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ABOUT HOSTING
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Typically, web hosting is a business that provides purchasers with online systems for stowing information, images, video files, or any files networked via the web.
Web hosting services are companies that offer space on a data processor they control for application by their clients as well as providing internet access, typically in an in-house data center.
Tips for obtaining web hosting
in Long Beach CA
TIPS: web hosting is usually provided as a part of a collective internet access platform; there are countless free and paid services undertaking these services in and around Long Beach CA. The free services usually have restrictions on how the space can be used, including but not limited to: advertising, bandwidth conditions, and software that can be utilized to draft sites.
Businesses are generally restricted to utilizing a paid web host to host their web pages on. Paid web hosting usually provide diverse more features, including 24/7 support and personal assistance. Web sites hosted on paid web hosting likewise tend to load faster since each server hosts fewer sites, allowing each web pages a larger proportion of resources.
A customer also should evaluate the requirements of the application. Such considerations include database server software, scripting software, and operating system. Active Server Pages (ASP) sites necessitate a Microsoft Windows based server platform. Most hosting providers provide Linux-based website hosting which offers a wide selection of different programs. A normal architecture for a Linux server is the LAMP Platform. This combines Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP (or Python or Perl). Usually there is limited interoperability between the two, although Linux servers can integrate with Windows file systems through Samba, and some Linux hosts provide help for Microsoft FrontPage server extensions.
Regardless of whether one is a firm or has a personal site that is required to be hosted, it must be created first. HTML experience is generally required to produce a web pages (and more advanced languages could be utilized for interactive content, such as Flash, PHP or Perl), but people without design experience can hire a Web designer to do the heavy lifting. Once the web pages is on the internet there's not much else that's involved: the host generally handles the technical
behind-the-scenes functioning with the server.
How do you choose the top hosting company for your web web page and online
neccessities -- the first time?
You can start by perusing the ensuing checklist:
· What is the Initial Set-up Fee?
· Is the cost of a domain name included?
· How much bandwidth (data transfer) will you be allowed every month?
· How much disk space (data storage) is provided?
· What features are provided on the website control panel?
· Are you provided with unlimited email accounts?
· Are there unlimited single and multiple sequential autoresponders?
· What is the level of shopping cart compatibility?
· Are website analyzing tools provided?
· Are systems provided for traffic analysis, tracking reports?
· Are search engine submission tools provided? Ranking reports?
· Do you have access to a cgi-bin directory?
· What web design tools are provided, as part of an encompassing site editing capability?
· Are web web page design templates included?
· Do they have ezine publication tools?
· Is there a Spam check tool?
· What kind of technical support is provided?
· What security measures are in place? Offer your clients peace of mind with
SSL (Secure Socket Layer) for selling from your web page.
· What about the speed of the web host’s Internet connections?
· Is there 24/7 client support? How does the company rate on support?
· What is the hosting dollars and cents per month?
Pricing, of course, is a key consideration in choosing
a web host that’s correct for your requirements. Just remember, as with most everything in life, you’re going to get what you pay for. There are 6 typical categories
of business web site hosting providers readily available, ranging from $0 to $200 per month.
(View our comparison charts for a pricing and service variations.)
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BlueHost.com
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BECAUSE OF BEST PRICE, BEST FEATURES, BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE
We host several sites on several different hosting companies, mainly to
help bring you the best of the best. After trying most of these out,
we've chosen
bluehost.com as
our #1 pick because they were very easy to sign-up with, the price was right,
the admin panel is easy to use, they allowed us to
customize a lot of features (like adding our own tracking system), database,
php, and even best - they throw in a free domain name! If you're looking
for a great hosting company, or if you're at all unhappy with your current
host (you're probably paying too much for too little!)
, we urge you to switch to
bluehost.com .
Paul Marek,
Editor
Web-Site-Hosting-Comparison.com
WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING HOSTING COMPANIES...
BECAUSE THEY'RE THE BEST!
Read our REVIEWS below to see who we recommend.
View our COMPARISON CHART below for a list of other
quality
hosting providers, and reviews of each.
HOSTING REVIEWS - OUR TOP 4
BlueHost.com
- 2 GB, 1,000 emails, PHP, Free Domain - From $6.95/mo
PHP, MySQL, FREE DOMAIN,
DOMAIN TRANSFERS, PROMOTIONAL PACKAGE
We really like BlueHost because for the very low price of $6.95/mo., they
offer quite a feature packed hosting service, including; 2 GB Space, 1,000
POP
Emails, 75 GB Transfer, SSL, Stats, PHP, MySQL, Front Page, Free Domain,
and Toll
Free
Support. Their interface is very clean and easy to use and they offer excellent
support packages - something every website owner wants and needs in their
hosting. Check them out at the link below...
www.BlueHost.com » HOSTING » MORE INFO    
1&1.com
- Versatile packages for all needs, from Basic to Advanced
SHAREPOINT, MSSQL, ASP, .NET,
WEBSITE BUILDER
They call themselves the world's #1 hosting company, and they offer quite
a variety of packages to support that claim. Basic pricing starts at $4.99/mo.,
and includes; 1 GB
Space, 200
POP
Emails, 25 GB Transfer, Stats, and a choice of Linux or Windows (with
all supporting add-ons). They also offer special packages for .NET dedicated
server hosting, as well as SharePoint hosting. Check them out at the link
below...
www.1&1.com » HOSTING » MORE INFO
    
www.Dot5Hosting.com - Value Packed $5 Hosting!
$50 OVERTURE CREDIT, WEBSITE CREATOR, BLOGGER, CHAT
This is quite a package for only $5 per month! Their list of "what's included"
is very extensive and adds great value to your hosting requirements. A
sample; FREE $50 overture credit,
Marketing Centre,
Web Site Creator,
24/7 Phone Support,
Perl, MySQL, PHP, Server Side Includes,
Frontpage, Website Statistics,
Website Backup Software,
Award Winning Web Hosting Control Panel, Shopping Carts, Guestbook,
Bulletin Board,
PHP Nuke,
Chat, Blogger,
Search Engine Submitter, Search Engine Position Report, Gif Optimizer & Banner
Creator, Keyword & Meta-Tag Generator, Website Link Checker, and more... Check
them out at the link below...
www.Dot5Hosting.com » HOSTING » MORE INFO
    
iPowerweb.com
- Powerful
Hosting - $7.95 - Free Setup
DEDICATED HOSTING,
$50 OVERTURE CERTIFICATE
This is a very powerful hosting package that includes 2000MB storage, 30
GB transfer, 500
E-Mails, + FREE Setup, FREE Domain, Web Site Builder tools, Shopping Cart & Marketing
that includes; Submission to 100 Search Engines, 2000 Free Banner Advertisements,
Search Engine Position Report, and FREE traffic statistics reporting. Very
simple and easy to use package for novice website owners and experienced
webmasters alike. Check them out at the link below...
www.iPowerweb.com     
HOSTING PROVIDER COMPARISON CHART:
** Hosting Reviews courtesy of www.hosting-review.com
Hosting Prices and offerings may differ from this chart, as hosting sites
are updated without our knowledge. We endevour to provide the most recent
hosting data.
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BROAD EXPOSURE MARKETING FOR YOUR WEBSITE
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TYPES OF web hosting
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TYPES OF web hosting
Web hosting plans can be split up into six general types: free, shared,
reseller, virtual private server, dedicated, and colocation.
Free Hosting: Just about 100% the free web hosting available
is extremely limited when equated to pay hosting. Free web hosts typically
demand their own ads on your web page, just allow web-based uploading and editing
of your site, and have very small disk space and traffic limits. However, virtually all
people get their start via free web hosting.
Shared Hosting: A web site is placed on the
same server as several other sites. A obstacle with a second site on
the mainframe can cause major problems. Shared hosting also has a select few constrains
regarding what is permitted, although these limitations are not as conditional as for free hosting. Reseller hosting: available for those
who want to be Web hosts themselves. An individual gets a big amount of space and
bandwidth that can be sectioned out among as many sites as the client wants to put
on his account. A reseller account is placed on the same server with other
reseller accounts, just like with shared hosting but there are less accounts.
Virtual Private Server (VPS) Hosting: Virtual Private
Server technology enables a solitary server to contain many virtual environments
which behave exactly like an isolated stand-alone server. This is often a much
more affordable solution than a dedicated server, commonly granting all the
equivalent benefits, such as root access.
Dedicated Hosting: With dedicated hosting, a client gets a server
of one's own. They have no limitations, except for those designed to maintain
the integrity of the Web host's network (for instance, banning web sites with adult
content due to the increased risk of attack by hackers and grey legal issues
for the ISP). Unless a separate deal is purchased from the host, the customer is
also typically on his/her own. This could be an expensive solution, as the purchase
of the dedicated server itself is usually exceedingly more costly compared to
shared hosting.
Colocation Hosting: This involves a server the user purchases
himself and installs at the host's physical location. Besides unmonitored reboots,
the user must pay extra for many services dedicated hosting provides by default.
Colocated or colocation hosting is getSS-typically desired by those with server administration
familiarity and people with further important needs than can be satisfied
by dedicated or shared hosting. This is usually the most costly and least
cost efficient option if you are not colocating numbers of servers.
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HOSTING ARTICLES
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HOSTING RELATED ARTICLES
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DOMAIN NAME LOOKUP
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CHECK THE AVAILABILITY OF YOUR DESIRED
DOMAIN NAME
REGISTER YOUR DOMAIN HERE TOO!
1. Enter your domain below in the following format:
mydomainname
2. DO NOT enter the . (dot)
3. Select which top level domain you'd like to use... (.com,
.net, .org, etc.)
4. Click the "Check Domain" button
5. If it's available - REGISTER YOUR NEW DOMAIN NAME!
6. Select a hosting package suitable to your needs.
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web hosting RELATED RESOURCES
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VISIT THESE LINKS FOR ADDITIONAL HOSTING
RELATED RESOURCES:
WEBSITE TEMPLATES » Huge
selection of flash and HTML templates!!
WEB
DESIGN » Solutions
for small, medium and large businesses
DEVELOPMENT » Experienced
developers including e-commerce, databases
FLASH
» Advanced Flash movies, websites, Flash intros, presentations
DOMAIN
REGISTRATION » Affordable domain name registration,
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LINKS FOR OTHER LOCATIONS AND SERVICES
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WEBSITE RELATED MARKETING AND DESIGN NEWS
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