AxisLayer has announced that the web hosting provider is offering 50% off all new web hosting packages purchased on Halloween Day. AxisLayer offers shared web hosting, reseller web hosting, VPS hosting, dedicated servers to domain name registrations. This promotional offer is valid to new customers that purchase a web hosting plan on October 31, 2015.
Go with a Cpanel web host or a custom control panel?
If you are deciding between a web host that uses Cpanel versus one with a custom control panel. You must factor in whether or not you have the technical capability to replicate your web hosting account setup on a new web host if you decide to switch web hosts. If you have the technical capabilities […]
Third party DNS servers or use your web hosting providers DNS servers?
If you plan to change web hosts in the future and don’t want an interruption to your service. You should consider using a third party DNS service provider. If you have no plans to change web hosts in the future or having a few days of downtime won’t impact you then using your web hosts […]
Outsource email hosting or host your own email server?
If your business depends on 24/7 uptime email service then you will need to carefully consider your decisions. Popular email hosting services include Google Apps to Microsoft’s Outlook service and almost every web hosting provider also provides email hosting services. If you are technically inclined then it may be more fun to host your own […]
Do you need a dedicated database server?
Depending on your website setup and the traffic volume that you are experiencing. The move to a dedicated database server should be considered if the traffic warrants it. Any sluggish performance could be addressed with a dedicated server that handles the database functions and nothing else. If you are hosted on a dedicated server and […]
My web host got brought out and is moving me?
If your web hosting provider has been acquired by another company. There is a good chance that your web hosting provider may change datacenters unless they own their own datacenter. When a large corporation or another web hosting provider buys another web hosting company. They would want to consolidate costs aka maintain operating costs and […]
Why does my website become slow at certain times of the day?
If you are experiencing slowness when accessing your website at certain times of the day. You should start noting down the date and times that are you experiencing this issue. There may be a lot of different causes that could be causing your website to be slow. If you are on a shared web hosting […]
What is a Virtual Private Server?
Virtual private servers (VPS) are parts or slices of a dedicated server that are split equally among a number of customers. The number of customers per server may vary according to the plan and cost. A VPS may have from 5 customers hosted on the server to 20-50 total customers. Shared web hosting is taking […]
Why you should check out your host’s FAQ
The frequent asked questions page of your web hosting provider will have many answers to your questions. The FAQ page features the most commonly asked questions by other customers. If you haven’t checked out the FAQ page of your web host yet you should. The FAQ page may have answers to billing questions to technical […]
SSD or regular hard drive?
Some web hosting providers may offer the option for you to choose a web hosting plan with either SSD or a regular hard drive. SSD stands for solid state drive, a different type of hard drive that does not use a moving disk to store data. Instead, SSD drives use RAM like technology to write, […]