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Web Hosting Checklist- Must For Every Webmaster!Mahesh, Mon Dec 26thFind out more about
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Web Hosting Checklist- Must For Every Webmaster! Before rushing for a web hosting account, you need to check thefollowing features which are important for any web hostingaccount. Many people overlook this features and pay the pricelater. So here are the important features you need to check withyour hosting company before paying for it. Technical Support: Technical support is one of the mostimportant factor you need to consider when a choosing a webhost. Test different companies before you sign up by sendingthem an email with a question or two. If they respond quickly,this is a good sign. Uptime: The more uptime they guarantee, the better. 99% uptimeis the minimum acceptable standard. Look for 99% plus guaranteeduptime. 1% of uptime is about 87 hours in a year. Disk Space: Decide how much disk space you will require. A basicweb site with few images and about 10 to 20 pages will not takeup much web space . If you require a lot of graphics ormultimedia or you need to store a lot of information, you willneed a bit higher disk space. Again you can increase your webspace as required with almost all the hosts by paying the extracharges. Data Transfer: This factor is usually overlooked until the datatransfer limit is reached. If you go over your alloted datatransfer, you will get a hefty bill. If you are running a sitewith lots of downloads, or a site with lots of images such at aphoto post site, your data transfer will be higher than a sitewith mainly text. The average website uses less than 200MB ofbandwidth per month. Scripting Languages support: If you using a scripting languageto output your html, you need to check whether the plan hassupport for that script. You will need a windows hosting planonly if you are using microsoft scripting languages like asp andasp.net. CGI Bin: This is now standard feature with almost all hostingcompanies. If you do not have access to your own CGI Bin, youcannot install your own cgi scripts and programs. Perl: If you do not have Perl, you cannot run Perl Programs.Many good scripts that you buy or get for free are written inPerl. In my opinion, it would be a limitation not to have thelatest version of Perl installed SSI: Server Side Includes are great if you want to spend minimaltime updating your site. Again this feature is provided by manyhosts. FTP Access: Unlimited and unrestricted FTP access to your siteis essential. You will need an FTP program to transfer filesfrom your computer to the server. Statistics Program: A good stats program is handy if you want tokeep an eye on how many visitors you are getting, where they arecoming from, referrers, top entry and exit pages and so on. Somecompanies offer excellent stats programs as standard whileothers offer basic stats but you have to pay extra for advancedstatistics If you don't have time to do research, you can choose thewebhost from our About the author:Mahesh is an expert in web hosting industry. He is helping manyenterprises in setting up web hosting business. He along withhis team of experts are providing FREE consultation towebmasters on webhosting related queries. You can send your webhosting queries tohttp://www.web-hosting-world.com/feedback.php.
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