The web hosting F.A.Q. was
developed from actual questions asked by our clients.
The web hosting information below is made available
to help you answer some of the most common questions.
(Q.)
What is Web Hosting?
(A.) Consider
web hosting a leased or owned server space that is
required to display your website to the World Wide
Web. It comes equipped with programming and computer
resources to run every aspect of your website (bandwidth,
hard drive storage, web statistics, email, sub domains,
and a wide variety of other modules).
(Q.) Can you host my website or will
I need to find another hosting company?
(A.)Yes.
We offer fully managed virtual hosting and dedicated
solutions on a selection of platforms depending your
websites bandwidth, visitor ratio, disk space, and
database requirements. Vegas Graphics can offer a
solution to meet any websites needs.
(Q.)
What web hosting platforms do you offer and Recommend?
(A.)We offer both
Windows & Linux web hosting. The
server platform depends on what technology and/or language
your website is being developed in; it also depends
on what existing services you may want to sync with
your server. Whatever your needs, we can help you
decide what web hosting platform is right for you.
(A.)The
amount of web traffic that is allowed to occur between
your web site and the rest of the internet. Bandwidth
is dictated by a web hosting companies network connections
and capabilities, both coming into the data center
and out to the World Wide Web. There are several factors
that can effect a websites bandwidth; web traffic,
interactive technology, video, audio, and file downloads
all these usages can effect your web hosting bandwidth.
(A.)Text, graphics,
audio, and/or video files take up your hosted computers
hard drive space. Knowing what files your current
or new site will require will help in determining
a web hosting plan to meet your web design needs.
As your site grows, disk space can always be added
to accommodate your website's expansion.
(A.)Administration
panels like Plesk or Cpanel offer software to track
and analyze the number of visitors to a Web site. It
includes valuable information such as hits, page views,
bandwidth usage, and a suite of other related tools.
Some of the most popular Web Stat software include
Analog, Awstats, Webalizer, and WebTrends.
(Q.) Does my web hosting come with
email management?
(A.)Yes. You can easily add them
yourself via your control panel. We also offer email
support for helping you add accounts and setting up
your email client.
(A.)Sub-domains most often used
to organize information within a website. Sometimes
on larger sites they are used as an alternative address
to direct visitors to an available network when server
loads are maxed out. In more common uses, a ecommerce
store may want to take advantage of a sub-domain that
houses it's SSL -ex. www.joeswidgets.com could use
shop.joeswidgets.com to separate it's regular site
from it's secure shopping cart directory.
(Q.) What's my domain have to do
with web hosting?
(A.)Your domain must point to the
server's domain name server (DNS) in order to view
your site by typing your domain name into the browsers
address bar. This can be easily done by contacting
your registrar with the DNS change. Should you need
help, we also offer free support in helping you point
your DNS to our servers.
(Q.) How long does it take for my
domain to switch over to your servers?
(A.)This is called a propagation
period. It usually takes 2 - 3 days. We've seen it
happen as fast as 2 hours however 3 days ensures it
is updated throughout the entire internet. With any
web design project, this process should be done ASAP
to avoid any website launch delays.
