Frequently Asked Questions

General

    Will you place ads on my site?

    Do you allow me to place ads on my site to advertise for money?

    Do you allow adult sites?

    Can I create sites for my friends and host them?

 

Payments

    What forms of payment do you accept?

    Can I pay monthly?

    Are there any hidden costs, or setup fees?

    Is tax included with my monthly or yearly plan?

    How long does it take to setup my account?

    How do I make a payment?
    How do I get the 30 day money back?   
   
How do I stop billing?

 

Servers

    Are your servers Unix, or NT?

    What version of php are you using?

    What version of perl are you using?
    What version of MySQL are you using?
   
What version of cpanel are you using?

    What control panel do you use and do you have a demo?

    Do you have a users manual for control panel?
    Where do I go to login to my control panel?
    Do you offer telnet or shell access?
    Can I password protect directories?


Domains and DNS

    How do I register a Doman Name?

    Can I register a Domain Name through you?

    Can I transfer my existing Domain Name to your DNS Servers?

    How long does it take to get my domain working?
    What do I set my domains name server's to?
    What is a subdomain?
   
What is an addon domain?

    How do I create an addon or sub-domain?


E-mail

    How do I create email accounts?
   
What are my incoming and outgoing mail server settings?

    Where do I go to check my emails using my browser?


FTP

    Where can I download a free FTP client?
    My FTP client is not letting me upload files, what's wrong?
    Why doesn't my ftp password change when I change my Cpanel password?


CGI/ASP/PHP/MySql/JSP/FrontPage

    None of my cgi scripts are working on the server. How do I get them to work?
   
How do I create databases and manage them?

    Do you support FrontPage?


SSL

    What is the difference between shared ssl and private ssl?
    What is the path to the free shared ssl?   

    Can I purchase a private ssl from you and what type is it?
    I'm going to purchase my own ssl what do I need to know?
   
How do I transfer an ssl?

 

Q. Will you place ads on my site?
A. We will NOT place ads on your site.

Q. Do you allow me to place ads on my site to advertise for money?
A. Yes, we allow sites to have commercial advertisements.

Q. Do you allow adult sites?
A. NO. Adult sites, containing pornography are not acceptable.

Q. Can I create sites for my friends and host them?

A. Yes, as long as you don't exceed your disk space or domain limits you may host your friends.

 


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Q. What forms of payment do you accept?
A. Check, Money Order, Credit Card, PayPal

 

Q. Can I pay monthly?
A. Yes, you may pay monthly

Q. Are there any hidden costs, or setup fees?
A. No, all costs are displayed on our checkout system.


Q. Is tax included with my monthly or yearly plan?
A. No. You are responsible for tax.

 

Q. How long does it take to setup my account?
A. Your account will normally be setup automatically within 15 minutes of ordering. If you choose to mail in your payment, your account will be set up, pending payment. If payment is not received within 10 working days, the account will be closed.
 

Q. How do I make a payment?
A. All online payments are recurring. Your payment will automatically be deducted.
 

Q. How do I get the 30 day money back?
A. Simply email us your username, password, and why you wish to cancel within thirty days, and we process your refund in less then 24 hours.
 

Q. How do I stop billing?
A. If you wish to close your account simply email us your username, password, and why you wish to cancel. You must also include "I give you permission to delete my website and all of it's content."

 

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Q. Are your server's Unix, or NT?
A. Our servers are Linux Red Hat 7.3. and Red Hat 9.0

Q. What version of php are you using?
A. We are using version 4.3.3 and 4.3.4

Q. What version of perl are you using?
A. We are using version 5.6.1.
 

Q. What version of MySQL are you using?
A. We are using version 4.0.15
 

Q. What version of cpanel are you using?
A. Our servers automatically stay up to date with the most recent stable Cpanel version.

 

Q. What control panel do you use and do you have a demo?
A. The control panel we use is called Cpanel.
 

Q. Do you have a users manual for control panel?
A. Go to http://www.cpanel.net/docs/cp/index.html
 

Q. Where do I go to login to my control panel?
A. You go to http://www.yourdomain.com/cpanel

Q. Do you offer telnet or shell access?
A. No, due to security reason's we do not offer telnet or shell access.

Q. Can I password protect directories?
A. Yes, you can password protect directory's within CPanel.

 

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Q. How do I register a Doman Name?

A. A Domain Name must be registered through a recognized registrar.

 

Q. Can I register a Domain Name through you?

A. Yes, when you sign up for a site you can register a Domain Name through our servers.

 

Q. Can I transfer my existing Domain Name to your DNS Servers?

A. Yes, you can transfer a Domain Name to our DNS Servers.


Q. How long does it take to get my domain working?
A. It usually takes 24-48 hours for a domain to fully propagate.

Q. What do I set my domains name server's to?
A. Please read your welcome e-mail, if you have lost your welcome email you can call or email us requesting your domain information be resent.


Q.
What is a subdomain?
A. www.domain.com is a domain name. A subdomain is anything that replaces the www in a domain name.forum.aol.com is a subdomain. www.forum.aol.com is not a subdomain.
 

Q. What is an addon domain?
A. An addon domain is a fully functional domain that will work out of a folder in your main sites ftp.

Q. How do I create an addon or sub-domain?
A. To create an addon or sub-domain, login to your control panel and open either the addon or subdomain manager.

 

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Q. How do I create email accounts?
A. To create an email account login to your control panel and click add/remove email account's.

Q. What are my incoming and outgoing mail server settings?
A. For both incoming and outgoing mail server put mail.yourdomain.com
 

Q. Where do I go to check my emails using my browser?
A.
www.yourdomain.com/webmail/

 

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Q. Where can I download a free FTP client?
A. We recommend downloading either smartftp or cute ftp from download.com

Q. My FTP client is not letting me upload files, what's wrong?
A. If you are uploading your web site, make sure you are uploading to the public_html folder.

    If you are uploading files to your ftp site then use the public_ftp folder.
 

Q. Why doesn't my ftp password change when I change my Cpanel password?
A. Please allow 24 hours for your FTP password to sync with your Cpanel password.

 

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Q. None of my cgi scripts are working on the server. How do I get them to work?
A. Make sure that they are chmoded to 755
 

Q. How do I create databases and manage them?
A. Login to your cpanel and click MySQL Databases. After your database is created you can manage it from phpmyadmin. This can be found at the very bottom of the MySQL page.

Q.
Do you support FrontPage?

A. Yes, we support FrontPage, you can enable it through your cPanel

 

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Q. What is the difference between shared ssl and private ssl?
A. A shared ssl displays as https//ip/~yourusername/ A private ssl would display as https://www.yourdomain.com in the address bar.
 
Q. What is the path to the free shared ssl?
A. We need to activate the shared ssl on each site manually that will require it.
 

Q. Can I purchase a private ssl from you and what type is it?
A. Please email to do so.
 
Q. I'm going to purchase my own ssl what do I need to know?
A. Our servers are Apache + Mod SSL If you require assistance from us to install it there will be a $30.00 installation fee.
 
Q. How do I transfer an ssl?
A. Every place that sells an ssl has a different transfer procedure. You will need to ask the supplier you purchased it from for their procedure.

 

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