How to tell how much web space you web site will use?

Question

Ive recently set up a website using dreamweaver. I am now looking for a web host. In doing this I need to now how much space my website will use, but am unsure how to work this out.

Answer 1

Dear fiend, any bad web hosting service would trouble you for a long period. At first, try to choose a professional service to get rid of the subsequent problems. And also please don’t trust dishonest claims like unlimited hosting space or unlimited bandwidth!



Depending on the type of your website, as an experienced webmaster I suggest one of the two following services: BlueHost & BlueFish. Both of mentioned services are Multi-awarded, offering a Full-featured service only $6.95 a month. Their service is really perfect, reliable and uptime.





You can go to BlueHost website, a Multi-awarded affordable Web Hosting, through the address below:

http://bluehost-service.atspace.com



Here I have copied and pasted its features from their website to see:



- Multi-awarded

- Free Domain Forever

- 600 Gigabyte Hosting Space

- 6,000 GIGS of Transfer

- Host UNLIMITED Domains

- 2,500 POP/Imap Email Accounts

- SSH (Secure Shell), SSL, FTP, Stats

- CGI, Ruby (RoR), Perl, PHP, MySQL

- 2000/2002/2003 Front Page Extensions

- Free Site Builder

- 24/7 Superb/Responsive Sales/Support



OR



Go to BlueFish hosting, a Multi-awarded Business Web Hosting, through the address below:

http://bluefish.atspace.com



Here I have also copied and pasted the features of mentioned service from their website to see:



- Multi-awarded

- 6 GB Storage Space

- 100 Gigs Data Transfer

- Unlimited Email Accounts

- Detailed Website Statistics

- Unlimited FTP Accounts

- Easy Web Builder Utility

- Shared or Dedicated SSL

- Business Site Templates

- OS Commerce or Agora

- Simple PayPal eCommerce (beside other credit cards)

- MS FrontPage Extensions

- Unique IP's Available

- PHP & 5 MySQL Databases

- phpBB, Blog & Chat

- CGI-bin Access & Scripts

- Register A Free Domain (like www.Yourname.com) or Use An Existing Domain.

- $6.95 a month



No-Risk Hosting

You have 30 days to test their service and if you choose to cancel you will receive a full 100% refund. No cancellation fees or other hidden charges.



Real Customer Support

Expect a helpful Phone Call from them when you sign up! They want to make it easy for all levels of customers to keep their websites running smoothly. So they provide a toll free phone line and plenty of one-on-one help at the start when you need it most. Their customer support representatives will call you shortly after sign-up to help you get started and answer any questions you may have.



Good Luck!

Answer 2

If you browse to the folder that contains your entire web site, right clicking on the folder and selecting properties will give you a total of the files (and sub folders) it contains. This is a good starting point in calculating the size of your web site.

Be aware that the total size of your site is not as important as the bandwidth (traffic) you expect to see, most web hosting providers limit the amount of traffic more strenuously than the size of the site.

If a normal visitor to your site will move 500Kb in traffic from your site, multiply that by the number of visitors you expect to have and this will give you a good idea of traffic volume.

All (good) websites grow over time, so don't be afraid of rounding up your calculations ;0)

Answer 3

Right click on the folder that your site is stored in IE: My Web and then look at the file usage. Try www.freeservers.com. They are not too bad.



Alice R