvious answer to this could be 'we'll use windows because we're familiar with it'. The truth is you never really see your webserver. You are only ever likely to connect to it through your web browser (Internet...more