I'm buying a domain name & web hosting but I don't know what some of these things mean?

Question

For things they're telling me they're going to give me they say I get:

MySQL Databases
Backups
Automated Weekly Backups
Uptime
FTP Accounts
Anonymous FTP Access
CGI Scripts
PHP
Ruby On Rails
SSH Access
Perl
Ruby On Rails
Python
Cron Jobs
FrontPage
Email Accounts
Web Mail
Mailing Lists
IMAP Support
SMTP Server
Autoinstaller
WStats (Real Time Stats)
Webalizer Stats
Password Protect Directories
Shared SSL
Private SSL

What are those things?

(I'm setting up a celebrity gossip site, & I don't understand these things.)

Answer 1

Hello,



All of these are different features provided by the web host. Most of the objects in the list are different programming languages that are allowed to execute on the server(python, ruby, etc). Others are database related like the MySql. There are also a lot of general website options listed like security, email, statistics.



If you aren't the person who is physically creating the site then it would be a good idea to sit down with the coder and discuss the hosting needs before going ahead and selecting a host. If you ARE the person creating the site then you will need to do a bit more studying on how to program your website to be an interactive, database-driven website.



Good Luck =)

Answer 2

As you may know a domain name is just a name, not a real website. If you are going to create your website: 1- Buy a domain name. A domain name is a name you want to call your website. To get a domain name, you have to pay an annual fee to a registrar for the right to use that name. 2- Buy a web hosting service to provide your online space and enable you to get your website online at your purchased domain name.



If you want to start your website I recommend purchase your domain and hosting together. In this way it is possible to get your domain for free. Some hosting services offer this gift today.



As an experienced webmaster I recommend BlueHost service which I’m sure it would work for you and fulfill all your requirements. They have a really great offer for hosting & I have used them for over 3 yrs now, and have never had a single problem with them.



They are a Multi-awarded Web Hosting which offer a Full-featured service only $6.95. You can see their Plan Details accompanied with reliable reviews regarding their service at:

http://www.threehosts.com/reviews/1st



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



- Free Domain Forever

- Unlimited Space

- Unlimited Transfer

- Blog (wordpress)

- Forum (phpbb,bulletin)

- Host UNLIMITED Domains (Support All Domain Names)

- 2,500 POP/Imap Email Accounts

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

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

- Front Page Extensions

- Free Site Builder

- 24/7 Superb/Responsive Sales/Support

- Free Search Engine Submission



They also offer "Free Site Builder" that helps you build your web pages without difficulty if you are not skilled in using any website creating program. (WYSIWYG: What You See Is What You Get) You can use this service optionally.



******IMPORTANT********

* This service was awarded “The Best Web Host OF The Year”.

* If you sign up for this service you will have $75 credits to advertise your website with the google & yahoo search engines for free!

* You Can Register A Free Domain or Use Your Existing Domains. They Support All Domain Names.

**************************



Another useful link:

http://www.threehosts.com/build

There you can find a step-by-step guide to start your website.



And also a cheap, reliable service:

http://www.goldpuma.com



And the easiest way to create a website is reachable here (web host offering 4500 decent templates):

http://www.threehosts.com/tell-me-more/hg.html





Good Luck!

Answer 3

MySQL Database - Database used to dtore info on your site if you run blog software or forum

Backups - You are able to download a backup of your site

Weekly backups - The server will hold backups of your site for you

Uptime - how often the servers are up. if it has 99.99%, the server will only be done roughly 0.01% of the time

FTP Accounts - system to transfer files from computer to internet

Anonymous FTP - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Transfer_Protocol#Anonymous_FTP

CGI Scripts - scripts such as blogs/forums

PHP - a basic coding language used in web design





Ehh, if you want the rest just google it, I got those from the top of my head so they may not be accurate enpugh, that web host is pretty advanced, I would suggest a cheaper or even free one to test around with until you know how to set DNS settings, get traffic, advertise efficiently, etc.



PS I'm only 13.

hit me up at [e-mail]

Answer 4

MySQL Databases- used to store user data, if you are making a membership site, or plan to have a mailing list.

Uptime - percentage of time that the webhosting is online and is accessible by users.

FTP Accounts - Ability to upload data to the website server from software on your computer.

PHP - a server side program the increase the interaction between you and the user.

WStats, Webalizer - Vistitor stats (who visited your site)

E-mail account - you get email addresses from your site (i.e. [e-mail])

Answer 5

If you want to buy any domain name or web hosting service I think you should contact the company you wish to use and ask them the specific terms you want to know about because some of those things you mentioned will apply to some companies but not others so it depends who you go through.

Answer 6

Dont worry about all the technical terms you basically want a website that will do what you want..



My domain name and hosting was through Hosting24. They registered my domain name free with the cheap hosting plan I chose around $4 a month(I used a code to get a discount i think it still works it was: 25off )



They come with a website wizard and templates to help you get your website up and running the easy way. (no need to know the techincal stuff at all)

Answer 7

Features of the hosting site!

Answer 8

If you intend to update the website yourself I suggest you go to w3school.com and learn html, css, php, Mysql - free tutorials.



It will take you about a week.



otherwise hire someone else to do it.



make sure you have the above before wasting money on a domain name etc.



or start with a simple blog. www.blogger.com. If you are able to update your blog for a month, it has frequent visitors, you can go ahead and spend money.