By Michael Smith ,
Many people believe that buying an expensive web hosting service such as a virtual private server or a dedicated server will give their small business an edge in terms of features, loading speed, and consequently a better end-user experience. Basically, there is one premise that leads to such a belief which is that the website centered around your small business will grow exponentially and will become extremely popular in a short period of time resulting in a high number of visitors and consequently sales. However, for many small businesses, this goal is never achieved and a small business owner soon begins to realize that the potential of his/her website is no more than to pull a couple of hundred visitors per month. Read more…
If we have a linux server, we should be routine for monitoring activities that are on that server. In this case we use the Ubuntu linux distro. This occasion we will learn about monitoring the performance of the server. Read more…
Here are the detailed steps how to successfully move a complete Drupal installation from one host to another.
Backup your whole home directory from your ftp access using an ftp client like filezilla. Make a folder on your local harddisk and download the complete directory to that local folder.
Backup your mysql database on your old host using phpadmin, select your mysql database, usually something like “name_drpl1″. Select all fields, click “export” and save the database to your local harddisk. Leave default options enabled. You will receive a file similar to “name_drpl1.sql”.
This is your mysql database
On your NEW host:
Upload your folder with the complete drupal installation to your home-directory.
Once done, go to cPanel -> MySQL on the new host, create a new mysql database, example “name_drpl1″ and create a new mysql user. Create a password for this new mysql user, click “assign all privileges” to this user and assign the user to the new database.
You now should have a new mysql database on the new host with a mysql user, eg. “name_drpl1″ as database name and “name_username” as database user name.
Import (upload) the database (which you exported from the old host earlier) with phpMyAdmin to the new database. This might take a minute.
If needed edit the file [drupal home]/sites/default/settings.php and edit at the section where you enter the database, location, username and password. You CAN enter the password either encrypted or not encrypted there.
Chmod your “files” folder so it is writeable using your ftp client (filezilla), chmod to 755
Double check your .htaccess and [drupal home] /sites/default/settings.php and make changes in case they are needed.
Virtual Private Servers, or VPS, offer an excellent solution when it comes to getting the power, resources, RAM and dedicated control you need from a dedicated server but at cheaper shared hosting prices. VPS Web Hosts and VPS Hosting providers offer excellent VPS hosting plans at prices between a Reseller hosting plan and a dedicated server. Read more…
(From webguidance.org)
If you want to take part in the internet as a business, information resource, directory, or as a hobbyist wanting to share data, information and knowledge with the many people and communities on the internet, you have to contain this in a central spot on the internet. You have to own a piece of space in cyberspace.
Web hosting empowers you and anyone with a computer and internet connection to own a piece of cyberspace. In your space, you can have news, bulletins, documents, data, files (your web site) and your own post office (mail server) to accept mail, all in the context of you or your business. This is your space and to get this space you either have to own a piece of the physical internet with a network connection to the internet backbone and computer(s) operating as server(s) offering access to your files and post office, for people on the internet to view your web site or send and receive email with you.
The cost of owning a direct connection to the backbone and a server dedicated to a web site and email is out of reach for the average business and especially general members of the internet. Even running a web site and mail server on your own computer when it is connected to the internet requires a lot of technical ability and knowledge. The internet itself has to be your business for either of these options to be viable. Read more…
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If you are responsible for the performance of a high-traffic Web site, you no doubt need to be operating in a reliable, dedicated server environment. In order to be reliable, the dedicated server or cluster you are renting must be properly managed whether you do it in-house or outsource. This would include management of hardware, operating systems, applications, E-commerce, security, data backup, disaster recovery, reporting, monitoring, database management, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), connectivity, bandwidth and load balancing. It’s a lot to stay on top of 24/7/365. Managed Hosting means your dedicated hosting provider is not only renting you servers but is also providing system administration for some or all of these management issues. Read more…
(From webguidance.org)
Many businesses (especially SOHO’s and SME’s) are unable to meet the resource requirements required to manage their systems 24X7. In order to be successful, a company whose online presence is an integral part of its business must successfully implement and maintain the following:
- Web Site Hosting
- Remote application monitoring and support
- Database back-up, maintenance, and recovery Bandwidth measurement and scaling
- Server hardware and software
- Router(s) and other communication equipment that connects your server to the Internet
- Firewall, and other security hardware and applications
- Racks, cabling, and server-friendly facilities
- Uninterruptible power supply and generator to ensure backup in case of power failure Read more…
When we speak of an average commercial sites, such as the reliability of e-commerce e-commerce and the availability is required. As you say, the second a higher-income residences in the crater. However, it is a free web hosting provider uptime guarantees may not be their responsibility if they are not user needs’. Now, you can only ask why? As the lack of a guarantee clause of the movement of services. As noted above, where the heart of the business location may commit suicide based on a free hosting.
If anything, there are several classes of customers waiting or differ from others on their website does not guarantee positive results. For them, free hosting is the best option because it has no money to ensure that both parties can avoid the damage. You learn from experience what may be the best way to learn to compare it with? You can see the plans for a platform for free hosting for webmasters optimistic Supreme useful new arena. Of course not free in the truest sense of the word get something back for visiting our sponsors ads to web pages, read e-mail, and before long, shared online communities for free hosting. This parameter can not say one thing worse than an online community that allows multiple users to collaborate to discover something new each other.
But there are several users who inherits a free personal hosting site, because I do not think it is the intention to set a deadline to pay for it. You can still find some movement in the market for web hosting which offers a free service for anything other than experience. Therefore, the clear objective of free accommodation is clearly needed. If the goal is not an excuse for sensitive and problematic situation, do not recommend free web hosting. In addition, free hosting is not bad.
Internet. The media makes a great leveling small businesses nearly as accessible But many companies are taking place without much thought about the potential impact it can have on their business.
Why do you need a website? Why your business should be online?
These 10 will then give you something to think about …
1. Grand Marketplace Expansion
The limits are nonexistent, and less restrictive. Making it easier to get new customers, markets, both globally and locally.
2. The Internet is a tool for market research Great
Analyze competitors ‘sites’. Find data and analysis on material for new markets. Receive feedback from customers. The possibilities are endless.
3. Time Release Material faster sensitive
You can make the information available whenever you want. Make changes to your website instantly. Something you can not do with print media. You can send notices of late sales to customers
Making information more accessible to customers and visitors.
You can send hours of availability. Put brochures, catalogs, etc. online. You can also Frequently Asked Questions section. Internet gives you the ability to add audio and / or video to your site.
5. Ability to conduct business 24 hours
Your website works 24 hours a day, seven days a week advertising your business.
6. testing services and products
As the access to markets faster and faster, you can try out new ideas, try a marketing campaign before rolling. Do you know where to position your product or service to market.
7. Highly cost-effective
It costs almost nothing to put online a website. Develop brochures, newsletters, and online catalogs can save a fortune in printing costs and postage. Press releases and media can be streamed over the Internet faster and less expensive. To reduce administrative costs by automating online. Lower telecommunications costs.
8. Connect
This is not what you know but who you know that the doors open trade. Online networking is more effective than time meeting face to face. Online you can meet prospects and colleagues at any time of day or night. You can quickly build a reputation and credibility of all from the comfort of your home.
9. Your customers are online
Consumers will receive a record number of online and growing every year. Online retail sales will grow by almost 25% this year, according to Forrester Research. Keep this in mind … people use the Internet to research their purchasing decisions.
10. Your competitors are online
The best reason of all the online marketplace! Forget “I am a local business” mentality. I guarantee you, no matter what your business is one of your competitors are successfully using the Internet to market their business. Over 40 million people used the Internet last year searching for local information.
The Internet is not going away. How much potential business you lose by ignoring this powerful marketing tool?
Posted by Alex Welz(selfsseo.com)
Getting a website is essential for business. Making a mistake could cost you money as well as lost reputation. We have put together 36 questions across 10 areas that you should as any hosting company before you purchase a website. How they answer these questions will determine if this is the right website solution for you.
Technical Support:
Technical support should be readily available. Your average hold time should not exceed a couple of minutes. If the hold time for support is long, this means that there are a lot of problems with the product or there support is understaffed.
1. How strong is their technical support division?
2. What do they provide?
3. When are they available?
4. Does tech support cost extra?
Security:
The website hosting servers should be hosted at a remote location with multiple backup across multiple locations. The servers should also be dual firewall protected. If the websites are hosted in this type of an environment, it means that you are protected against any power failure, natural disaster, or people trying to steal your information. You can check how many servers a company is hosting by asking them for the address of one of the companies they host. Then go to http://whois.sc, and look up that name. Whois will tell you how many sites they are hosting. Use a company that is hosting several thousand websites.
5. How secure is the site?
6. What type of protection do they offer?
7. How can they insure that unauthorized users will not compromise the integrity of your Web site?
Storage:
The amount of storage your website hosting offers is related to how large your website can become. You want to make sure that you have enough space to not only to build your current website, but to expand in the future.
8. How much storage do they offer?
9. A typical Web site uses between 20-30 MB.
10. Do they offer enough extra megabytes to for your business to grow into? 100MB is a good starting point.
Domains:
Getting a Domain name for your business is one of the most important things you could do. To find out more about domains, read our article …
11. Will the hosting company register your Domain name?
12. How long will it take?
13. Is there any extra cost to you?
Design:
There are 3 basic website design options. 1) Hire a web developer to design the entire website. 2) A template solution that is inexpensive, but modifications are limited. 3) A table based solution where the initial content is provided by the hosting company but everything including the entire layout can be changed. Make sure which type you are purchasing and if this is the correct solution for you.
14. Do they have a builder that you can manage easily?
15. What type of computer background do you need to design your site?
16. Do you have internal control over content and updates?
Email:
There are 2 types of email. The first is POP 3. This email type is attached to the domain name, and the email can be viewed from a web mail Internet browser window, or downloaded to a program such as Outlook or Eudora. The second email type is a forwarding address or email alias, where you have an email address that is @YourDomain, but it forwards to a different email address. POP 3 is usually more desirable because you can view your email from a variety of applications, and it strengthens your company image.
17. How many email aliases comes with your package?
18. Will they have your domain name in them for a more professional appearance?
19. What is the cost to add extra emails?
20. Are there any additional costs?
Search Engine Optimization:
You should submit your website to the search engines, such as Google, about once a month. This will help to rank you higher in the search rankings
21. Are search engine submissions included in your package?
22. How does it work?
23. Do you have internal control over content and updates?
Cost:
Make sure there are no hidden costs. Some companies will give you a low price knowing that they can charge you for additional services latter on.
24. What are the costs involved?
25. What are the initial setup fees and what do you get exactly?
26. What are the monthly maintenance fees are what do they cover?
27. Are there any additional charges?
28. If so, what are they and why?
Contract:
29. Am I locked into a contract?
31. May I cancel at anytime?
32. Are there any penalty fees for switching or closing my account?
33. What happens to my content?
Value:
34. What makes them better than their competition?
35. Do they offer extra features, storage space, better technical support?
36. What exactly sets them apart?
