Association Web Hosting

General Hosting Questions

What is Virtual Hosting (association web hosting)?

Also known as shared hosting, this form of web hosting should be sufficient for most. Virtual hosting simple refers to the fact that your site is on one server, and that this server hosts mulitple sites. You are virtually shared – your site will not be the only one on that specific server.

How do I pay for association web hosting?

This depends on which host you decide to go with. Most web hosts will accept Mastercard, Visa, American Express and some will accept PayPal or Money Order.

What is association web hosting – Website Hosting/?

It is service of renting bandwidth and file storage through a server with which you can put your web site online.
Free hosting is usually sponsored with advertisements and but paid website host gives you a domain name and complete control over your web site.

How do I upload my site online?

Uploading your web site can be done in many ways, but the most popular is FTP. When your association web hosting account was created, you should have been provided with an FTP account – hostname, password and username. Using software such as CuteFTP or WS_FTP, you can log into your filehost. Then, using the program like a normal windows program, you can drag and drop files onto your web host. These files become live online instantaneously.

Should I go with small or large hosting company?

Large companies have a better chances of staying in business longer or providing association web hosting and could get better deals for their customers, but small companies are usually cheaper, provide better support and are quicker to offer new services.

Do I need a dedicated IP?

For a common user, a dedicated IP is not required for your association web hosting. But for people that want to provide anonymous FTP or a website using SSL, a dedicated IP can make that quicker and easier.

What is uptime?

Uptime is time when your site is accessible online throughout a period, usually a day. Most web hosts offer 99.9% or more uptime guarantee. This means that if your site is not accessible for more than half an hour in a given month, they should compensate you, depending on association web hosting.

Do I have to change my domain name if I get a new server?

No, if your domain name is registered in your name or name of your business company, you should be able to update it with your new web hosting provider.

Should I just go with a very cheap web hosting?

A web host has to have revenue to continue operating. Some association web hosting providers may be under-pricing themselves and are counting on their users not to use up all the resources, web hosting services or unlimited bandwidth they may offer.

Can I get a cable line or DSL line and webhost from my own computer?

Yes, but it’s not a good idea for the following reasons. Most internet providers will not let you use your residential cable modem line or a DSL line for association web hosting. You may have to get a more expensive ecommerce hosting plan. DSL and cable lines have low upload bandwidth, so your web site will be slow with heavy traffic. Cable and DSL lines are much less reliable than packages with dedicated T1 or better connection. You will not have the benefit of data backup, computing power and security that a paid webhost can offer.

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How can I keep track of how many visitors my web site gets?

Hits is the number of pages and images requested from your web site. If one web page has 7 pictures in it, requesting the web page means 8 hits (one page + 7 images).
Impressions represents how many times pages on your website were requested. Impressions, also called hits, which causes confusion
Uniques – the number of unique visitors that looked at (requested) your site
Tracking your site’s visitors can be done on server-side or remotely. With server statistics, your association web hosting server should collect and keep log files which store visitor information. This is generally more accurate than remote tracking. In such cases, you must add a scripting language to your web site that is used to track visitors.

What is bandwidth – data transfer?

Bandwidth or transfer is the amount of data the server will allow your site to upload in a month. Transfer is usually measured in GB – gigabytes. If you go over your monthly limit, your host may shut your site down for the remainder of the month or it can charge you extra.

What are subdomains?

Consider subdomains as an extension of your domain. For example, your site is www.site.com. A subdomain would be example.site.com. Subdomains are usually treated as separate sites from the main association web hosting site.

What are PHP, ASP, perl?

These are all programming languages which are referred to by their acronyms.
PHP – PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
ASP – Active Server Pages
Perl – not an acronym

They all have own benefits and uses. It is best that you research on your own to find one that best fits your needs.

How can I upload my site online?

The most common way of uploading your site is using FTP programs.
When you sign up for a package, your web host will provide you with an FTP account. Using programs such as Smartftp or CuteFTP, you can access your host’s FTP server. Then you should be able to just drag and drop files onto your association web hosting site’s server.