It is a good idea to keep your web hosting account separate from your domain registration. If your web host is providing a free domain than you can get one for free. Otherwise, it is a better idea to keep your domain registration at a separate company and your web hosting at a separate company. […]
The price for WHMCS licenses
WHMCS is a billing solution for managing customers and payments for web hosting providers. The pricing for a single WHMCS license starts at $15.95 per month for a branded license. For a no branded license of WHMCS is $18.95 per month. A one time branded license of WHMCS is $249.95. A one time no branding […]
How much does it cost for a Cpanel & WHM license?
There are different classes of licenses for Cpanel & WHM (one license for both). If you plan to install Cpanel & WHM on a virtual private server (virtual dedicated server) the price for a monthly license is $20. For a yearly license it is $200 dollars. For a dedicated stand alone server the price starts […]
How much does it cost for Clientexec?
Clientexec is a billing solution for web hosting providers. The price for a single license of Clientexec varies by the type of license. As of November of 2015 the price for a leased license that is self hosted is $12 per month when billed annually or $16 when paid month to month. The owned self […]
Alternatives to Amazon Web Services (AWS)?
A popular alternative to AWS is Microsoft Azure. Microsoft Azure supports both Linux and Windows applications. The product offerings of both AWS and Microsoft Azure are similar. Microsoft Azure has 22 datacenter locations worldwide. Microsoft Azure datacenter locations include India (Mumbai, Chennai, Pune), Australia (Victoria, New South Wales), Brazil, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Ireland, […]
Alternatives to DigitalOcean?
If you are looking for an alternative to DigitalOcean than you may be interested in Linode. If you are looking for an alternative to Linode than you may be interested in DigitalOcean. Linode has been around a lot longer but both Linode and DigitalOcean are popular with web developers. The pricing and offers of VPS […]
Public web hosting companies market capitalization (Nov. 13, 2015)
The market capitalization of a few select web hosting and Internet related businesses. Most of the web hosting related stocks below last traded on November 13, 2015. Equinix and Level 3 market capitalization are almost the same. Both market caps of Level 3 and Equinix are in the $17 billion dollar range. Web.com Group Inc., […]
Diagnosing network issues with mtr traceroute
The command to execute is: mtr -rw vnkb.com *replace vnkb.com with your domain name or IP address you are attempting to tracreoute to. After a few seconds the report with 10 packets sent to the destination you put will appear. You can copy and send this mtr traceroute report to your web host.
Why do overseas web hosts charge more?
If you are looking to order a dedicated server from an overseas web hosting provider. The economics will vary from country to country. The bandwidth cost to server prices may cost more to purchase in whatever country you are looking at. One of the main reasons for the higher price is the price for bandwidth […]
How much RAM and what type of CPU does my shared web hosting account have?
If you have tried looking for the technical answer to how much RAM and what type of CPU the server that is hosting your shared web account has. It may be available via your web host control panel. If the answer is not there. You would have to email your web host and ask them. […]