What is a domain, a hosting account, a control panel, and an ftp account...
The following article tries to explain the most common hosting keywords and terms. I will first introduce the notion of a domain name, then explain what a hosting account is, and finally what are a webhost's responsibility.
A domain name is the name you remember when you need to visit a certain website. It is similar to, myhobbywebsite.com or mycompanyname.com . You need to register an easy to remember domain name if you want to publish your website, as it will be crucial that people remember your website's domain name.
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A hosting account is your space on the internet. It is a place where you could post your opinion, photos, or discuss issues with people from all over the world. You rent a hosting account from a hosting company like us, in order to publish your website. Every hosting account comes with a hosting control panel which allows you to manage your website. Typical examples include uploading files to your hosting account, creating a new email address, similar to me@mydomain.com , or installing a blog, photo gallery or forum from our easy to use installer.
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Once you have placed your order and your hosting account is activated, you will receive a welcome email the information you need in order to properly use your hosting account. It will include your login details to your control panel, which allows you to manage all aspects of your hosting account, such as creating databases, uploading files, creating email accounts, setting up ftp access... It will also include links to customer support area, billing login, and helpful articles in order to get started.
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That's a good question. Every hosting company has a server or more. A server is a computer on which all hosting accounts are stored. As a hosting company, we ensure that these servers are running properly in order to ensure that all the sites that are hosted on our servers are running properly. We are always monitoring our servers in order to ensure that they are always running at an optimal level.
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