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New hosting companies crop up every day it seems. So what separates the hosting solutions that make it from those that fold? If you’re thinking about starting a web hosting company of your own, this question is forefront in your mind. Keep reading for 4 tips to enjoying success with your hosting business.
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To control panel, or not to control panel? It’s a perennial question, and one all conscientious web masters have had to ask at some point during their career. It doesn’t matter what kind, style, or flavor of website you’re hoping to create: Odds...
The “cron job” is one of the basic programming tools that remind you that you can get a lot of function out of learning just a little code. A “cron job” is simply a command that you instruct your server to perform at regular...
By just about every measure, cPanel is the #1 web hosting control panel. In the web hosting world, though, that typically means that there are a gaggle of alternatives that are 2nd best and trying harder. While not all of them have gained a strong...
Very rarely will you have to move your website to a new control panel interface, especially if you’re using shared hosting. Most web hosting providers will not give you the choice of several different offerings, or even the option to migrate to a new...
So, you finally bit the bullet: You gave in and used a Windows-based web host, contrary to the popular, Linux-oriented hosting. Before we say good for you, though, we just want to point out one sad fact—there aren’t many quality, Windows-ready control...
One option that you might have seen when exploring cPanel is the ability to change your file permissions. You may know that setting file permissions is important to security, but you may have been overwhelmed by the number of options. So let’s...
When something is too user-friendly there is an instinctual felling that there must be some nuances of use that you are sacrificing to obtain use an un-intimidating product or service. This is a good general rule, but one that doesn’t quite...
The popularity of cPanel can mask the fact that it is far from the only control panel option out there. It is also not the only good one. Dozens of well-supported feature-rich control panels exist, and as not every host even uses cPanel, the beginner...
Security is something that nearly every webmaster has the need for, but not every webmaster knows how to pursue effectively the appropriate security measures. Given the craftiness of the hacker world, it can seem to the novice an unwinnable fight where...
cPanel boasts one of the easiest to use interfaces in the web hosting industry. This is one of the main reasons for its continued popularity. Therefore, it is simple to edit DNS zones without the hassle normally associated with manually editing the files....