Djnago web development

You can find me now blogging at Agiliq.com where I blog about Django Web Development.

Djnago web development

You can find me now blogging at Agiliq.com where I blog about Django Web Development.

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Hosting Mumbo Jumbo

So you want to have a website of your own? You worked overtime to design and code that beautiful website. Now comes the time to upload it to the net. So you head to buy web hosting and are drowned in all the mumbo-jumbo. What exactly does Fantastico do? What is uptime? Lets make sense of this technicalese.

How much space do you need?
Hosting companies are selling packages with 2MB to 200 GB of space. So how much space do you need. If it is to be a hobby site with just a couple of pages, a 2 MB hosting may suffice. If it is a professional site with many pages, images and related stuff you may need more. It is important to make a fair assumption of the space you need and not to buy lots of extra space. Most companies will allow you to upgrade when you grow and need more space. Similarly make a fair estimate of the bandwidth you will need.

What is PHP and mySql?
Most host these days come with PHP and mySql support. PHP is the most popular scripting language and mySql the most popular database for that. If you need any thing more that static webpages, chances are that you will need PHP and mySql. CMS and blog softwares like wordpress need PHP and mySql.

What control panel do you get?
Most of the hosting companies give cPanel which is the best control panel allowing you to change settings for your hosting. DirectAdmin too is a pretty good control panel and is easier to manage than cPanel.

What is Fantastico?
Most cPanels will come with Fantastico. If you are planning to host a professional website fantastico is a real help. It allows you to set up blogs, forums and other software with few clicks and is a real time saver.

Parked domains and addon domain.
You may want to host multiple sites with a single web hosting account. You will need to have addon domains for this. It is necessary to check the number of addon domains allowed by your host as they are generally limited. Parked domains allow you to point multiple domain names to same site.

Before you commit to any webhosting company read the fine print. See what type of support they provide. What is their guaranteed uptime? Happy hosting

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Things to look for while choosing a hosting company.

So you want to have a website of your own? You worked overtime to design and code that beautiful website. Or might be you hired a web designer. But now comes the time to upload this to a web server, so that the world can find your amazing site. So you do a search for webhosting, and are bomabarded with a million people trying to sell you the web hosting. So what choices do you have? How do you separate the grain from the chaff? Let us begin by seeing what choices you have.

Free web hosting with Tripod/Lycos/Geocities or similar sites:
Pros:
Totally free.
Cons:
Large, Irritating ads on your website.
No support for PHP, MySql etc.
Generally no support for FTP.
Control panel is limited.
Go for this if you have a very basic/personal website. Not at all recommended for professional websites.

Professional webhosting.
Pros:
Very reliable.
Quick support.
Feature packed.
Cons:
Generally very costly.
Go for this if your budget can afford it or you have a very demanding website.

Budget webhosting:
They try to balance free and professional webhsoting.
Pros:
Cheap yet somewhat reliable.
Cons:
Some features may be missing.
Might be plagued with downtime, server crashes etc.
Go for this if you can accept your site being down.

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