Web hosting technical questions
- Can you host Windows/Access/ASP/.Net web sites?
- How is the total data transfer per month calculated?
- Multiple sites per hosting Account?
- How do I add a database to my hosting account?
- How do I manage MySQL or PostgreSQL databases?
- Do you support InnoDB and MyISAM in MySQL?
- Can I host WAP content in my hosting account?
- What version of xxx do you run?
- Can I make a script run periodically (using cron)?
Can you host Windows/Access/ASP/.Net web sites?
Yes. We have a shared Windows server running Windows Server 2003 for this exact purpose!
By default we set up all new hosting accounts on Linux servers as we find these are ideal for sites which are serving up static content or using most common web technologies. However, if you require ASP, Microsoft SQL server, .NET or frontpage extensions then we can certainly accomodate this on a Windows server.
Please let our sales team know when ordering.
How is the total data transfer per month calculated?
Total data transfer for your hosting account, includes data transfered via:
- Web Traffic - Visitors to your website
- FTP Transfer - Data transfered to/from your site using FTP
- Email - All email handled by our mail server
'Total data transfer' is the sum of both inbound and outbound data over the mediums listed above.
Multiple sites per hosting Account?
For each hosting account you can only have one website. Each website can have multiple sections, pages etc. You can have as many domain names as you like pointing to the one website, but all of the domains will point to the same home page on your website.
How do I add a database to my hosting account?
In the control panel for your account you will find the option to create a PostgreSQL database. If you would like to create a MySQL database or add multiple databases to your account, please contact us.
How do I manage MySQL or PostgreSQL databases?
phpMyAdmin and phpPgAdmin are web based management tools for MySQL and PostgreSQL respectively.
You can also manage databases via shell access using 'mysql' or 'psql' programs.
Detailed information to assist with managing PostgreSQL databases and MySQL databases is provided in the support area.
Do you support InnoDB and MyISAM in MySQL?
Both InnoDB and MyISAM table types are supported.
Can I host WAP content in my hosting account?
Yes. Placing .wml files in your hosting account with appropriate content will enable WAP on your website.
What version of xxx do you run?
Server: www6 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 5)
Program Version Apache 2.2.3 PHP 5.1.6 Tomcat 5.5.23 Java (Sun SDK) 1.5.0 JavaMail 1.3.2 Perl 5.8.8 Tcl 8.4.13 Python 2.3.4 Ruby 1.8.5 PostgreSQL 8.1.9 MySQL 5.0.22 Server: www5 (Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition)
Program Version IIS 6 PHP 5.1.6 Perl 5.8.8 .NET 1.1 or 2 MSSQL 2005 MySQL 5.0.37 Server: www4 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 4)
Program Version Apache 2.0.52 PHP 4.3.9 or 5.0.4 Tomcat 5.5.9 Java (Sun SDK) 1.5.0 JavaMail 1.3.2 Perl 5.8.5 Tcl 8.4.7 Python 2.3.4 Ruby 1.8.4 PostgreSQL 7.4.8 MySQL 4.1.12 Server: www3 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3)
Program Version Apache 2.0.46 PHP 4.3.2 Tomcat 4.1.18 Java (Sun SDK) 1.4.1 JavaMail 1.2 Perl 5.8.0 Tcl 8.3.5 Python 2.2.3 or 2.3.4 PostgreSQL 7.3.4 MySQL 3.23.58 Server: www2 (Red Hat Linux 7.3)
Program Version Apache 1.3.27 PHP 4.1.2 Tomcat 4.01 Java (IBM SDK) 1.3.0 JavaMail 1.2 Perl 5.6 Tcl 8.3.3 PostgreSQL 7.1.3 MySQL 3.23.58 Notes about application version information
The feature set and security levels of the advertised versions may differ to those of the upstream versions due to work done by Anchor and our software vendors in back-porting security fixes.
Can I make a script run periodically (using cron)?
Yes. A program called cron can be used to automatically run any script or code contained within your hosting account based on a specified time period or frequency.
Each user has full control over their crontab via SSH.
