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01.24.13
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How to Move Your Domain Without Any Downtime


With a little advanced planning, moving your domain to a new hosting company is a painless process. The approach outlined here will allow you to move any domain without downtime.
The basic steps are:

* Set up your new web hosting account
* If needed, transfer your domain
* Change your domain’s name servers
* Cancel your old hosting account

The first step is to set up a new web hosting account. Pick a host that has the features, support and cost that fit your budget. Follow their online sign up process and set up the account.

Make sure you upload all your files to the new site before going on.

Step 1 can be completed in 1-24 hours.

The second step is to transfer your domain to a new registrar. I recommend this step IF your registrar and your hosting provider are the same company.

Step 2 will take 24 hours wile the domain registries sort themselves out.

The third step is to change your name servers to the name servers of your new hosting provider. Simply log in to your domain registrar’s control panel and update the name servers to the ones provided to you by your new hosting company. This step will take the longest. If you want to be paranoid about it, wait at least 48 hours before going to the next step. The longer you wait the better, but 72 hour should be safe enough.

01.24.13
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Providing Best Technical Support


Whenever you have a technical question that needs answering, you want that answer as fast as possible, right? In the instantaneous world of the internet, patience has become a rare commodity, and the time you spend unable to send or receive email or waiting for your website to come back online can mean lost revenue. If you want to get a timely response from your support technician, there are things you can do as a customer to speed up the process:

Define the problem as accurately as possible

The more detail you can provide, the more quickly the technician can identify the source of the problem and correct it. Try to determine the following information if possible:

* What were you doing when the error occurred?
* What program were you operating that produced the error?

Note the version of the program and the operating system that you are running on your computer.
* If there is a specific error message, what does it say? Be prepared to give this information to the technician by phone, email or fax.
* What are the steps you take to reproduce the error?
* What time did you first notice the error?
* Did the error occur only once, consistently over a period of time, or only when you do a certain thing?
* Can you reproduce the error on a separate computer?

Know the priority status of your request

Support technicians get many requests during the course of the day, often at the same time, with varying levels of urgency, and these requests take time to resolve. If a request cannot be resolved immediately, then it will be assigned an appropriate priority level based on the type of problem to be resolved as soon as possible.

* Outages – Always top priority. If your website or email is down, any good technician should drop all other projects until this is resolved.
* Breakages – If a critical part of your website becomes inoperable due to a server error, such as a database for a shopping cart, this should always be addressed with high priority.
* Time Sensitive Operations – If you need something to be done within a certain time frame, such as enabling or disabling a feature of your account, then you should make this clear to the technician. The operation should be performed within the prescribed time frame as long as a higher priority issue does not arise.
* Ongoing Problems – If a particular problem continues to occur for an extended period of time, its priority should be raised as necessary the longer the problem goes on.

* Non-Critical Operations – If your request does not adversely affect the function of your services or contain a time-sensitive element, it will receive the lowest priority, but it still should be handled as soon as reasonably possible.
* Allow an appropriate response time

As stated previously, most technicians have more than one problem to handle at once, so once you have an idea of the priority level of your request, allow a reasonable amount of time for it to be resolved. Server errors should be resolved within hours to same day, depending on the circumstances. Lower priority items which can be quickly resolved should usually be handled by the next day. If a request will require several hours of work to resolve, expect it to take longer. A technician’s job is to be constantly interrupted all day, so such requests will usually be saved until time permits or passed off to another available person to be completed. Understand that any completion time estimate given to you is assuming the absence of any higher priority requests intervening in the process.

Most types of technical support requests should be answered with an acknowledgment of completion. If you do not receive one or are unable to determine on your own that your issue has been resolved within a reasonable amount of time, then you should contact the technician again to inquire about the status of your request.

01.24.13
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Ecommerce Web Hosting Provider


Always we hope a lot from our business site host who is responsible for all of operations done through hosting so you need affordable price, multiple features and stable performance, but the most important thing is the unmatched security of your website and its data.
Here the main thing is that your partner should be reliable and responsible for every act and when you partner reliable and cheap web site hosting provider such as cpwebhosting you get everything you need for your website in one package with great features, top-notch quality customer support and multiple tools. No matter, what hosting type or plan you’ll choose, and web hosting service provider cpwebhosting will offer 24/7 tech support and 99.9% uptime guarantee.
So this is very important to us for becoming a good provider that our service should be cheapest and affordable and when your server is down this can negatively affect the results of your business that’s why you should look for web hosting service provider that ensures high-speed connections, unparalleled uptime and experienced technical support.
Through this way we can be a good host.

01.24.13
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Cheap internet web hosting


With so many web hosting companies competing for your web hosting dollar, the companies have had to stretch their imagination to come up with ways to convince you that their company is giving you the most for your money, and consequently, the most affordable web hosting package for you. The most typical way they”ve done this is to throw in a bunch of bells and whistles to create full ‘packages’ so that you get everything you need – and a lot you don’t – for one low, affordable price.

To the typical new web hosting customer just putting up a web site of his own for the first time, all the options available can seem like a bowl of alphabet soup: lots of letters with very little meaning. Let’s take a look at some of the most common bells and whistles that you’ll find in web hosting packages typically labeled as affordable.

Storage and Traffic Allotments

These are expressed in MBs and GBs – megabytes and gigabytes. They’re the basic building blocks of all hosting plans. Storage is how much room you have to store files on the web hosting company’s server. Traffic is how many bytes of data you can transfer to visitors to your web site.

How much do you need? It depends on what you’re planning to use your web site for. Unless you’ll be running a lot of applications, doing streaming video or audio, or running a very large, database driven web site, you don’t need more than 1 GB of transfer allotment. Likewise, you can estimate the amount of storage space you’ll need by taking a look at how much space your files take up on your computer. Unless you’re planning to store a lot of images or large files, 20 MBs is more than sufficient for your needs.

You can find web hosting packages free that offer you 10-25 MBs of storage space, and for $3.95 and less per month that will give you 500 to 1000 MBs.

Free Domain Name or Transfer

Registering your own domain name can cost anywhere from $4.95 to $35 a year, depending on where you register and what top level domain – what’s after the dot – you choose. Transferring your hosting from one web host to another will usually cost about the same. Free domain name savings: 50 cents to a dollar a month.

Unlimited Sub-domains

A sub-domain is a lower level directory in your main directory – except it goes at the FRONT of your web site name instead of after the .com. Some web hosting companies charge you to set each one up, or limit the number you can host on your domain. With the number of otherwise identical plans that allow you unlimited sub-domains with no setup fees, there’s no reason to pay extra for them.

01.24.13
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Cheap Small Business Web Hosting Services


If you have a small business and looking hosting for a small business then cpwebhosting can be a best option for you because as here at cpwebhosting you are able to browse the wide range of shared and dedicated hosting accounts and choose the one that will meet all your small business hosting needs. Whether you are just going to start your online business or want to expand your existing one, our cheap small business web hosting services will help you to establish your presence on the Web in the most effective way.

If you choose it then surely you will get a reliable host who will fulfill your entire requirement like proper security and datacenters etc. Flexible small business hosting services by cpwebhosting come with all the tools you need to support online store or catalog databases for you customers. Are you looking for cheap small business web hosting, but without any risk to your online business success? cpwebhosting is professional and affordable small business hosting provider that takes your business needs as seriously as you take them.
This way you can get a good host for small business.

01.24.13
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Linux v/s Windows Web Hosting


One of the most confusing decisions someone new to web hosting will have to make is which platform their server should be on. There are a number of different choices out there but the main two are Linux and Windows web servers.

There are also a lot of sources of information about hosting, but the majority of them are tainted by the author’s biased personal opinion unfortunately confusing the issue.

Having just put in some solid hours researching the topic I have come to the conclusion that in general it quite probably does not matter which server you use. For the majority of people it will be far more important to choose a really good web host than to worry about the server-type that they implement.

Microsoft developed and owns the Windows operating system. Linux is open source and generally free. This means it can often be more expensive to set up and run a Windows server. However, this fact doesn’t really affect you unless you are actually setting up a server for yourself and if you’re reading this article then I’m guessing that it’s safe to assume you’re not.

This article is going to offer information for those trying to decide which hosting company to go with. The cost involved in running a server does not affect the cost of a web-hosting package as much as you may think. Despite the general opinion that Windows servers are more expensive to run, buying a Windows hosting package can often turn out to be just as cheap or even cheaper than an equivalent Linux hosting package.

Some people naturally assume that because their PC runs Windows they need to buy a Windows hosting package. This isn’t true. Access to your web account will most likely be through FTP or a control panel and both servers support these methods.

The main difference is that some of the FTP commands are slightly different between Linux and Windows and some FTP programs will be designed with one or the other in mind. This means you may occasionally find that when you try and get your FTP program to do something it returns an error message, but it won’t happen very often.

Your choice of server platforms should be dictated by the use to which you intend to put it. The majority of web features run fine on both platforms including PHP, mySQL, POP3 etc.

If you intend to create your site using ASP, FrontPage, the .NET environment, Windows Streaming Media, Access, MSSQL, or any of the other Microsoft proprietary technologies then you probably need to use a Windows host. There is limited support for a number of these technologies in Linux, but they can be expensive and are usually lacking in features.

It is probably worth considering the fact that if you use server specific technologies and then change hosts you’ll have a much harder time of it than if you use technologies that can be run on any system. Having it run generic technologies removes the need to focus on specifics and allows you to focus on the quality of service itself.

The reliability and stability of the different platforms have been the topic of many long arguments. The main reason that Windows is seen as being insecure is that it is the most widely used operating system for home PC’s. People spend more time looking for flaws in the most common system. With Linux being the most common server type, it has a surprising number of successful hack attempts made on it.

In the end the security of both platforms comes down to the competency of the system administrators. If you are security minded then you’ll do better to make sure that the hosting company is reputable and highly skilled than to worry about the server they use.

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01.24.13
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Choosing the Right Web Host


While searching for a good web hosting provider, you will feel quite overwhelmed. Whatever type of website you want to host, choosing the correct host can be tricky. Most hosting companies offer you more than you will ever use, their sales staff recommend high-end packages for small websites.Be careful when choosing, you will need room to expand but before you contact a company’s sales department; take a look at the size of your websites sometimes, you will find a web hosting service, where the features are great, but the charges are way to high, and sometimes you will find an economical web host, but their service will not be as good, so you are getting me I guess.

You will come across information, such as 25MB, bandwidth, ftp, email forwarding, php, cgi-bin and easy app applications. All of these features are offered in different packages that you will come across. But before you make any decision lets have a look at what are the essential stuff you need to know before selecting any service for your website.

Usually the web hosting companies have their packages grouped by various features they are offering and of course the more features you want for your website, the more money you are likely to pay. The basic package, which is offered is generally around 25 MB of web space. This amount of space you will be allowed on the server of your web host.

This is what you will get when you are having a shared hosting. There will be a lot of other websites hosted along with your site on the server of the web host and every site has their own web space according to their package. Bandwidth is the amount of data you are allowed to use within a specified period of time, which specified on a monthly basis. The bandwidth is being used every time you upload your web pages or images, or when your site is being visited. If your web host allows say 50MB of space in bandwidth, then you might have a little problem if you are planning to have a big website or the traffic influx to your website is too high.

Ftp acts as a backdoor to enter a website, and allows you to upload your web pages and images and installation of the scripts in a very feasible manner. All you have to do is to place all the folders in their proper places and in the correct folders. Email forwarding is very useful and you can get any email that is sent to your website and is forwarded to another email account of yours. In this way, you will get all the mails forwarded to only one account, which will be your main account. Websites are basically coded in php.

Php is used for developing scripts and templates can also be desiged with php. It is very recommended for their fast loading time. Php scripts sometimes also require MySql database, and it is another feature which you can add. Such databases are loaded very fast and they do not require maintenance at all after they are up on the web.

If you’re planning to install a forum or a content management system, they will both require a database. Linux and windows based hosts both handle MySQL databases, but Linux is usually praised as being the more efficient. Your host should allow you to add an extra database to your account with only a small fee, but you need to find out how many are included and how much upgrades cost before you decide on whom to hand your money too.

01.24.13
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Windows Web Hosting


Web hosting has been around for several years now and has evolved from simple HTML pages hosting small simple sites with a few images into full blown web based hosted applications where end users can visit a site, interact with the web site owner and even purchase goods and services all over the internet.
Windows/ XP Web hosting provides web hosting on Windows operating system platform. Microsoft Corporation provides host based software operating system for servers. Windows XP web hosting programs are considered to be easy to cope with, reliable and inexpensive.

Sending and receiving email is done easily on a Windows hosting account. Once your mailbox has been created you can use a WebMail interface to send and receive email from a web browser or you can use Outlook and Outloox Express email clients.

Windows provides its users with friendly, familiar environment that is easy to work with. Today as so much work has been done by developers it’s very easy to administrate your site with using Windows/ Server Side operating system. The Windows/NT platform is also reliable. You also should know that reliability of any platform, same as Windows/NT platform, depends mainly on maintenance and technical knowledge.

Windows/XP platform is scalable and very cost-effective because at a relatively low price you can set up a fully functional Internet server with Windows XP in a matter of hours.

And if you prefer ASP most of all Windows/ XP – based web hosting is the perfect choice for you. There are also some more only Windows available applications such as Access, MS SQL, Windows Media and Virtual Basic scripts. Windows XP offers benefits over other operating systems. Using these benefits gives you an opportunity to be productive and publish your information on the Internet rapidly developing your website or web application.

Windows XP server packages have great programs for individuals who are familiar with MS Windows XP software. The server package for hosting even allows for optimization of hard disk space and RAM which eliminates computer lock-ups while loading web applications.

01.24.13
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Choosing the Perfect Deluxe Web Site Hosting Plan


If you want to deluxe web hosting plan, there are some important consideration before you make a choice. Everyone needs different plans according to their budget and requirement so what is deluxe plan for you might be completely different for someone else.
Reliability: This refers to percentage of uptime the host guarantees and don’t accept anything under 99.5% of uptime. What type of safeguards and backup server a hosting company uses because downtime means your site is invisible.
Bandwidth: It is amount of material that can be downloaded or transferred from your site each month. Inexpensive web hosting packages offer you a lower amount because when your site is new you probably won’t need much.
Disk storage space: You may start out with a small web site but when you expand you’ll need more disk space. Again some less expensive web hosts will offer you a low amount of space and charge extra when you need more.
FTP (File Transfer Protocol): FTP allows you to transfer files to and from your websites from your computer and is this recommended so you are in total control. One reason free web hosting services are not a good idea is most don’t offer FTP. If you consider a web host without FTP you’ll be sacrificing price for control over your website.
Advanced Features: Cpwebhosting packages offers you a advanced features like CGI Scripts, PHP, MySQL, And PERL. You may start off with a basic web site but these advanced features will be valuable tools once your web business grows larger. If you don’t have the software to build your site, look for a deluxe website hosting plan offering you a website builder. This saves you a from spending additional money on web building software.
Price: While price should always be a consideration, the best value for your money is always better than the cheapest monthly price. Be careful of web hosts charging now monthly fees because many make it up by charging you for additional services.
Guarantee: The complete web hosting Packages should offer a 30 days money back guarantee if you are not completely satisfied. Atleast the best web hosting plans offer this kind of guarantee. There are many more advanced options you can look for in a deluxe web site hosting plan but these basic consideration will make you aware of what is offered and make your choice a lot of easier.

01.24.13
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Domain Hosting Services


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Domain hosting refers to businesses that have specialization in hosting domain names for individuals and companies. Domain hosting is linked with web hosting since many companies offer both the services. So, it is business of maintaining files for many websites.

Domain names are phrases that are combined with TLD to access a website through a browser. In other terms, the domain name is the name of website.

Providers of domain hosting:

There are top notch domain hosting providers in the world of web. They are Bluehost, GoDaddy, Hostgator, Ipage, Inmotion hosting. They are also providing services like wordpress, SSL certificate, website builder, domain registration, site building tools, disk space. Price of domain of different companies start from $2.25/mo to $29/mo.

TLDs or Domain Extension:

A TLD is referred as a domain extension which appears at the end of a domain name. For example, the TLD for www.sitegeek.com is .com. When anybody purchases a domain through company, he can choose from several different TLDs. Each TLD has its own benefits, so to choose best which suits business and websites.

There are some popular TLDs which are:

.com, .org, .edu, .mil, .gov, .co, .biz, .info, .me, .net

.com, .org and .net have higher search engine rankings. Some country code specific TLDs are there. These TLDs contain two letters following a .co. For example, the country code TLD for the United Kingdom is .co.uk. The country code domains depend upon the specific part of the world as search engines return geotargeted results.

In this year many new TLDs are introduced which emerged on internet with valid website address endings. They indicate for a particular website.These are:

.bank, .academy, .cloud, .cooking, .auction

TLD’s importance:

In order to associate a domain name with a website or an IP address, we must first register the domain with a specific TLD.Domains are registered for a fix period of time.

Guides to choose right TLD

One can choose between many different types of domain name extensions but the most popular is the .com extension. .Com domain can be easily sold or purchase by anyone. Many other common international TLDs include .net, .org, .info, .biz, .name and .pro. In the terms of functions all the extensions have equal importance which is listed above. Most countries have their own top-level domains which are called ccTLDs. For example, .uk for UK, .fr for France and .us for united states.

What are domain names?

The domain name system which is also called DNS is a worldwide network of web servers that constitute a global database of domain names and IP addresses. The job of DNS is to take web addresses and translate them into different parts of numbers that are flexible with computer. DNS servers are also named as nameservers. Domains are stored on the DNS servers to which they are pointed. When anyone registers a website, the site which is used to purchase domain name usually holds the DNS record for that domain.

Guides to choose right domain name:

To choose a good domain name for the website, just be clear of short-term trends and select something that will give best to your company for years to come. Steps to choose right domain name:

  1. Don’t violate copyright of others.
  2. Include important keyword and focus on recognition.
  3. Create a specific domain. If anyone chooses to have for main site on a non-dot com TLD, then use .com and redirect it.
  4. Numbers and hyphens cannot be used.

DOMAIN – HOSTING complement to each other:

To own a blog or any website comprises of two different parts, domain and host. The domain is the address which people use to get to the website. To register a domain with any number of registrars or providers anyone pay an annual fee to use particular web address. Website hosting is the different service that stores the files of website. Self-hosted websites has server space from a company that agrees to store the files.

Along with domain hosting, the website hosting is also important. The website hosting can be done in different ways like Personal website hosting, small business web site hosting and large business website hosting. Pricing is different in the above web hosting services.

Contributors:

Yesh rajat