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Archive for June, 2008

If you are looking for dedicated hosting and haven’t found a good web host yet, you should check out Aplus.net. They are currently running a promotion for a limited-time that gives free setups on their Windows Server 2008 plans. So they will be setting up your server for free if a dedicated server is purchased. The monthly licensing fee for the Windows Server 2008 is only $89 per month.

Aplus.net also offers 99.9% uptime, 24/7 support every day of the year, and has more than 10 years of award-winning service. Check them out now if you are wanting a dedicated server!

Wachovia Capital Partners, the private equity arm of the Wachovia Corp. bank acquired web hosting provider HostMySite (www.hostmysite.com) today. The financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. HostMySite operates more than 4,000 servers and has more than 250 employees. They targetted the small-to-medium sized businesses which is becoming the host spot in the web hosting busienss.

I’m a fan of cPanel for a number of reasons, but a few stand out over all. First, let me tell you that cPanel is a basic web hosting control panel that comes with most cheap web hosting providers on the internet today. It’s not the only option out there; you will find some companies that offer other control panels such Plesk. I personally find some of these other control panels offer less features, are more unorganized, and can be difficult to navigate around.

My favorite features in cPanel come down to three main things: Password Protected Directories, Backup Wizard, and Custom Error Pages. Password protected directories are a great feature if you have a personal folder setup and want to limit access only to people who have the password such as family members or close friends. The backup wizard is amazing feature as you can completely backup your site to transfer to a new web host within about 5 minutes and 3 mouse clicks. Finally, the custom error pages are great if you want to create a unique and custom page for webpages on your site that can’t be found (also known as 403, 404, and many other error pages). These three features are just a few cool features you can find by using cpanel on your favorite website hosting plan. I’m sure there are huge Plesk and other control panel fans out there, but I’m all cPanel!