Archive for the ‘Linux Hosting FAQ’ Category

How to connect a linux mail server with a host website?

So I have this Linux email server that I’m trying to connect with my godaddy.com address. I’m running Ubuntu command line on it and postfix etc. However I have no idea how you would put it on a web address. Is there anyone who has experience in this that would be willing to help me [...]

Which web host is the best for proffesional purposes?

Many webhosts provide services for min 4to5$.(do they really provide services for that less, or it is just for web sites with less content) I want to know which webhost will be the best since I have many webpages and will be requiring a lot of web space. Will I need to opt for a [...]

Strating with a web hosting business?

Hello Friends, I am willing to start a web hosting business in India and have zero knowledge about this field, Please guide me through. Chosen Answer: It is always a bad idea to start a business you know nothing about. You better do some research first. Here are a couple of books from Amazon.com that [...]

How much would a server cost to host a uo free shard with 1000 active users monthly?

Hosting costs will be different since this is not slot based like fps games. Anyone know how much bandwidth a 2d game like this will take for 1k users on at the same time consistently for a month? thx Chosen Answer: I host many games. I run 2 linux servers from my house. Most people [...]

How to set different tasks to different Network cards?

Okay, so I have a server that I’m hosting a website on, and I have 2 NIC cards installed in it, I had an idea to improve the efficiency of my network by setting only certain tasks to each card, like I want one to handle all of my LAN tasks like file sharing, printing, [...]

How do I start my own website?

I know this question is trite — but I want to register a specific domain name and continually post content to it (its going to be a sports reporting site). I intend to host a lot of pictures, and have a message board to complement the page. I am interested in the following things: (1) [...]

For Hosting and publish a Website at Home Computer?

Hello, Help please! I am using XAMPP for my website. My website is almost ready now to publish. It is working fine in localhost. Now I would like to make it online (public). And, this is my main OBSTACLE. I have already bought a domain. I want to host it on my computer which have [...]

How to restart a Linux CentOS server?

It is a Linux CentOS server running Apache, MySQL and Parallels Plesk. Do I need to ‘prepare’ the system prior to restarting it? Do I need to write commands in a shell to be on the safe side or can just click on “Restart Server” in the Plesk control panel? Chosen Answer: Restart the server [...]

How do I transfer a cpanel zipped backup website to a new web host?

I have a website on a host that is going out of business. I did a back up of the site with cpanel and saved it and it shows the extension of tar.gz. I now have a new host with cpanel and was wondering how to get my site to the new host? The site [...]

Where can I find the best web hosting provider?

I need a really good hosting provider. My requirements is atleast 40GB of space and if possible I’m looking for VP Hosting too. I prefer Linux over Windows. If you know who provides the best or some site where I can read a review of the hosting providers then please let me know. Chosen Answer: [...]