Imagine living in an apartment where you share the parking space and swimming pool with your neighbors. Compared to building a house for your family only, this will save you many dollars. It will solve your need for shelter while taking care of your pocket. However, it will come with several sacrifices; for example, it … Continue reading "When Is Shared Hosting Good for Your Website" The post When Is Shared Hosting Good for Your Website appeared first on DowntownHost Web Hosting Blog.

Typically, there is a myriad of options when it comes to choosing the ideal host for your website. There is more to hosting your website than just deciding on which hosting company to go with; a lot is hinged on making the ideal choice, that is, identifying the hosting package that is best tailored to … Continue reading "Shared Web Hosting" The post Shared Web Hosting appeared first on DowntownHost Web Hosting Blog.

Typically, there is a myriad of options when it comes to choosing the ideal host for your website. There is more to hosting your website than just deciding on which hosting company to go with; a lot is hinged on making the ideal choice, that is, identifying the hosting package that is best tailored to […] The post Shared Web Hosting appeared first on DowntownHost Web Hosting Blog.

If you have certain features on your website that are restricted to people with a username and password, you likely only want those people to access it. The problem is that some people give their login credentials away, so, for example, their friends can access paid content for free. There’s an easy solution to this … Continue reading "Preventing bandwidth theft in cpanel with hotlink protection" The post Preventing bandwidth theft in cpanel with hotlink protection appeared first on DowntownHost Web Hosting Blog.

If you have certain features on your website that are restricted to people with a username and password, you likely only want those people to access it. The problem is that some people give their login credentials away, so, for example, their friends can access paid content for free. There’s an easy solution to this...

One of the worst things that can happen to a webmaster is the loss of their bandwidth due to thieves. Most webmasters are given a limit, or quota, in regards to how much bandwidth they can use. When someone else links directly to an image or other large file that you host, you lose bandwidth … Continue reading "How to use Leech Protect in Cpanel." The post How to use Leech Protect in Cpanel. appeared first on DowntownHost Web Hosting Blog.

One of the worst things that can happen to a webmaster is the loss of their bandwidth due to thieves. Most webmasters are given a limit, or quota, in regards to how much bandwidth they can use. When someone else links directly to an image or other large file that you host, you lose bandwidth...

Spam is a serious problem, and fortunately, there’s an easy way to make sure that your domain doesn’t get caught up in the practice. What you’ll want to do is set up an SPF record. To accomplish this, you can go to www.openspf.org. This site will make the process very easy, and you will simply … Continue reading "Setting SPF records" The post Setting SPF records appeared first on DowntownHost Web Hosting Blog.

Spam is a serious problem, and fortunately, there’s an easy way to make sure that your domain doesn’t get caught up in the practice. What you’ll want to do is set up an SPF record. To accomplish this, you can go to www.openspf.org. This site will make the process very easy, and you will simply...

In the beginning days of the Internet, one had to physically be in front of their computer in order to run their website. No longer is that the case, because these days, you can perform many administrative functions wherever you happen to be. Thanks to mobile devices such as the BlackBerry and the iPhone, it … Continue reading "Using your BlackBerry with your website" The post Using your BlackBerry with your website appeared first on DowntownHost Web Hosting Blog.

In the beginning days of the Internet, one had to physically be in front of their computer in order to run their website. No longer is that the case, because these days, you can perform many administrative functions wherever you happen to be. Thanks to mobile devices such as the BlackBerry and the iPhone, it...

At DowntownHost, we aren’t just concerned with taking our clients’ money and leaving them to their own devices. Here, we truly care about the success of each and every one of our customers and their websites. That’s why we offer a tutorials section. In this section, you will find a wide range of articles, from … Continue reading "Tutorials" The post Tutorials appeared first on DowntownHost Web Hosting Blog.

At DowntownHost, we aren’t just concerned with taking our clients’ money and leaving them to their own devices. Here, we truly care about the success of each and every one of our customers and their websites. That’s why we offer a tutorials section. In this section, you will find a wide range of articles, from...

You have a lot of choices when it comes to hosts, but here at DowntownHost, we feel that we can provide you the service you need at a price that’s reasonable. We offer several levels of service, so regardless of what your hosting needs are, we can meet them with a high level of quality, … Continue reading "Why DowntownHost is your best choice" The post Why DowntownHost is your best choice appeared first on DowntownHost Web Hosting Blog.

You have a lot of choices when it comes to hosts, but here at DowntownHost, we feel that we can provide you the service you need at a price that’s reasonable. We offer several levels of service, so regardless of what your hosting needs are, we can meet them with a high level of quality,...

There are many elements to a website, or more specifically to ensuring that it runs smoothly. Your server needs to be connected to quality bandwidth, and you need to load your content efficiently. One easy way to do that is to use caching. What caching does is this: it stores a page’s content and serves … Continue reading "Enabling WP-Supercache" The post Enabling WP-Supercache appeared first on DowntownHost Web Hosting Blog.

There are many elements to a website, or more specifically to ensuring that it runs smoothly. Your server needs to be connected to quality bandwidth, and you need to load your content efficiently. One easy way to do that is to use caching. What caching does is this: it stores a page’s content and serves...

Google Apps is a valuable tool for businesses and people alike. With it, you can use e-mail through Gmail’s interface, but with your website’s e-mail. In order to set it up through Cpanel, of course, you have to have your account set up through Google Apps. Setting up your account will involve verifying it, which … Continue reading "Google Apps setup guide." The post Google Apps setup guide. appeared first on DowntownHost Web Hosting Blog.

Google Apps is a valuable tool for businesses and people alike. With it, you can use e-mail through Gmail’s interface, but with your website’s e-mail. In order to set it up through Cpanel, of course, you have to have your account set up through Google Apps. Setting up your account will involve verifying it, which...

 As many of you will have noticed, we recently performed a survey of our shared and reseller hosting clients. The aim? To find out what our customers think of Downtown Host and identify what we can do to improve the services we offer. We’ve been analysing the data closely and the results are both encouraging … Continue reading "Survey sumary." The post Survey sumary. appeared first on DowntownHost Web Hosting Blog.

 As many of you will have noticed, we recently performed a survey of our shared and reseller hosting clients. The aim? To find out what our customers think of Downtown Host and identify what we can do to improve the services we offer. We’ve been analysing the data closely and the results are both encouraging...

You’ve lost your critical website data. A whole folder has been deleted, and part of your site is down. You’re out of luck, right? Wrong. Thanks to the R1Soft feature within Cpanel, you can easily make and restore backups, allowing you to get back online quickly in the event of disaster. In the “Files” menu...