This tutorial explains spam which is unwanted junk email usually sent in mass quantities, specific types of spam like “phishing” emails, and how to combat spam using spam filters provided through your web hosting provider, in your control panel or in your email program. Read the rest of this entry »

This tutorial discusses why and how often you should be backing up your web hosting account. Read the rest of this entry »

This tutorial explains email auto-responders which allow you to configure an email address to respond automatically to any email it receives with a default reply you specify. Read the rest of this entry »

This tutorial explains email forwarders, which allow you to forward a copy of all the mail that comes to one email address to another address while keeping the original at the first address, and domain forwarders which allow you to forward all of the mail that comes to one domain to another domain. Read the rest of this entry »

This tutorial discusses adding multiple email accounts to your web hosting account and how they might affect available disk space. Read the rest of this entry »

This tutorial explains FTP, or File Transfer Protocol, and how it is used to transfer files to and from your web hosting account, unlike HTTP which is used to access websites. Read the rest of this entry »

This tutorial explains what the relational database management system (RDBMS) MySQL is and how it is used on a web hosting server. Read the rest of this entry »

This tutorial explains PHP, Perl, Python and Ruby on Rails, which are different web programming, or scripting, languages you can use to code your website.  Read the rest of this entry »

This tutorial explains SSL or TLS certificates, which make secure, encrypted connections to a website. Read the rest of this entry »

This tutorial explains what an IP address is and why someone would choose a dedicated IP. Read the rest of this entry »

This tutorial explains the differences between parked domains, addon domains, and subdomains. Read the rest of this entry »

This tutorial discusses the features of private domain registration and whether it may be worth it to you to pay for it. Read the rest of this entry »

This tutorial explains the information people will be able to look up using your domain registry information, such as your address, phone number, or any other contact information you provided. Read the rest of this entry »

This tutorial discusses where to buy a domain name for your website, whether through a registrar or your web hosting provider. Read the rest of this entry »

This tutorial discusses choosing a domain name and a top level domain or domain extension, like .com, .net, etc., and what you should keep in mind when deciding. Read the rest of this entry »