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Web Hosting Explained the Beginner’S Guide to Small Business Website Hosting Table of Content Why Did I Write This Guide? Web Hosting Explained The Beginner’s Guide to Small Business Website Hosting Table of Content Why did I write this guide? ..........................................................2 Promos and up sells .................................................. 17 Who is this guide for? ......................................................................2 Money-back guarantee .............................................. 17 How much of this guide should you read? .......................2 Technical support ....................................................... 18 Unlimited is not always unlimited ............................ 18 Part 1: Getting started ....................................................................3 Reliability and uptime ................................................ 18 What is web hosting? .......................................................................3 Location of the company and servers...................... 19 What else you need to know? ....................................................3 Web server and operating system ............................ 19 Think of your website as a real business ..........................4 Backup security .......................................................... 19 Naming your business ................................................. 4 Different hosting control panels ...............................20 Finding the location for your business .................... 5 SSL (secure server).....................................................20 Understand who is going to do all the work ............. 5 Programming languages and other features ..........20 Get your business and products ready ....................... 5 Confusion between “Web Hosting” ....................................21 Additional things you need for your business and “Web Platforms” .....................................................................21 to operate ..................................................................... 6 What type of a website are you planning Avoid beginner’s misconceptions ..............................................6 to build? ..................................................................................................22 What to expect from a web host ............................... 6 Building a website or blog .........................................................22 Your website is your responsibility ............................. 7 Hosted website solutions ............................................................24 Conclusion ..................................................................... 7 Part 4: Getting to know essential services and how to use them ...................................................................25 Part 2: Evaluating Available Technologies .........................8 Branded / personalized email address ..............................25 Domain name.........................................................................................8 Creating email address .................................................................26 What is a domain name? ............................................ 8 Reading and writing with email clients ...........................27 Different types of domains ......................................... 8 Email tips and tricks ......................................................................28 What is the best domain for my website? ................ 9 Forwarding mail .........................................................28 Other domain tips ........................................................ 9 Autoresponder ............................................................29 Web hosting .........................................................................................10 Managing website files .................................................................29 The computer OS you’re using is unrelated ..................11 Installing and using FTP client ...............................................29 The real criteria for choosing the right OS ....................11 Backing up your website .............................................................31 Do you need Windows hosting? ................................ 12 Manual backup with FTP........................................... 31 Do you need Linux hosting? ...................................... 13 Automated backup ..................................................... 32 What else do you need to know about the hosting company? ....................................................13 Control panels .....................................................................................32 Conclusion ................................................................... 13 Overview of cPanel .................................................... 32 Plesk ............................................................................ 32 Part 3: How to choose the best ISPConfig ..................................................................... 32 web hosting company for your needs ...............................14 Kloxo ............................................................................ 32 Web hosting server types ...........................................................14 ZPanel ......................................................................... 33 Shared server ............................................................. 14 Installing web tools / platforms .............................................33 Virtual private server ................................................. 14 Manual installation .................................................... 33 Dedicated server ........................................................ 15 One-click installers ..................................................... 33 Other types ................................................................. 15 Website security ................................................................................34 Evaluate the web hosting company Vulnerability in software you use .............................34 and its services ..................................................................................16 Common ways sites are hacked ............................... 35 Checking to see if the company is trustworthy ...... 16 Transferring domains ....................................................................36 The truth about web hosting review sites ............... 16 Speeding up your site ....................................................................36 What if my website grows? ...................................... 16 SSL certificates ...................................................................................37 Read the terms and conditions ................................ 17 Price and payment options ....................................... 17 Part 5: Glossary .................................................................................39 Why did I write this guide? When I was first introduced to web hosting services in 2004, my experience was easy and painless. With the help of a good friend, who already knew hosting well, I was able to get started and begin playing with what it had to offer in no time. However, when you are a total newbie the processes and technology behind web hosting could be a bit confusing. And you will end up spending hours reading in- formation about the technology, what services to pick, searching for the reliable company and learning what else is behind the closed door. After 10 years of experience in web hosting and the world of online in general, I’ve decided to create this free guide with goal to help people with their journey online and encountering web hosting world. This guide was written to explain web hosting in detail using simple language. Regardless of whom your host is and what your desires are, this guide will show you how to get the most of the hosting ac- count. Who is this guide for? If you are reading this guide we are going to assume a few things about you: • Your are planning to make (or already have) a website or start a blog • You have access to a computer and have a connection to the internet • You are not a super techy person, but you want to understand the technology • You know the basics of the Internet, Google, websites, and what a web address is How much of this guide should you read? Read what you want, but to get the most value I recommend reading the whole thing! While you may not need to apply every section while getting familiar with your hosting provider today, you will get an understanding of how different tech- nologies work. Part 1 - General web hosting terms and what each function does Part 2 - Talking about available technologies and hosting choices Part 3 - Helps you pick web hosting provider that is best for your need Part 4 - Explains some basic functionality and how to use it Part 5 - Glossary of web hosting terms 2 Part 1: Getting started Summary: In this section I’ll look at the whole system of web hosting and explain it using real world examples. You’ll learn essential terms and we’ll clear some of the beginner’s misconceptions. What is web hosting? Definition: Web hosting is the activity or service of providing storage space to in- dividuals or organizations, for the websites that are accessible via World Wide Web. Web hosting is a huge industry, with close to a billion websites currently online and millions of people all over the world getting into this new world. The website hosting process can be intimidating and confusing at first, but once you get your
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