Results 1 to 21 of 21
Thread: starting webhosting need help
-
11-06-2005, 06:24 AM #1Newbie
- Join Date
- Nov 2005
- Posts
- 6
starting webhosting need help
i have been designing webpages for the last 3 years and i always pay that £5 a month and i thought why not host it my self i have a pc with windows 2003 installed and i was wondering what i need to do from there
thanks in advance guys
-
01-20-2006, 03:56 PM #2Web Hosting Evangelist
- Join Date
- May 2005
- Location
- localhost
- Posts
- 452
well your going to need a fast broadband connection with atleast 1MB Upload speed. You will also need 1-2 static IP's, you can either use IIS6 to manage your sites (Advanced) or you can buy Plesk (www.swsoft.com) or Helm (www.webhostautomation.com) (Begginers Option, although it does take some time to setup)
There is lots more to consider but im not feeling to bright and cant think :-)
-
01-20-2006, 04:02 PM #3Froggy Support
- Join Date
- Aug 2004
- Posts
- 1,387
First suggestion - Do not host from your own PC/house.
Second suggestion - Find a quality host within a quality datacenter. You can find one within the 'find a host' section above and the advertising forums below.
You will run into many problems trying to host your own website, all of them simply not worth the trouble.
If you have multiple sites, you may want to look into getting a reseller plan.
-
01-21-2006, 04:11 AM #4Web Hosting Evangelist
- Join Date
- May 2005
- Location
- localhost
- Posts
- 452
Yes I agree, I only replied to his question and didnt elaborate.
Your definatley going to need a server at a DataCentre or a hosting provider. (If you give me a PM I could help out there)
Or why not start with a Reseller package if it is only a few sites you will be hosting and then think about a Dedicated Server when you need it.
-
02-07-2006, 02:18 PM #5Web Hosting Master
- Join Date
- Mar 2003
- Location
- Canada
- Posts
- 9,072
Originally Posted by jamietweak
But the bottom line is... don't host out of your house! Would you want your -important- website hosted on someones computer sitting underneith their desk collecting dust?RACK911 Labs | Penetration Testing | https://www.RACK911Labs.ca
www.HostingSecList.com - Security Notices for the Hosting Community.
-
02-07-2006, 04:46 PM #6Newbie
- Join Date
- Dec 2005
- Posts
- 19
Don't forget the cat/dog sleeping ontop of it..
Hosting in a proper data center is really a must if your intent is to offer reliable and professional webhosting.
If you justy getting started it might be best to and I would recommend looking into hosting panels like cPANEL, HELM, PLESK and look around for a good provider who offers dedicated server + panel for a decent price. Usually these providers will hand out free static IP's and ensure your equipment is covered 24/7 for power (ups/generators) A/C etc etc
This takes a lot of stress off beginners and you can grow into your own server/co-location as you build your client base.
CheersSteve Grant - Mendax Microsystems & Servers
http://www.mendax.com
-
02-07-2006, 08:21 PM #7Web Hosting Master
- Join Date
- Jun 2005
- Posts
- 825
Originally Posted by jamietweak
-
03-08-2006, 03:30 AM #8WHT Addict
- Join Date
- Feb 2006
- Location
- Milwaukee, WI
- Posts
- 172
Who doesn't run their PC 24/7???
█ Umbra Hosting
█ cPanel | Softaculous | CloudLinux | CloudFlare Optimized Partner
█ Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting, VPS, Dedicated Servers, Colocation
█ UmbraHosting.com
-
03-14-2006, 07:54 AM #9Newbie
- Join Date
- Mar 2006
- Location
- Tallinn, Estonia
- Posts
- 25
I do run my PC-s 24/7. I have 1 server for hosting, and 1 laptop for myself to use.
But... I don't have fast internet connection. It's okay. Elecricity bills are the same, as before.
-
03-14-2006, 12:38 PM #10Temporarily Suspended
- Join Date
- Mar 2006
- Location
- Swindon, United Kingdom
- Posts
- 14
Make sure you have a good upload speed trust me. The average upload speed is between 256K and 1MB. A SDSL connection is ideal for this as the upload is the same and the download so you can have like 8MB.
-
06-02-2006, 12:16 PM #11New Member
- Join Date
- Jan 2006
- Posts
- 4
professional hosting can be more reliable, they use stuff like backup power, air conditioning, security, round the clock support for failures. If your isp blocks port 80 then you wont get far anyway.
You will need a DNS to bind your domain names to your IP address (which better be fixed or the sites will go down when the IP address changes) and you have to set what that DNS is with your domain name provider.
-
06-06-2006, 01:19 PM #12Web Hosting Master
- Join Date
- Jun 2006
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Posts
- 1,776
i wouldnt ever recommend hosting multiple websites on a home pc , one or two maybe. it really depends on what kind of sites your hosting.
-
07-07-2006, 04:35 PM #13Disabled
- Join Date
- Jan 2006
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
- Posts
- 58
Ok here let me tell you how to don't use your computer you have internet thoughsands of viruses can get in and when u shutdown th servers shuts down
As far control panel selection is concern, as a beginner... I will only suggest you either Hosting Controller or Helm.
============================
I would suggest getting some one who knows there networking get another computer with ram, space and have a good isp for bandwidth.
you can never turn that computer off now you have to go get mysql and things like that theres programs that has everything you need already on it im not going to point any out just ask some one for help there.
Once done with that go ahead and get a control panel i like plesk 8.0 because it supports linux and its nicer and i think its way better than cpanel, cpanel is nice too but just not for me. You defenantly want a linux server its way better than having to create databases by code that means helm, plesk 7.5 and lower are out of the picture also other windows control panels and enism and directadmin suck badly. so take my advice please!
===============
for more help msn: bizzopz@gmail.com thats my email also!
Thank you
-
10-17-2006, 05:40 AM #14Mr Awesome
- Join Date
- Mar 2005
- Location
- USA
- Posts
- 895
Your best bet is to stick with paying $5.00 monthly if anything look around for webhosting compare there are dozens out there .. cause it could run up your bill to about 5 times then what your paying now if you think about it .. dsl , cable modem line dsl is pretty cheap but still .. cause you will get quality, speed, Professional webhosting .. if you have an electic outage that would bite to have your site down in a data center that have backups that last for a couple days some times more .. so you got no worries .. on that part .. you would have 99.9 % up time ..
-
10-29-2006, 11:39 AM #15Newbie
- Join Date
- Oct 2006
- Posts
- 19
Home Server
I host a website from a Linux Server, based in my house. i also run a few IRCd servers from it aswell but my connection suffers from DDos attacks and a lot of stuff. I'd say buy yourself a VPS to get started with first? then progress to a Dedicated server. I got a VPS from myvpshost and cost $40 a month with directadmin + installatron included. Amazing service!!!!
I've now progressed onto a dedicated server█ JarHosts.biz
█ Directadmin Hosting
█ Budget Dedicated Servers
█ Instant Setup (Hosting)
-
10-30-2006, 05:57 AM #16Disabled
- Join Date
- Aug 2006
- Location
- Canada
- Posts
- 289
I will suggest you to purchase a server from data Centre ... Because from this you will get a high security layer around your server....
Now a days it is very easy to crash or hack a server if it don't have sufficeint security.
All the best
-
11-05-2006, 06:25 AM #17Disabled
- Join Date
- Nov 2006
- Posts
- 1
Buying a server is extremely expensive for hosting low number of websites, I recomend balancing between money and needs.
-
06-13-2009, 06:10 PM #18Junior Guru Wannabe
- Join Date
- May 2009
- Posts
- 51
Dedi IP,100%uptime,Good Ram-Cpu.
-
06-16-2009, 03:50 PM #19Junior Guru Wannabe
- Join Date
- Apr 2009
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Posts
- 42
What kind of hosting plan do you currently have? £5/month sounds like a decent deal unless you are running out of space, or need non-standard tools that your host doesn't provide.
When it comes to hosting, you are generally much better off paying skilled professionals to maintain your servers than doing it yourself. If you were running a network of websites or a large message board (like WHT) then you would be better off with a dedicated server (or servers).
Also, for less than £5/month you can probably find a good US-based shared hosting provider. Never be afraid to look into other countries for hosting. The lag between the UK and US/Canada via the web is fairly minimal (provided the Atlantic doesn't start having under-sea cable cut problems). If you buy a year of service you could even get away with paying around £50 a year for GOOD service with a TRUSTED shared hosting provider.
What it comes down to is that there is no one-size-fits-all solution for hosting. You need to figure out what your exact needs are and what solution would best fit without you over paying or being under-serviced.Nothing of interest here.
-
06-16-2009, 03:54 PM #20Web Hosting Master
- Join Date
- Jun 2006
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Posts
- 1,776
-
06-16-2009, 03:58 PM #21Junior Guru Wannabe
- Join Date
- Apr 2009
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Posts
- 42
Haha! Oh wow, I didn't even realize this thread was that old. Well I'm not the necromancer here, I just went and talked to the guy he brought back to life.
Nothing of interest here.