Web Hosting For Dummies

May 2013 | ISBN-10: 1118540573 | ePUB | 360 pages | 11 mb

If you'd like to make the leap from a hosted environment to a self-hosted service, this book is for you. You may be making the move from casual blogging to professional blogging. Or, you might already be self-hosting, but want a good guide to show you how to get more out of your plan. In simple, easy-to-understand language, this helpful book breaks down all the functions of web hosting for self-hosted users, from setting up new e-mail accounts to backing up and securing your site, analyzing server logs, choosing a platform to install, and more.
Learn to:
- Interpret web hosting terms, domains, and DNS
- Choose the right platform to install
- Use built-in databases and new e-mail accounts
- Work with FTP clients, use cloud services, and back up your site
Ready to take the plunge into web hosting? Learn how to do it yourself!
Thinking about hosting your own website or blog? Or have you already signed up with a service and want to be sure you're getting everything you paid for? This guide to web hosting shares what Peter Pollock learned the hard way, so you don't have to make his mistakes. Learn the secrets of web hosting, showcase your site, and get your money's worth.
- What it means — find out what goes into web hosting and understand the different technologies
- Some practical stuff — discover the advantages of hosted e-mail and the different ways to upload and download files
- Databases and logs — choose a database technology and learn to protect and speed up your site with information from logs
- Essential security — protect your visitors with SSL certificates and secure your site by locking up the SSH
- It's your domain — enhance your site with creative use of your domain name, subdomains, and add-on domains