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Buying a Domain Name and Web Space
A quick quide to webhosting solutions.
There are may different web hosting companies offering a variety of different services. There are deals out there which make having your own hosting inexpensive. There are a few important things to consider, how much bandwidth, webspace etc. If the site is going to be less than 200 pages then 50Mb should be plenty. Bandwidth is a measurement of how much data can be transferred over a period of time. Typically a hosting company may offer between 1Gb (1024 Mb) and 20Gb a month.
To run server side scripts you'll need CGI access. CGI stands for Common Gateway Interface, to use CGI you will need access to a scripting language such as PHP and Perl.
You may decide you need a database. The 2 most common database systems are MySQL and Microsoft Access, which one you can use will vary by host. Included below are some of the best value packages currently available.
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123Reg. Easy domain name registration with free homepage, including .co.uk, .com, & .eu domain names. InstantSite Starter comes free with every domain name, so you can get your website running without having to pay a penny more than your domain fees. No technical knowledge is required. You can build and manage a great looking site in minutes. |
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1&1. Providers of web hosting services, domain names, and email solutions for personal and business websites. Services include Linux and Microsoft hosting, domain registrations, ecommerce hosting, MS SharePoint, MS Exchange, server hosting. |
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DoYourOwnSite! enables you to produce, without any knowledge of the complex languages and skills usually required, a professional looking website with a degree of flexibility surpassing anything a costly web designer or expensive website development package has to offer.
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DreamTemplate.com offers exclusive premium web content solutions for web developers and webmasters. (NB This doesn't include hosting). You'll access a large collection of professionally designed website template files. Designing for the web has never been easier, with DreamTemplate you can rapidly create and deploy professional looking website's quickly. |
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