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Hosting Issues

Probably the most confusing part of starting a new web site comes with hosting.  What is a 'good' host?  How do you know?   Reading through the pages below you should be able to get a basic grasp on what you need to know about hosting, plus some more that you may just want to know.

• Default Pages Jan 8, 2007 How does a server know what to send you when you leave off the filename?
• Do I need PHP? Mar 20, 2006 What about all the extras that hosts throw in? Can I get by with a cheaper host that doesn't offer them?
• Hosting - Dedicated, Shared, or VPS Mar 23, 2006 A quick primer on the different types of hosting plans
• How much does a website cost? Feb 7, 2007 How much will it cost for you to get your website off the ground?
• Learning from your statistics Mar 24, 2006 There is gold in your web statistics - if you know what to look for
• Linux File Permissions Aug 27, 2006 A introduction to setting permissions on your web server
• Linux versus Windows hosting Mar 14, 2006 Should your server run Linux or Windows?
• phpInfo Mar 24, 2006 A PHP function to tell you about your host installation
• Protecting directories Jul 4, 2006 How to keep visitors from browsing your directory structure
• robots.txt Mar 22, 2006 A simple little text file that leads to a lot of confusion