Domain Hosting Marketplace

Server Hosting

What is the most important thing to know when buying a dedicated server Hosting plan?

I want to host a very large web site for my company. I’m looking for a good dedicated server plan. What should I ask, check and know about dedicated server?

Although your specific dedicated server hosting needs may be unique in a few ways, generally, one can make a decision on a dedicated web server provider by considering the following things:

Data Transfer Rates

Data transfer will need to be determined based on the amount of information that will be downloaded, as well as the type of content a site will be sharing (general text vs. high resolution graphics and multimedia).

Platforms

The two most common systems available are Windows based servers versus some flavor of UNIX (Linux and Solaris). Windows is historically more expensive, but is generally regarded as more user-friendly, especially with the ubiquitous presence of Windows-based pc’s and administrators. Linux, on the other hand, is less expensive to install, but harder to maintain, as a steeper learning curve exists for those unfamiliar with it.

First, the platform should be conducive to the coding in which the website and necessary applications are developed. Next, since administration of the dedicated server will be done by the subscriber, the necessary skill base to support the platform must be in place. Commands and administration techniques are definitely platform-specific.

Monitoring

Dedicated server monitoring works to prevent service interruptions. The Web Host will provide a service that can, at a pre-set frequency, check a website to see downtime.

Automation

Although dedicated Web Servers may require a greater degree of skill, certain dedicated server Hosting Companies may offer software that will automate common procedures, thus lessening the high level knowledge necessary to maintain servers and implement new services.

Data Backup

Some dedicated server providers assist the Web Hosting subscriber with data backups.

Scalability

Dedicated server Hosting Providers should be able to account for major growth.

Service Level Agreements

More dedicated server hosts are publishing their SLA’s, which thoroughly documents what they will do in exchange for what the customer is responsible for. For instance, some dedicated server hosts are offering features such as: 100% uptime guarantees, unlimited live answer technical phone-based support, free upgrades of patches, hot-fixes, etc. Try to visit this website for more information:

CakePHP 1.3 **Shared Hosting** Server Set Up & Configuration

Hosted Virtual Server

With a GoDaddy Virtual Server, how do I get a crontab job to execute a PHP script on one of my hosted Domains?

I know how to setup a crontab job, but when I schedule a PHP job it never runs.

You need to verify that GoDaddy’s PHP installation includes a command-line interpreter. If it does, its location must be referenced within the script, for example:

#!/usr/bin/php
// script starts here
?>

Alternatively, the interpreter must be called explicitly in the command line, for example:

/usr/bin/php myscript.php

If there is no command-line interpreter on the system, you need to call a command-line browsing utility such as lynx or wget, which would activate your script via HTTP.

BlueArc :How to create an Enterprise Virtual Server with an IP address

Enterprise Hosting

How can I harden my Linux Server before it goes to production?

I have a linux RedHat Enterprise version 5.4 web server I would like to add in my network to Host A Website. Can anyone explain to me the steps I will need to take in order to harden my server?

add IPTables. block all ports that are not being used. run a Nessus scan. run a netstat to see what ports are listening and lock em down.Use Nessus for checking what services are waiting for connections and use tripwire for IDS

Enterprise Resource Planning Hosting – OneNeck

Best Cloud Hosting

Where can i sell my images?

Hey! I interested in selling my images online and wanted to know what is the BEST web site to sell images through? And is there any website that allows me to set whatever price I like for my images & no charge for Hosting? Can I sell one image several times? And can i photoshop my photos just for retouching?
i will really appreciate it if someone cloud help me with this.

best bet is to create your own site with a shopping cart and image gallery, thinkhost gives you both options and more for free.

Plus here’s a $20 off coupon you can use when signing up, enjoy!
THINKHOST20

Here’s a rundown of just some of the features you get for $7.95 a month
- UNLIMITED: space, bandwith, MySQL databases, Domains, email, autoresponders, email forwarders
- Carbon neutral Green Hosting, powered by wind and solar energy
- 100% uptime guaranteed
- 24/7 server monitoring
- SSH, FTP access
- PHP 5 + Perl 5
- FreeBSD Unix/Linux Apache server
- Cgi support with SSI
- Dedicated IP with SSL support
- WAP/WML/Ruby on Rails/FastCGI/Python/.htaccess support
- FREE: shopping cart, forum, photo gallery, blog, site builder, anti-spam, anti-virus, web site templates

I doubt you can beat a package like that for just $7.95 a month

best Cloud Hosting Reseller

Windows Cloud Hosting

How to create a Web Server?

What i want to do is use an existing computer as a web server. I want to host my personal website AND also be able to access files like a “cloud” server. The computer that will be running this “server” will be running Windows XP (more then likely if I can’t get a hold of Windows 7 in the next few weeks)

Download apache tomcat.

Unzip it.

Run the apache-tomcat/bin/startup.exe

Now go to http://localhost:8080

You are running your own server! Now you have to program html files for it.

To get it on the web, you sadly need to call your ISP and have them open port 80. It will cost you some money since they think you are running a business. Or you can get Hosting from bluehost or godaddy (although godaddy is hard to use and doesn’t host files, it just reserves your Domain).

Cloud Power by Microsoft France – Windows Azure