Archive for the ‘Web Hosting’ Category

What is CGI-BIN?

In: Web Hosting

3 Nov 2009

In my ongoing quest to simplify web hosting, I’ve decided to “de-mystify” the cgi-bin.  If you have a web hosting account, you may have noticed a folder in your account called “cgi-bin.”  What is it?  What does it do?  The answer isn’t too complicated.
CGI stands for Common Gateway Interface, which is a protocol for communication [...]

Linux Vs. Windows Hosting

In: Web Hosting

19 Aug 2009

Typically, when choosing a hosting account you will have the option of choosing Linux (or Unix) or Windows hosting.  Unsure which one to choose?  Both sides have advantages and disadvantages, and this post will aim to give you an explanation of the differences.
One very important distinction to make, is that the operating system on your [...]

Reasons to Not Use Free Web Hosting

In: Domains| Web Hosting

17 Aug 2009

If you go to a search engine, and type in web hosting, the number of results you get is astronomical.    So how do you sort through all the results?  For starters, do not be lured in by companies offering free web hosting.  If you’re starting a web site for the family to post photos, [...]

What is DNS?

In: Domains| Web Hosting

13 Aug 2009

DNS stands for Domain Name System.  If you read our post The Importance of a Dedicated IP Address, then you already know that an IP is your site’s “location” on the internet.  DNS is an internet-wide system that relates domain names with IP addresses.  An easy way to look at DNS is like a phone [...]

Choosing a Domain Name

In: Web Hosting

11 Aug 2009

As we previously covered in our post What Is Web Hosting?, one of the first steps in getting a web site started is to register a domain name.  Simply put, your domain name is the name of your web site (this site’s domain name it www.thecommonhoster.com).  Once you have registered a domain name, you own [...]

The Importance of a Dedicated IP Address

In: Search Engine Optimization| Web Hosting

10 Aug 2009

First, let me begin by defining what an IP address is.  An IP address is a 32-bit numeric address expressed as 4 numbers from 0-255, and separated by dots (for example 192.154.0.231).  An easy way to define an IP is to say it is your web site’s address on the internet.  Domain names exist because [...]

What is Web Hosting?

In: Web Hosting

4 Aug 2009

Don’t laugh!  Everybody has to start somewhere, and some people aren’t entirely clear on what web hosting is.   If you’re looking to start a web site, you need two basic things to get started:  a domain name, and a hosting account.

Forbes.com – Article on Web Hosting Winners

In: Web Hosting

3 Aug 2009

On July 31, Forbes.com announced the winners of 100Best, Inc.’s annual web hosting awards.  You can check out the article here  http://www.forbes.com/feeds/prnewswire/2009/07/31/prnewswire200907310001PR_NEWS_USPR_____PH54614.html.
Here is a summary of the article:


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