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Hostgator recently announced a new site backup service aimed at users of CPanel and WHM. The service, named Site Auto Backup, aims to give CPanel users a low-cost automated backup solution that is off-site and updated daily. Priced at $1.95 per month for the first GB of storage and $1 for every GB beyond that, [...]

You can have the best Web host in the world, but it does you no good if you can’t get files onto your server. To that end, you are probably going to need an FTP client as it is the easiest and most common way to transfer files to a remote server. However, where Windows [...]

A recent infographic on Intect shines a bright light on a statistic many hosts would like to keep secret: the number of servers they operate. Whether they fear they might be seen as too small or too large, many hosts keep this information buried. However, Intec was able to compile numbers on 15 of the [...]

To be clear, the Web site for Computer Tyme Web Hosting is far from gorgeous. With a design seemingly ripped from the mid-nineties and a lengthy tome of text on the front page, the site certainly stands out among the more modern designs we’re used to Web hosts having today. However, many Webmasters call Computer [...]

When you’re buying hosting, you’re doing more than purchasing a service, you’re also signing a contract. Though it’s easy for us to not take the “check here to agree” box very seriously, it has the same legally binding effect as if you had physically signed a paper contract. As such, it is important to take [...]

If you monitor your Web sites and enjoy doing so from your iPhone, there are precious few applications to choose from. Though many monitoring services have mobile-friendly versions of their site, if you want a native iPhone app, which enables a variety of new features (including push messages and easier/faster access to settings), there are [...]

One of the greatest debates among those seeking Web hosting is whether they should go with a large Web hosting company, possibly with millions of Web sites, or choose a smaller company, possibly a startup. There are perceived benefits and drawbacks of each but many of those are simply widely-believed falsehoods. The decision is a [...]

When looking for new hosting, one of the great challenges is trying to figure out how much server you need and bandwidth is one of the most critical elements you have to be able to estimate. Although bandwidth doesn’t have a large bearing in determining the type of hosting that you need, when looking at [...]

If you leave my house, which is located on the west bank side of New Orleans, and head toward the Mississippi River bridge to get toward the downtown area and the French Quarter, you’ll see a billboard on the left-hand side of the bridge advertising Hostgator. This billboard, which is right next to one of [...]

Times are tough, especially online, and everyone is looking to save a few dollars. Though hosting may not be your biggest expense, it certainly is one you probably wish you didn’t have to pay every month. But what if there was a way to cut or eliminating hosting bills without taking your site offline or [...]