Web Hosting Articles
Tuesday, 28. October 2008 IMAP Protocol for Email Retrieval
IMAP stands for Internet Message Access Protocol. It is an internet protocol at the application layer which uses port 143. The purpose of IMAP is to allow a local client computer to access email remotely from a server as though...
Tuesday, 21. October 2008 Forwarding Email Accounts
Forwarding email accounts allow you to forward all of your emails to one particular email address of your choosing. Web hosts may advertise this feature as email forwarding or mail forwarding. Most web hosts provide this as a...
Tuesday, 14. October 2008 Email Autoresponder
An email autoresponder is when people who send you an email are automatically sent a response. This can be beneficial if you are going on vacation or plan not to be able to access your email for a period of time. You can tailor a...
Tuesday, 07. October 2008 CGI-BIN
CGI-Bin is a subdirectory pre-made for you on some web hosting servers. It is usually located at the base of the directory tree and is the location that executable CGI scripts need to be placed by you (or your programmer). CGI...
Tuesday, 30. September 2008 CGI Library
If your web host provides a CGI library, it means they have a library or collection of CGI scripts that you can use on your website. CGI, or Common Gateway Interface, allows a website to point to a program instead of a web page.
Tuesday, 23. September 2008 Site Statistics with Web Hosting Tools
Site statistics allow you to track your websites visitors so that you know where people are coming from, what they are viewing on your site and what you can do to improve visitor numbers and the time people spend on your website.
Tuesday, 16. September 2008 Hosting Control Panel
All web hosts supply a control panel to their customers. The aim of a control panel is to allow simple graphical access to features and websites. Such features may include script installation, databases, site statistics, emails,...
Tuesday, 09. September 2008 Web Hosts supplying Web Based Email Access
Web based email access allows you to read and send emails without using an email software program like Outlook Express. Most web hosting providers will supply you with web based email access through the provided control panel....
Tuesday, 02. September 2008 Web Hosts supplying Web Based File Manager
Just about every web host will supply a web based file manager. This is an alternative to using FTP programs and is generally aimed at newbies or people not familiar with FTP software. All hosts with Cpanel and other popular...
Tuesday, 26. August 2008 Disk Storage allocated on your Web Hosting Plan
Disk storage refers to the amount of disk space you are allocated on your web hosting company's server according to the hosting plan you are signed up to. Cheaper plans will generally have less storage space than more expensive...