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F.A.Q
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| ¤ What is Web hosting? |
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| ¤ What is a Domain name? |
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| ¤ What are PHP, SQL, Java, IP, etc.? |
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| ¤ What is shared (virtual) Web Hosting? |
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| ¤ Can I keep my Domain name when I change a host? |
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| ¤ How do I register a domain name? |
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| ¤ How can I pay for web hosting? |
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| ¤ What are subdomains? |
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| ¤ What is uptime? |
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| ¤ I have a fast internet connection (DSL/cable) - can I just host my own site? |
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| ¤ What exactly is space and bandwidth/data transfer? |
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| ¤ What do I need to do to put Flash on my website? |
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| ¤ What is the difference between UNIX hosting and Windows hosting? |
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| ¤ What is bandwidth. |
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| ¤ What is SSI or Server Side Includes. |
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| ¤ What are Frontpage Extensions. |
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| ¤ What is Web Mail. |
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What is Webhosting?
Web hosting refers to the process of publishing a web site so that it is available to the world on the Web. Paid web hosting also involves getting a domain name and not having forced ads displayed on your site. |
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What is a domain name?
A domain name is a sequence of letters and numbers which determine the address of your site. This site's domain name is "aussiewebhost.com.au" You need to register a domain name before your web site becomes accessible at this address. |
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What are PHP, SQL, Java, IP, etc.?
Those acronyms refer to various features such as programming languages, databases, etc. that might be available with a hosting plan. |
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What is shared (virtual) web hosting?
Shared (or virtual) web hosting is the most fitting way of hosting for 99% of web sites. It means that a web hosting company will have one or more servers (computers constantly connected to the Internet that run a web server software such as Apache or IIS) that will be running multiple web sites (it will be shared). Unless a web site is exceptionally busy or requires a lot of bandwidth, this is the least expensive way to get a real web site. You can still have your own IP address with virtual hosting and the site won't look any different to users. Other options are dedicated, co-location, or doing it yourself web hosting. In those options you have the whole computer to yourself and you can do things like install your own software. |
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Can I keep my domain name when I change a host?
Yes. We recommend that you register your domain name with a separate registrar before getting a hosting plan .Then, when you need to move to another host, you just need to point your domain's name servers to this new host. If you registered your domain name with a host and now you want to move, you should find your registration records or contact this host and ask them how to control your domain. |
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| Register Domain Name |
| Want to register a domain name e.g http://www.yourname.com. We support all international domains, .info, .biz, org. Etc. |
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How can I pay for web hosting?
This depends on which host you decide to go with. Most web hosts will accept credit cards, and some will accept PayPal and/or a Money Order / Check. |
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What are subdomains?
Consider subdomains as an extension of your domain. For example, your site is www.example.com. A subdomain would be test.example.com, and another would be webhosting.example.com.
Subdomains are usually treated as separate sites from the main domain site. |
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What is uptime?
Uptime is literally what it means - it is the amount of time your site is online throughout the entire month.
The best uptime would be 100%, but because things can break, many hosts offer 99.9% uptime guarantees. This means that if your site is not accessible for more than 43 minutes in a single month, they will reimburse you, depending on their terms of service. |
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I have a fast internet connection (DSL/cable) - can I just host my own site?
You could, but that’s definitely not recommended.
First of all, most ISPs have clauses that do not let you use your internet connection for web hosting - doing so will result in termination of your account.
Second of all, think of the headaches it can provide: making sure your system is secure so that no one can hack into it, having your computer on 24/7, and other such problems.
Third of all, think of the performance. Most good web hosts use powerful servers with lots of RAM and high performance hard disks. Furthermore, they have multiple internet connections at speeds far higher than what residential DSL or cable service can provide.
Lastly there are all the issues of support. If something goes wrong, it will be your job to fix it - you will not have a professional to correct the problem. |
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What exactly is space and bandwidth/data transfer?
Diskspace is the size your website can be. Every single letter on your website has to be stored somewhere on your web host's server. Each letter is one byte, and a megabyte is roughly one million bytes. HTML pages are usually very small, but it is the extra images, scripts, and even databases that can take up large amounts of disk space.
Bandwidth/Transfer is the amount of data the server will allow your site to send in a month. Transfer is usually measured in gigabytes - billions of bytes. Once you go over your monthly limit, a host may either shut your site down for the remainder of the month or it can charge you'overage.'This overcharge is usually about $2.00-$5.00 per extra gigabyte of transfer |
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What do I need to do to put Flash on my website?
Flash is a client side feature - it runs on the user's computer, not on your web host. As long as the user's browser has the correct plugin installed, it will run on their computer. |
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What is the difference between UNIX hosting and Windows hosting?
Depending on which operating system to go with depends on your needs.
If you need to support Microsoft products such as ASP, MS Access, or VBScript, then Windows hosting would be better. Furthermore, if you are comfortable with IIS and do not have the time to understand how UNIX works, Windows hosting would again be a better choice.
There are some things to remember.
First of all, just because you use Windows at home does not mean you should use Windows hosting. The two are completely different, and having a Windows system at home will not affect your ability to communicate with a UNIX server.
Secondly, Linux is much more common with web hosts due to its superior stability and because it is free. Since it is free, Linux hosting is usually cheaper than Windows. Just because it's free does not mean it's not as good - Linux is an excellent product too. |
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What is bandwidth.
Bandwidth is a measure that reflects how much data can be transferred over a data communication channel.
In web hosting plans the allowed bandwidth generally indicates how much data can be downloaded from your web site per month, and therefore indicates how many web pages and pictures your visitors are allowed to download. If the average amount of page views per visitor is assumed constant, the allowable bandwidth restricts how many visitors you are allowed to have per month.
Just as important, however, is how fast the communication channel between your web host and the Internet is. The amount of data that can be transferred per second is also called the bandwidth of this channel, and this bandwidth is shared by all the web sites hosted by the same provider. If this bandwidth is insufficient, you'll sometimes notice a slow down in the display of your web pages. In most cases, however, such a slow down is more likely to be caused by an overload on the web server itself. |
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What is SSI or Server Side Includes.
SSI or Server Side Includes are directives in your web pages HTML that are evaluated on your web server just before the web page is served. SSIs are often used to include small files with common text for all your web pages, such as menu's or footers. This allows you to maintain this text in a single file to prevent having to edit all your web pages if you want to add a menu item or change the footer text.
SSI's can also be used to create simple dynamic web pages, for instance by putting the time or date on your pages, but for larger dynamic applications you are better of using CGI scripts or PHP / ASP pages. |
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What are Frontpage Extensions.
Frontpage extensions in a web hosting plan offer support for Microsoft's Frontpage application for the development and uploading of web sites. Unless you intend to use Frontpage, there is no need for these extensions. Most other web authoring environments simply use FTP to upload your pages, and almost all web hosting providers support FTP. |
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What is Web Mail.
Web mail is a web based interface to your own email directories on your web server. If you use domain hosting, your web hosting provider will also offer to support a number of email accounts based on your domain name. You can download the email in those accounts to your own computer, using Outlook Express or a similar email client, or, if your web hosting company offers web mail, you can access your email with web mail as you would access a hotmail account from any computer you happen to have access to. |
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| Web Hosting Includes |
24/7/365 Email Support
99.9% Network Uptime
POP,SMTP, MAP& Webmail
CPanel Easy & Administration
Anonymous FTP
PHP, Perl
FrontPage Extensions
MySQL
Protected Directories
CGI-Bin
Email Domain Forwarding
Webmail
Customer Error Pages
PhpMyAdmin |
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| Why Choose Us? |
24/7 Phone & Online Support
30 Days Money Back Guarantee
99.9% Uptime Guarantee
High-End Web Hosting Servers
Quick and Easy Account Setup
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| Contact Us |
| Aussie Webhost Pty Ltd. |
PO Box: 8055
Baulkham Hills,
NSW 2153, AUSTRALIA
Phone : 1300 658 051
Fax : 1800 448 436
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| Email: sales@aussiewebhost.com.au |
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