Frequently Asked Questions
About Hosting and Domain Names
What is Web Hosting?
What does Domain name mean?
What are the advantages of having a Domain Name?
Why buy a Domain Name?
How do I go about getting one?
Why pay to have my site hosted when there are so many free hosting services?
About Your Hosting Account
What is a Control Panel?
How do I login to my control panel?
What do I do when I need help?
What does FTP mean?
How to Upload files to your hosting account?
How do I pay for my hosting?
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About Hosting and Domain Names(Answers)
What is Web Hosting?
Web hosting means finding a server on which to place (publish) your website
so others can see it. Most Web Designers will be able to supply space
for your site at a very minimal fee or be able to advise you on where
to host your site. This gives a much more professional appearance to
your site, with no pop up advertising to distract your visitors. Web
Designers who offer webhosting have gone to much trouble to research
the many servers available. .
What does Domain name mean?
Domain names give you a higher profile on the Web and they make you easier
to locate. Domain names are portable. You can move your site at any time
to any server and still be found because your domain name does not change.
A Domain name must be registered yearly or every two years which ever
way you choose. Failing to renew at the proper time will result in
the loss of your domain name.
What are the advantages of having a Domain Name?
Having a domain name means you can change web hosting services without
losing customers. Your new web hosting service will point people to
the same web site. This way, you can to change hosting services to
find a
better deal, or receive better service without losing viewers or breaking
links. Without a domain name, your web site name (URL) changes each
time you move, which is confusing to customers.
Why buy a Domain Name?
Domain Names are a Business Essential In today's business world. A domain
name and a web presence are a must. All major businesses have domain
names. The Web is now a part of everyday commercial life and your domain
name is your identity on the Internet. A business web site without a
domain name is difficult to find and looks unprofessional.
How
do I go about getting one?
There are hundreds of 'Domain Registrars'. There are many different prices
also. We can recommend a domain name registrar or we can take all the
confusion away and register your domain name for you. Contact
us for
registrar recommendation or with instructions to registrar a domain name
for you.
Why pay to have my site hosted when there are so many free hosting
services?
Here is a simplified response to your question. Free servers
are great for those just starting out. The reason for having
a website is to get people to visit, and view the things you
wish to show them. Freeservers must exist by advertising. They
place pop up ads, banners, or bars on your site. To do this
they must insert javascripts into your html coding. This makes
it very difficult for the search engine robots to index your
site. Freeservers are not as fast, efficient or reliable. Visitors
to your site find the advertising annoying and distracting.
Ultimately, the choice is yours, freeserver or paid server.
Discuss this with your webdesigner.
About Your Hosting Account (Answers)
Your Control Panel
Every hosting package comes with its own control panel. You can control
all
aspects of your hosting account.i.e. From setting up email addresses to checking
your
sites statistics, it can all be done from one easy to use, graphical interface.
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Log into your control panel
In your browser address bar put this (substituting
your own domain name) http://yourdomainname/cpanel
Your username and password are included in your
welcome letter which you received upon sign up.
Please remember to logout when you are finished
using your control panel.
Your Control panel includes:
Fantastico & Pre Installed
Scripts
One of the great things about CPanel is its ability to integrate with other scripts
such as Fantastico.
Fantastico is an "Add on" to CPanel that lets you install over 30 scripts with
the click of a button.
Here are some of scripts available via Fantastico:
Blogs
Content Management
Customer Relationship
Discussion Boards
E-Commerce
Guest Books
Faq's
Image Galleries
Mailing Lists
Site Builders
PHP Auction
Polls and Surveys
And more................ We are constantly
updating and adding new scripts as they are released.
Check out the Flash tutorial for Fantastico here.
Visit
our new demo center to view Flash Tutorials.
New flash tutorials will
be added for various scripts soon.
What do I do if/when
I need help?
Contact us via email, or ICQ or MSN messenger. The contact info is on the support page
of this site.
What does FTP mean?
FTP means 'file transfer protocol'. This refers to sending or downloading
files from your hosting account.
How to Upload files to your hosting
account?
You will need FTP software to upload your files to your account.
There are many options available. We use CuteFTP which is available from
http://www.globalscape.com/cuteftpb/compare.asp
There are some free FTP software packages available also. One of them is
FileZilla and is available
here.
You can also use the file manager on your control panel to upload files to
your hosting account.
How do I pay for my hosting?
You will receive your invoice via email and will be given a link to follow
so that you can login to pay your account. Here is the link http://www.showdogs.org/billing/ Once
you are logged in, click on the billing tab at the top. You will be given
the option to pay via PayPal or by personal cheque or bank transfer.
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