Web Hosting

You cannot be at your desk 24/7 even if you are the best system administrator the world has ever known. You also cannot predict when your server will need attention or where you will be when it does. We live in an age where mobile devices are as common as …

Looking to host something that’s more than a little risqué? Then perhaps adult web hosting is what you need. Unlike your typical blog or fan website, many hosts will not host adult sites. So how do you know if your host allows mature content? Thankfully, every provider will tell you …

Many website owners need photo galleries for their content. There are essentially three options for someone who wants an online photo gallery: 1. Use one of the gallery scripts supplied and installed by your web hosting provider (if available) 2. Download a free or commercial gallery application and install it …

You might think that as one of the largest web hosts in the United States, DreamHost would want its customers to use its own email service. You’d be wrong to think so, however. Since May 2008, the company has encouraged its users to switch to Gmail for their email needs. …

Question: Why do domain registrars require two name servers? Answer: The short answer to this question is that Internet standards require it according on RFC 1034, published by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). But there is a good reason for it. The intent of the standard is to ensure …

Question: What is FFmpeg hosting? Answer: FFmpeg is a suite of tools that provide users with video manipulation, editing, streaming, and recording capabilities on numerous platforms and multiple formats. As the name indicates, it supports a number of mpeg compression formats as well as other open and proprietary video codecs. …

Whether you’re a newbie or a seasoned veteran, you will most certainly need to read some documentation at some point in the life of your website and/or web server. Documentation can take numerous forms, so it is important to know what is available. Here is a quick round-up 1. Manuals …

One common issue new website owners run into is the hosting of copyrighted content. You may want to host a music video on your site, offer a song for download, or use another site’s image. Is this allowed? Unless you have permission from the copyright holder to use the content, …

Even if you did not pay attention to them, you have probably seen privacy policies and terms of service statements on multiple websites, especially those owned by major businesses. If you are just starting out with a new web hosting account, do you really need to worry about such things? …

Question: I have a shared hosting account, but my web host has disabled my ability to make .htaccess files. How can I create redirects on my site? Answer: First of all, it is a bad practice for a web hosting provider to completely disable .htaccess. You should probably consider getting …