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Extra Services

Hosts generally offer e-mail services as well, allowing you to
use e-mail accounts attached to your domain name. They may
also offer server-side scripting features, such as support for
PHP, ASP, ASP.NET, and ColdFusion, as well as space on
database servers. All hosts should offer some sort of backup
system to protect against data loss on their side, and many
make the Web server logs for your site available, either as a
raw data file that you need to analyze yourself or through a
graphical interface on the control panel.

Signing Up with a Host

When you have found the host you want to use, you can sign
up through their Web site. Most ask for basic contact and
billing information. Many offer monthly or yearly billing,
with a discount for longer terms. Once they receive your
information, you should receive an e-mail from them with
details as to how to log into the control panel and set up
other details of your site, as well as the login information
you need to upload your files to them.

Login details as follows:

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Hard Drive Space and Bandwidth

All hosts should offer a certain amount of disk space, a maximum
allowed amount of monthly bandwidth, and some sort of control
panel interface to allow you to administer your site. The hard drive
space and bandwidth is more than usually sufficient for most sites,
although hosts generally offer a la carte options for additional
space and bandwidth should you need them.

Disk space

Bandwidth

Disk space

Bandwidth