Web Hosting Technical Support

Web Hosting is a Service provided to anyone that would like a web site on the internet. Basically what it is, is using a computer that is hooked up to the web 24/7. To make changes users usually use an FTP program to transfer files on to the web server.

> Hosting Overview

D&E Jazzd offers Virtual (shared) hosting, as well as dedicated and collocated servers. Every Hosting account has a set amount of bandwidth (learn more about bandwidth) that can be used. All Shared Hosting packages at Jazzd are run on Linux (UNIX) servers. That means if you are unfamiliar with those Operating Systems you will want to be aware of how to name files (this page also talks about default file names) that will be located on the servers.

> Domain Support

Another step in setting up a web site is dealing with your Domain Name. Follow that link to learn learn what a Domain Name is, how to choose one, how to register your new Domain Name, and how to transfer Domains from one host to another. A part of Domain Name Support is, e-Commerce and encryption. If you are looking into selling products or services on your website, you should know about e-commerce and how it fits into a web server. Once you start selling on your site, you will have to make sure the information being sent to you and from your site is secure and encrypted, click here to learn about SSL and encryption.

> Building a Site

Building the actual pages that are on your site is the last step, if you are using Frontpage, we have some support to help you upload or publish your site to the web server, click here to find out how. Just about every site that allows a end user to fill out a form that will be emailed to you or inputed into a database uses Perl/CGI, for more information on Perl, click here.