Web Hosting Questions and Answers

It is a widely used technique for file storage and management by setting a centralized storage location for the files and folders on a network which provides better security and easier management of the data as well.

We provide free SSL along with the shared hosting plans.

You can add any number of addon domains under the shared hosting plan, but the disk space, bandwidth usage is limited. You can compare the plans from https://hostsailor.com/ssd-shared-hosting/

You can find the uptime statistics from http://stats.hostsailor.com/

Parked domains are alias domain names to the primary domain. Parked domains also point to the same webpages as the primary domain points to.

Shared hosting is the common type of web hosting solution and it is an excellent choice for most small businesses and blogs. Shared hosting plans are low cost services. Customers get a user-friendly control panel for managing website files, emails, databases, crons etc. Server maintenance and administration are done by the host; hence it is a hassle free solution for customers.

Customers can use FTP client softwares like Filezilla, WinSCP, CuteFTP to upload files to the hosting account. In shared hosting plans, you can use the same cPanel login details for FTP. You can create FTP accounts too while adding the addon domains and even create FTP accounts with restrictions for your developers to access. You can use normal FTP on port 21 and secure FTP on port 22. Once connected, you can upload the files from your local machine to the hosting account.

Yes, you can keep the domain name with us even if you want to change the hosting plan or hosts.

You can determine the visitor and bandwidth statistics from the cPanel. Also, it produces visual statistics about visitors of your site

All our plans are managed plans and you can contact our support department for all basic server setup tasks.

A domain name registrar is company that has been accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) or a national country code top-level domain (TLD) to register domain names

DNS translates host name to IP address. Each domain name in DNS will nominate a set of name servers to be authoritative for its DNS records. This is where all other name servers will be pointed when looking for information about the domain name.

A computer firewall is a software program that prevents unauthorized access to or from a private network. Firewalls are tools that can be used to enhance the security of computers connected to a network, such as LAN or the Internet.

LAMP is an acronym that traditionally stands for ‘Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP’, which is a common server configuration for a lot of web applications. These components, arranged in layers supporting one another, make up the software stack. Websites and web applications run on top of this underlying stack.

Virtual private server uses virtualization technology to provide you with dedicated resources on a server with multiple users. One physical server hosts multiple virtual servers, each isolated from the others. Each VPS runs its own operating system, independent of the others. You can install programs and applications that are unsupported or not allowed on shared hosting accounts.

Web statistics are generated using the access logs from the server. In case of shared hosting plans, you can visualize the statistics of each domain.

An addon domain is a fully functional domain that can be created from within the cPanel. Unlike with parked domains, addon domains are completely different websites that all are hosted inside the same cPanel account. You can also create additional FTP accounts, email addresses etc. for your addon domains.

Bandwidth is the ability of a wired or wireless network communication link to transfer maximum data from one point to another via a computer network or internet connection over a period of time.

A bootstrap program is the first code that is executed when the computer system is started.
The entire operating system depends on the bootstrap program to work properly when the operating system is loaded.

Clustered hosting is a kind of web hosting that distributes the load of hosting across multiple physical devices or node.
So, when a physical machine goes down for maintenance or reboot, the cluster host should be configured in a manner that would allow it to support all of the original server’s guest operating systems and it eliminates a possible single point of failure.

CompTIA Security+ is a global certification that validates the baseline skills needs to perform core security functions.
Core certifications, like CompTIA A+, lay the groundwork for the specialized pathway certifications, and additional professional certifications cover necessary IT skills like project management.

Continuous data protection (CDP), also called continuous backup, It is a storage system in which all the data in is backed up whenever any change is made.
CDP can be implemented in two main forms: software based with agents running on designated servers, or as a hardware-based appliance that can be in-band (in the data path) or out-of-band (outside the data path).

cPanel web hosting is a Linux hosted solution that is driven by cPanel.
Web hosting with cPanel has several features that cover security, file management and app installation.

Cyber-security is the practice of defending computers, servers, mobile devices, electronic systems, networks, and data from malicious attacks.
It’s also known as information technology security or electronic information security