Web Hosting Help, Tips, and Advice

The Basics

What is the difference between domain names and hosting?

How to Upload a Website

 

Choosing a Host

Cheap Hosting for Small Needs

Beware Web Hosting "Review" Sites

2 Factors to Look for when Shopping for Hosting

A Little-Known Trick for Getting Cheap Hosting

What if You Have a Site that will Grow Quickly?

 

Domain Names

How do domain names work?

What is the Best Domain Name Registrar?

6 Steps to Choosing a Great Domain Name

Where to List a Domain Name for Sale

Should You Buy a Hyphenated Domain Name?

Should You Buy an Aged Domain?

Private Domains vs Public Domains

 

Web Design

How does a website work?

How does HTML work?

What is a WYSIWYG editor?

Intro to Dreamweaver and Frontpage

Alternatives to Dreamweaver and Frontpage

What is a Content Management System?

 

Getting Started

Guide for single or small-time users

Windows vs Linux Hosting

Web Hosting and MySQL Databases

Guide for small businesses

Guide for medium businesses

Guide for large businesses

Are you planning on having mostly text and articles?

Are you planning on having a large amount of images?

Are you planning on having large videos or audio?

Are you planning on having a large amount of visitors?


CPanel

Reducing Spam with CPanel

Using a Proxy to Access CPanel

 

Types of Hosts

How do you know what kind do you need?

Are there any good free web hosting companies?

What is shared hosting?

What does "unlimited" hosting REALLY mean?

What is virtual private hosting?

What is dedicated hosting?

What is managed hosting?

What is co-location hosting?

Multiple Domain Hosting


How To...

How to build a basic website

Introduction to FTP

How to Keep Your Domain Name When Changing Host

How to Register a Domain Name

How to Transfer a Site to a New Host

How to Conserve Space and Bandwidth on Your Host

How to Move a Wordpress Blog to a New Domain Name

How to Start a Forum in 5 Easy Steps

How to Start a Blog

How to Promote Your Site

How to Track Visitors to Your Site

How to Find Out Who is Hosting a Website

 

Scripts and Programming Tutorials

HTML Tutorial

CSS Tutorial

PHP Tutorial

MySQL Tutorial

Javascript Tutorial

 

Running a Forum

List of Forum Software

 

Shared Hosting

7 Steps in Choosing a Good Shared Hosting Plan

How Much Storage and Bandwidth Do You Need?

Warning: Think Before Choosing a Cheap Host

Finding a Reliable Shared Hosting Provider

Should You Pay Monthly or Yearly?

Getting Your Site Indexed in Google in 2 Days

How to Backup MySQL Databases

Is Your Web Hosting Fast Enough?

The Difference Between WWW and non-WWW Domains

How to Evaluate Uptime Guarantees

 

Reseller Hosting

What to Look for in a Reseller Hosting Provider

 

Virtual Private Server Hosting

5 Steps in Choosing a Good VPS

How to Install a GUI on Linux

How to Secure and Optimize Your VPS

 

Dedicated Hosting

 

Managed Hosting