Simple Web Hosting Articles

This page features articles related to web hosting, search engine marketing and other important aspects for webmasters.

Beginner's Guide

What is hosting? What is a domain name? How do I choose a web hosting provider? What are mailboxes (mail accounts)? What is SMTP and POP3? What are scripts (PHP, ASP, Perl, CGI etc)? What are databases?

Creating your Website

How do I create my web site? What is HTML? How do I put my website on the server? What is website builder?

Multimedia

What do I need to host multimedia content on my server? What is streaming?

Other Web Hosting Options

What is image hosting? What are Frontpage extensions?

Choosing the Provider

How do I choose a hosting provider? What is storage size? How much do I need? What is bandwidth or data transfer? How much do I need? What is admin panel? Can I host my website at my home computer?

Advanced Web Host Section

What are nameservers? Shared or dedicated server? Managed or unmanaged? Linux, Unix or Windows software?

eCommerce

What is a shopping cart? What it a SSL certificate? Do I need it?

Running a Hosting Company

Running A Hosting Company What are affiliate programs? What is reseller hosting?

Adult Web Hosting

Can I host adult content on my server?