• 17Jun

    Step-By-Step Procedure of SSL Certificate Installation

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    First of all one must understand if your website needs an SSL certificate installed. SSL is an abbreviation of Secure Socket Layer. It is used for transfer of data through a secure channel i.e. between computers and the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) logoservers in an encrypted format. A website that involves online transactions, or share sensitive data, then it is highly recommended to install an SSL certificate onto the domain. A web hosting provider does offer SSL certificates or one can even purchase an SSL directly from the manufacturers. One thing to be highlighted is that, SSL is a third party offering, so the web hosting provider has nothing to do with it. They would just get the SSL installed as a part of customer service. Inorder to have an SSL certificate installed onto the domain, you require a dedicated IP. Depending on the web hosting service provider, they would offer it for free alongwith the SSL certificate.

    Prior to the installation of the SSL certificate, you are required to generate the key for SSL certificate and a CSR. If you haven’t done so, below are the steps for the same.

    Procedure to Generate Private Key for SSL Certificate

    You are required to have a Dedicated IP, inorder to generate a Key for SSL certificate. You cannot proceed further without the IP address known. Once you have it, below is the procedure to generate the key:

    1. Log into your control panel

    2. Click the SSL MANAGER Icon (or “SSL/TLS Manager”)

    3. Click the Private Key icon (or “Generate, view, upload or delete your private keys”) Scroll down to Generate a New Key and select the domain you wish to use with the SSL certificate.

    4. Make sure you enter “www” in the box preceding the domain name if you want the certificate to be on www.domainname.com, as a domain without www. is considered as a different domain altogether, and you would face errors.

    5. If you want the SSL Certificate to be on a subdomain, you are required to create it in cpanel, then enter the subdomain when generating the key.

    6. Once the selection of the domain you wish to use is done, click on “Generate” this would generate the public key file.

    7. You are required to save this information for future use. Though you can retrieve the Key file from the server whenever required, but in case somehow due to an unexpected error the information on the server is lost or the key file is lost, you may need to purchase a new SSL Certificate. Hence, to be on the safer side, it is advisable to save the information.

    The next stage is to generate the CSR. Below is the procedure for the same.

    Procedure to Generate CSR

    CSR is an abbreviation of Certificate Signing Request. Here again, a dedicated IP and the Key file is required.

    1. Click “SSL Manager” (or “SSL/TLS Manager”) to generate the CSR

    2. Click on Certificate Signing Requests (CSR) (or “Generate, view, or delete SSL certificate signing requests”)

    3. For the HOST, choose the domain name that you’ve generated the KEY for. Make sure that you select the www version if you wish to install the certificate using www.

    Note that, if you have made a key for www.domainname.com, you will need to include the www too. Its essential to enter the same domain name that was used for generation of the key file.

    Incase you are unable to select www.domainname.com from the list, it might be possible that you probably did not add (www) to the key you generated. If you need www in the certificate and can’t select your www.domain.com from the list, you are required to repeat the procedure of key generation, make sure you include www.

    4. Having done so, you are required to complete with filling the information in the form.

    5. Click on Generate

    Here again you must save this information.

    Once you have your SSL certificate, get your generated Key, CA bundle & CRT files, follow the below steps to Install the SSL Certificate.

    1. You must be logged in to your control panel of your domain.

    2. Click SSL Installer OR
    Click on SSL/TLS Manager icon (it various with the version of the control panel), then click Setup a SSL Certificate.

    3. Choose the domain name from the drop down menu at the top

    It is required to uninstall any previous certificate by clicking the Delete Host button for installing a new certificate.

    4. Now, you need to paste the CRT file provided to you by the company from whom you’ve purchased the SSL Certificate.

    5. The KEY file must have automatically appeared, incase its not, then click FETCH to import it. If it still does not appear, you should paste a copy of your KEY.

    6. The Certificate Authority (CA) file is the last step. Some SSL Companies provide this. You will need to paste the contents of the CA file now

    7. Now click the “Do It” button (or “Install Certificate”) and wait.

    This ends the process of your SSL Certificate on your desired domain.

    The web hosting provider can help you in the installation of the SSL certificate.

    For further information, you can check Steps to enable SSL for all customers Interacting with your Web site in Internet Information Services

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  • 12Jun

    Features of cPanel, Plesk and DotNet Panel Web Hosting.

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    cPanel, Plesk and DotNet Panel are the control panels offered by most of the professional web hosting service providers. These control panels provided by the hosting firms, help users to manage different tasks of web hosting. These panels simplifies the tasks for the support staff too, as clients are able to carry out majority of the tasks on their own. Tasks that can be simplified with the use of these control panels, are management of web services, E-mails, DNS and Database on both half’s i.e. client and administrator. Most web hosting service providers offer control panel access as a standard feature for the web hosting accounts. These control panels are simple to use, a person with no webmaster skills can operate it too, and hence this is one of the major reasons why these control panels have been widely preferred by web hosting service providers and their users.

    cPanel offers support for Linux Servers only. That limits web hosts to offer cPanel with Linux Servers only. Whereas, DotNet Panel supports Windows Servers only. DotNet Panel Windows Hosting is another type of web hosting solution offered by web hosting providers. While Plesk control panel is compatible with Linux as well as with Windows web hosting platforms. But, DotNet Panel is more preferred for managing Windows Hosting accounts than Plesk due to its stability.

    cPanel, Plesk and DotNet Panel all have their own advantages when used by customers and administrators of Web hosting services. Usually, Plesk and DotNet Panel are more preferred and offered with Windows Web Hosting service and cPanel with Linux Web Hosting solutions.

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    PLESK

    Advantages of Plesk control panel.

    • Windows Support : Plesk works with Windows Web hosting which enables web hosting service providers to offer Windows based web hosting packages to the customers. Websites designed using ASP and ASP.NET works only on Windows servers, so you are not left with any option other than choosing Windows Web Hosting services. Customers usually prefer DotNet Panel instead of Plesk for managing Windows Web Hosting accounts. But, if DNP isn’t available then Plesk too is a good alternative.
    • Windows Service Support : As Plesk can be used on Windows based servers it has the capability to integrate with multiple Windows based programs. It has an advanced feature support for some Windows programs such as Microsoft SQL Server which can be managed by Plesk by server administrators and clients with their own databases which makes it an ideal control panel solution for Windows.
    • Cross Platform Compatibility : From a system administrator’s point of view,  one may find it more beneficial having a single control panel on all the servers. Mastering a single control panel is much simpler than mastering two. As a customer one may find it easy since it means that one should be able to get the same sort of features from both Linux as well as from Windows web hosting solutions.

    Though Plesk seems to be perfect for Windows web hosting packages, it can also be used for Linux packages.

    DOTNET PANEL (DNP)

    DNP is probably the best available solution that is developed for simplifying Windows Hosting management operations. It offers its users with greater flexibility. It is written in C# and comprises with the latest technologies such as WMI, ADSI, SOAP Web Services with Web enhancements and N velocity Templates engine.

    DNP offers support for Exchange Server 2007, Windows Share Point Services, IIS 7.0, Microsoft Dynamics CRM and a new VPS solution for complete Enterprise level automation of virtualization. It is reputed as the fastest AJAX enabled control panel.

    Features of DotNet Panel:

    • Easy Usability: The installation process is fairly simple and easy. You are not required to waste days for making the control panel work for you.
    • Security: Most advanced security technology such as asymmetric cryptography, process isolation and Web Services messages signing is used in DNP.
    • Multi-Server: DNP is remarkably scalable, distributed n-tier application.

    cPANEL

    cPanel is a preferred control panel for Linux web hosting services. Benefits of cPanel are as follows.

    • More Features of Linux : cPanel encompasses more features for Linux web hosting solutions than Plesk control panel. cPanel can be used in combination with different add-ons such as Fantastico script installer and CFS firewall to provide customers a wide range of services which can be used from their web hosting accounts control panel, such features can’t be used on Plesk Linux Web Hosting servers.
    • Reseller Support : Apart from Plesk 9.0 version, other versions does not provide support for reseller web hosting accounts whereas cPanel offers good support for resellers. cPanel is available with the Web Host Manager (WHM) panel which allows resellers to control all different aspects of their reseller accounts including the configuring of their own packages and the setting up of client web hosting accounts.
    • Faster Loading : cPanel’s internal pages load more faster than those of Plesk and certain tasks are carried out quicker than they would be with the Plesk control panel. cPanel does not rely on external databases in much cases, this is one of the reasons of the smooth functioning. cPanel has proven to be more reliable than Plesk on Linux.

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  • 01Jun

    An Explanation on Managed Dedicated Web Hosting

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    A managed web hosting is a smarter alternative for any small to medium sized business, who wants to make an effective web presence but do not have the time, budget and other required resources of IT. Neither you want to invest in costly hardware required to host a website.

    With a managed web hosting solutlogo-300x299 An Explanation on Managed Dedicated Web Hostingion, an individual leases bandwidth, diskspace and other resources from a web hosting provider. The website is then placed on one of their servers chosen by you. Apart from web hosting, the web hosting provider provides you with number of other features which can prove to be beneficial for companies/organizations using Internet as a medium to accelerate the revenue generation plus attract new customers, which I believe is the main objective of any business.

    There are various benefits of Managed Web Hosting for a business, some of them are listed below:

    Professionals Take Care of One’s Website

    WebHostingWhen it comes to any business, as we all are aware, its better to let experts handle critical responsibilities for you. Failure to do so, would spend a lot of  amount of time and resources and ultimately add to the loss incurred by an organisation.

    By, letting a professional web hosting provider host a site for you, you are getting rid of waste of time and resource required to maintain the website and related tasks. Their staffs consists of professionals and have good experience in maintaining the hardware and programming necessary for keeping one’s website up and running all the time. The uptime of a website is most crucial for any online business. A web hosts knowledge and experience can suffice your business additionally and you can direct your resources to other crucial tasks of business.

    Save Crucial Resources by opting for Managed Web Hosting

    Applying cost-effective techniques to any business is crucial in terms of its growth. Managed hosting has proven to be one such wise decision and has added exponentially for businesses profits.

    Expensive-webhostingIf one plans to host a website and related components in-house, the hardware required isn’t cheap. Then, you would need professionals for setting up the server and the website. The costs charged by these professionals aren’t cheap. After the set-up is done, you’d later need them again for maintenance and resolving other problems, which means you would once again need to put hands in your pocket in order to make them payment.

    This expenditure can be avoided by opting to submit your website to be managed by a third party professional, who charge nominal fees to execute the crucial tasks. The web hosts also offer range of different plans suitable for your requirements. They offer cheap web hosting solutions Dell-Logowith Good Quality Branded Hardware with latest and up-to-date technologies. They take complete responsibility of keeping the servers up and running, incase a problem does occur, they can get that sorted within few minutes. You can get an option of switching between plans , depending on the provider they offer Windows Web Hosting as well as Linux Web Hosting solutions. Incase you run out of resources you have the privilege of upgrading to a higher plan within minutes. The only task that you or the owner of the website needs to do is to keep the website updated for the visitor. Varying from web host to web host, come provide back-ups of the sites and applications.

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  • 26Mar

    How to create new partition on linux server

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    Hello,

    If you want ot create new partition on linux server and mount it to specific directory then you have to follow the following steps

    login to your linux server with root user

    First of all verify which partition type and how many partitions available on your linux server.

    You can get it with

    #fdisk -l

    suppose you are having partition type as /dev/sda

    If you want to create 1000MB partition wwhich is mounted on /data directory then proceed with following steps

    fdisk /dev/sda

    here you have to type n new partition

    specify cylender size if you understand it otherwise leave it and enter the partition size as +1000M

    type p to view new parttion then type w for save

    here your have to run command

    #partprobe

    Now format the new created partition with command

    mke2fs -j /dev/sdaX

    here X is the new partition number , you have to change it as per your new partition.

    now you have mount the partition on /data directory so create directory /data

    #mkdir -p /data

    mount /dev/sdaX /data

    You have to entered the entry of new partition in /etc/fstab

    #vi /etc/fstab

    entered the following line.

    /dev/sdaX /data ext3 defaults 1 2

    save this file and reboot your machine to verify the changes.

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  • 05Feb

    Control Panels For Windows Web Hosting

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    windows-hosting-logo-300x299 Control Panels For Windows Web HostingWindows Web Hosting is one of the most preferred web hosting options present in the Web Hosting Industry. The Windows web hosting services offers access to control panels in order to manage the web hosting account. With a control panel managing the account becomes simple, there is no need to contact the administrator everytime for resolving simple tasks such as creating a new mail account under a domain, deleting an account etc. There has been an increase in the number of users opting for control panel access for a web hosting account.

    Windows web hosting control panel’s are few as Windows isn’t an open source operating system, hence lot of knowledge of programming in order to be able to produce an application that is able to fully function with a Windows server. Windows web hosting services are becoming more and more popular in terms of control panels too due to the growing demand for Windows web hosting services and customers.

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    There are various control panels offered by web hosting companies. Three control panels that are mainly offered by web hosting firm’s are Plesk, DotNetPanel and Hosting Controller.

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    Out of these three Plesk is more widely used and it has been in the market since a long time. Plesk is considered to be the most reliable and stable control panel. Hosting controller is classed by many web hosting providers as unreliable but DotNetPanel has yet to gain exposure. These three control panels satisfy the core purpose of managing the Windows web hosting accounts hosted on the Windows servers.

    Below are few Advantages offered by the three control panels:

    A] DotNetPanel : DotNetPanel doesn’t only emphasize on standard ws08hypev_logo_250 Control Panels For Windows Web Hostingshared Windows Web Hosting services but on advanced Microsoft service hosting too to support web hosting service providers increase the range of Windows based web hosting products. Cheap Hyper V based VPS hosting solutions as well as Microsoft Server 2007 e-mail hosting solutions can be provided by web hosts with this control panel. Web hosting services can be offered with a cheap cost by using DotNetPanel hence offering cheaper web hosting solution.

    B] Hosting Controller : Hosting controller is the biggest rival of Plesk provisioning characteristics. But, yet Hosting Controller has many other features to offer web hosting providers like built-in back-up and restore feature to ensure that if any data gets lost due to a software or hardware failure then there will be back-ups which can be relied on. control panel due to its focus on offering shared Windows web hosting services. Hosting Controller does not include any advanced management and

    C] Plesk : Plesk has the ability to offer the web hosting service provider as server administrators as well as the customers as easy way to use interface which one can use to configure the different settings related to both Plesk and one’s server as well as to create web hosting accounts for the customers front end. Plesk proves to be useful for those who are hosted on the server and wish to manage the account successfully and effectively. Plesk is more

    cpanel_logo Control Panels For Windows Web Hosting

    user friendly compared to others hence a newbie too can easily use Plesk.

    Similar to Plesk, cPanel has proved to be the most popular control panel for Linux web hosting.

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  • 14Jan

    Competing Features Of cPanel 11 and Plesk 9

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    cPanel 11 and Plesk 9 are the latest control panels available for the web hosting service providers. These panels enable them to provide their web hosting services to their clients. With the help of these control panels provided by the hosting firms, clients can manage different tasks involved in the web hosting accounts, these panels simplifies the tasks for the support staff as clients are able to carry out majority of the tasks themselves. There are many different tasks that can be simplified with the use of these control panels, it involves the management of web services, E-mail, DNS and Database on both half’s i.e. client and administrator. Normally most of the web hosting service providers provide control panel access as a standard feature for the web hosting accounts. These control panels are simple to use, a person with no knowledge of web hosting too can operate it and hence this is one of the major reasons why these control panels have gained popularity in the web hosting industry.

    Until now cPanel is compatible with Linux Servers only. Which means cPanel can be provided by web hosting firms only to the clients that choose Linux Servers for hosting their web sites. Which is not the case with Plesk, Plesk control panel is compatible with Linux as well as with Windows web hosting platforms. Plesk is majorly used by web hosts due to its stability.

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    cPanel and Plesk have their own advantages when used by customers and administrators of Web hosting services. Usually Plesk is provided with Windows Web Hosting service and cPanel with Linux Web Hosting solutions.

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    Below one can find the advantages of Plesk control panel.

    >> Windows Support : Plesk works on Windows Web hosting service allowing web hosting service providers to provide Windows based web hosting packages to the customers. Customers ASP and ASP.NET websites can only work on Windows servers, so Windows Web Hosting service needs to be opted. Customers usually prefer Plesk with Windows Web Hosting.

    >> Windows Service Support : As Plesk can be used on Windows based servers it has the capability to integrate to integrate with multiple Windows based programs. It has an advanced feature support for some Windows programs such as Microsoft SQL Server which can be managed by Plesk 9.0 by server administrators and clients with their own databases which makes it an ideal control panel solution for Windows.

    >> Cross Platform Compatibility : From a system administrator’s point of view,  one may find it more beneficial having a single control panel on all the servers. Mastering a single control panel is much simpler than mastering two. As a customer one may find it easy since it means that one should be able to get the same sort of features from both Linux as well as from Windows web hosting solutions.

    Though Plesk seems to be perfect for Windows web hosting packages, it can also be used for Linux packages.

    cPanel is a preferred control panel for Linux web hosting services. Benefits of cPanel are as follows.

    >> More Features of Linux : cPanel encompasses more features for Linux web hosting solutions than Plesk control panel. cPanel can be used in combination with different add-ons such as Fantastico script installer and CFS firewall to provide customers a wide range of services which can be used from their web hosting accounts control panel, such features can’t be used on Plesk Linux Web Hosting servers.

    >> Reseller Support : Apart from Plesk 9.0 version, other versions does not provide support for reseller web hosting accounts whereas cPanel offers good support for resellers. cPanel is available with the Web Host Manager (WHM) panel which allows resellers to control all different aspects of their reseller accounts including the configuring of their own packages and the setting up of client web hosting accounts.

    >> Faster Loading : cPanel’s internal pages load more faster than those of Plesk and certain tasks are carried out quicker than they would be with the Plesk control panel. cPanel does not rely on external databases in much cases, this is one of the reasons of the smooth functioning. cPanel has proven to be more reliable than Plesk on Linux.

    To sum it up, both the control panels cPanel and Plesk provide web hosting service provider firms a reliable control panel service but come with their own advantages and disadvantages. But, Plesk for Windows and cPanel for Linux is the perfect solution offered by web hosting firms.

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  • 06Dec

    Feature Difference Between Plesk and CPanel Control Panels

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    If a user has hosted their website with a Web Hosting Company with a certain web hosting package, then the company offers a control panel depending on the Operating system. The control panel helps to manage server well. It is not mandatory to take a control panel with the server, but users should have the control panel with the server as it simplifies the task and saves a lot of time in managing the server.

    Most of the Web Hosting service providers, offer Plesk with Windows Web Hosting packages and cPanel with Linux Web Hosting packages. Both the control panels help in effectively managing the servers. Both the control panels that are offered by the Web Hosting companies offer good performance, but there are few differences between them. cPanel and Plesk are reliable, fast and secure. But, the major difference between them is the user interface. If a user plans to switch to another web hosting account then it is recommended to use the same control panel that was used with the old Web Hosting provider.

    Below are few Differences Between cPanel and Plesk

    cPanel Features

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    Basic Advantages of cPanel control panel :

    • If a user opt’s for cPanel for a year then the amount charged is less as compared to Plesk.
    • Most of the software’s are supported with cPanel.
    • cPanel usage is easier if compared with Plesk control panel. This is the main reason that many clients prefer cPanel interface.

    Disadvantages of cPanel:

    • cPanel does not support SuSE Linux as the Plesk does.
    • XML or similar interfaces are not provided with cPanel.

    Plesk Features

    plesk_logo1 Feature Difference Between Plesk and CPanel Control Panels

    Advantages of Plesk control panel:

    • If the price is considered then Plesk is cheaper than cPanel for unlimited domain license.
    • With Plesk users can receive good support for automation including XML-RPC interface allowing PHP or Perl scripts to call functions from remote computer.
    • Plesk supports SuSE Linux.
    • Users get large variety of Plug-ins which is beneficial with the features that already included in Plesk control panel.

    Disadvantage

    • Plesk user interface is a little harder in comparison to cPanel interface, yet most users prefer Plesk.

    Web Hosting service providers offer both the control panels depending upon the operating system which helps in managing the servers efficiently.

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  • 27Nov

    Reseller Web Hosting: A Type of Web Hosting

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    Reseller web hosting is one of the types of Web Hosting services offered by Web Hosting Company.

    Meaning Of Reseller Web Hosting208 Reseller Web Hosting: A Type of Web Hosting

    A reseller web hosting is a type of web hosting service in which the account holder maintains a reseller hosting account on a shared server then sells the sub-accounts to clients. The reseller is an intermediary, the reseller web hosting account holder resells the bandwidth and disk space that has been allocated by the web hosting company.

    The beginners in the web hosting business start with Reseller hosting service. Reseller hosting is an inexpensive type of web hosting service.

    Advantages:

    • With the shared web hosting account, users have the privilege of choosing a package size to meet the needs. They can upgrade or downgrade instead of using the entire server.
    • The server maintenance is taken care by the web host.
    • The Reseller account holder can earn revenue as a web host.
    • Using a single control panel, account holders can access every website (Client web-site’s too).
    • Using a reseller account, new web hosts can enter the market with less expenses.
    • The reseller account holders can assign and also modify the available disk space and bandwidth.

    Disadvantages:

    • The Reseller hosting plans are more expensive than the shared hosting plans.
    • Incase the resellers change the web host, the clients can face inconvenience.
    • As the server maintenance is taken care by the web host, if the server goes down frequently then the clients might lose trust in the reseller account holder.

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  • 27Nov

    Identifying Fraud Orders in A Web Hosting Business.

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    To run a successful web hosting business one must be capable of Identifying the fraudsters who wish to order a particular web hosting package. Efficient management is essential for the smooth functioning of the web hosting business.

    Here are few ways of that would help to identify the fraud orders and keep away the fraudsters spoil the business.

    Verification Of The IP Address

    Verification of the IP address is the first step in the order verification process. Almost every billing software shows the IP address and other information such as the host name of the IP, the country of the person placing an order with the web hosting company. Another way of checking the information is through a third party service such as the WHOIS service (www.whois.sc) or www.ip2location. Once the information is displayed, the country of the origin of the IP and the country mentioned in the order needs to be verified. The state and city details too can be cross checked. If the details matches then the order can be sent for processing. If the details does not match then its clear that the order is fraudulent. Incase you receive such an order then it should be marked as fraud and the order should be terminated.

    Domain Name Verification

    With the use of the third party whois service, users can get the whois details. Using these details of the person ordering the web hosting package can be cross checked for the physical address and E-mail address mentioned in the order. Genuine orders will have the details matching to the ones mentioned in the order. Yet sometimes there is a chance that the details does not match, in that case we cannot come to the conclusion that the order is fraud as the domain name might have been purchased through a company address. Hence, the domain name verification has some restrictions. In case the domain name seems senseless, then there is wide possibility that the order is a fraud order.

    Disable Auto Sign-ups

    If the web hosting company has enabled the facility of auto sign-ups on its web-site then a fraudster may sing-up and send spam or install Trojans or viruses for phishing purpose before you getting time to recover from the damage. So, it is recommended that the auto account creation facility should be disabled.

    Usage of Third Party Fraud Detection Plugins

    A web hosting company can use make the use of a third party service such as MaxMind. It is a fraud scanning software which is integrated in the billing software. It helps to identify fraud orders automatically (Note: It is not 100% fool proof).

    phone Identifying Fraud Orders in A Web Hosting Business.

    Phone/FAX verification

    Web hosting firms can give a call on the contact number provided in the order details for the purpose of identifying between fraud orders and genuine orders.

    Even after every careful steps are adopted by the web hosting company, fraud orders is a never ending problem. There is no completely fool proof solution for fraud orders. But, following the above tips helps reduce the fraud order sign-ups upto a large extent.

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  • 26Nov

    Types Of Internet Hosting Services

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    With the development of Internet the e-commerce services too have increased rapidly.There are varied types of web hosting services that are available with various web hosting service providers. Below are the different types of services offered in Web Hosting category.hosting_header-300x191 Types Of Internet Hosting Services

    1. Virtual Private Server (VPS)
    2. Dedicated Hosting,
    3. Free Hosting,
    4. Shared Hosting,
    5. Clustered Hosting,
    6. Reseller Hosting,
    7. FFmpeg hosting,
    8. Blog hosting,
    9. Image hosting,
    10. Video hosting,
    11. DNS hosting,
    12. E-mail hosting,
    13. Application hosting,
    14. Social network hosting,
    15. Game server hosting.

    1. Virtual Private Server (VPS): The VPS is also referred as Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS). It is a method of partitioning a physical server computer into multiple servers in a way that the appearance and capabilities of running on its own dedicated machine. Every virtual server can run operating system on the individual partition.

    The VPS is as good as a dedicated server but the VPS package is cheaper than that of the dedicated server package.

    2. Dedicated Server Hosting: The dedicated server hosting is also called as managed hosting service. It is a type of hosting service where the client leases the entire service. The server is not shared with any of the other clients. This type of service offers more rights and flexibility than the shared hosting as the client has the complete control of the server. The client can decide the operating system to be installed or the hardware to be selected as per requirements. The server administration can be provided by the hosting company. The dedicated server is often housed in the data centers.

    3.Free Hosting: Free web hosting is just an advertisement tactic, actually its never free. Free web hosting has a lot of limitations, such as:

    • Limits on the hosted files
    • Smaller bandwidth
    • Disabled hotlinking files
    • File type restrictions
    • No uptime guarantee
    • No allowance of custom URL’s (Pronographics)

    Extra features That May be Available:

    • Web based control panel
    • Free email accounts for the domain and sub-domain
    • File transfer through FTP
    • Forums and community resources not typical to paid hosts.

    4.Shared Hosting: In shared hosting many sites may be hosted on a single server. The resources of a single server are shared between multiple customers. A shared web hosting option is one way of cheap and economical option of hosting the web-site. Many users share the overall cost of the server maintenance.

    5.Clustered Web Hosting: The clustered hosting technology is designed to eliminate the problem of typical shared hosting infrastructure. This technology provides customers with a clustered handling of security, load balancing and the required website resources.

    6. Reseller Hosting: Reseller hosting is a type of web hosting where the account owner has the privilege to use the allotted hard drive space and bandwidth to host websites on behalf of the third party. The reseller buys the web host’s services and sells them to its customers. A reseller does not require an extensive technical knowledge of web hosting.

    7. FFmpeg hosting: FFmpeg is the term that is referred to every assortment of software that is freely available. It is helpful form recording, converting and streaming of digital video and audio files. It falls in the category of video hosting services.

    8.Blog Hosting: Weblog / blog software/blogware is a type of software that consists of a specialized form of content Management system desigined specifically for creating and maintaining weblogs.

    9.Image Hosting: An image hosting service allows individuals to upload images to an Internet website. The image host will then store the image onto its server, and show the individual different types of code to allow others to view that image.

    10.Video Hosting: A video sharing service allows individuals to upload video clips to an Internet website. The video host will then store the video on its server, and show the individual different types of code to allow others to view this video. The website, mainly used as the video hosting service, is usually called the video sharing website.

    11.DNS Hosting: It is a type of service that carries out Domain Name System servers. Free DNS hosting services too are available.

    12. E-mail Hosting: E-mail hosting service is another type of Internet hosting service which runs e-mail servers.

    13. Application Hosting: An application service provision is a type of a business that provides computer based services to customers on the network. The most limited sense of this business is that of providing access to a particular application program (such as customer relationship management) using a standard protocol such as HTTP.

    14. Social Network Hosting: A social network hosting service is a web hosting service that specifically hosts the creation of web-based social networking services, alongside related applications.

    15. Game Server Hosting: A game server might be leased by game clients for playing multiplayer games over the internet. The Game server Providers (GSP’s) are the companies that lease dedicated game servers. Game server providers often offer web based tools to help control and configure the game servers

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