 Web Hosting Features
NB. Items marked * may incur setup costs and / or a small
additional monthly charge. We are continually adding new features
to our hosting accounts.
Web Space
Your Web Space is the amount of disk space on the
server you are allowed to use and is dependent on your hosting
plan.
This space is used
to store all your email plus all the files needed for your website,
including HTML files, image files, CGI scripts, multimedia files,
and any
other
files.
You can monitor how much space you are
using in your personal control panel.
Data Transfer
Data transfer is the amount of data sent to and from your domain,
basically a measure of how popular your site is. A large part of
this traffic is web traffic (website visitors) but can also be
FTP (file uploads and downloads), Anonymous FTP, and even email.
You can monitor how much data transfer you are using in your control
panel - the maximum allowed is dependent on your hosting plan.
Quick 'n' Easy Content Management System (CMS) *
QnECMS is the most standards compliant
and accessible Content Management System on the market.
QnECMS is a feature rich, powerful and affordable online CMS suitable
for small business, churches, voluntary sector, non-profit organisations
and personal use. Users don't need to know HTML to add or edit
pages.
The QnECMS includes your own Blogging tool, an easy 'forms creation'
tool, a built-in Mailing List to send news to registered users,
and a Photo Gallery plugin to easily create and add a photo gallery
to your site.
Miva Merchant Shopping Cart
Miva Merchant is a browser based Storefront and Catalog development
tool that integrates cataloging, product maintenance, category
management, shopping basket, order and credit card processing.
Email Accounts
Each Email account can have its own distinct login and password
and allows for the sending and retrieving of e-mail. You can easily
setup your Email user accounts by logging into your personal
control panel. You will have a minimum of 50 accounts but
most customers will probably not use more than 10.
Web Email
You can easily check your email when you are away from your computer.
All mickwood.com clients receive unlimited access to their email
via a web browser. You can send and receive email from anywhere
in the world. A Web Email
tutorial has been written to quickly get you up and running.
Email Auto Responders & Aliasing
Auto Responders are automatic email messages sent from the server
in response to someone who emails your email address.
Alias emails are different from POP3 Emails. These are virtual
email accounts that are actually forwarded to another email account.
Email Auto Responders and Aliasing may be added or edited easily
using your personal control panel.
FREE Domain Name Registration
Unlike some web hosting providers, mickwood.com does not charge
anything for new domain registration or renewal although an
annual fee applies for each domain name we register or renew.
The
annual
fee is dependent on the type of domain and the length of the registration
period. For example, .com's are currently £20.00 per annum
- other prices are
also listed on the site.
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
FTP is the process of transferring your web pages and graphics
from your computer to the server.
You can create additional
FTP accounts in real-time, set the startup directory on such
users, and delete extra accounts automatically. You can create
and modify
FTP accounts using your personal control panel. FTP access is
unrestricted giving you the ability to make changes to your web
site at all
times.
Sub-Domains
Sub-domains allow for the use of URLs like subdomain.yourdomain.com.
Any visitor which mistypes a sub-domain URL will be directed to
your virtual domain website. This ensures no visitors are lost
due to mistakes.
Personal Control Panel (PCP)
The PCP allows you to administer user, FTP,
site, and mail list settings. It has features for site back-ups
and restores and allows you to view disk and web usage. The PCP
is an excellent, intuitively easy, tool for beginners to advanced
users alike.
CGI-Bin
CGI & Perl scripts are programs or scripts that add interactivity
and enable dynamic capabilities for your site. mickwood.com maintains
the latest version of CGI on all web servers and has installed
all commonly requested Perl modules. Any other required module
can be installed upon request.
Active Server Pages
SunONE ASP
also referred to as Active Server Pages delivers full ASP support.
mySQL / mSQL
MySQL is a
true multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database. MySQL is a client/server
implementation that consists of a server daemon and many different
client programs and libraries.
PHP4
PHP is a server-side, cross-platform, HTML embedded scripting
language. PHP is especially popular with those who use mySQL as
PHP can be used as a front-end to mySQL databases. Working with
mySQL and PHP can be extremely powerful, allowing you to create
a web-interface to mySQL database tables. We keep our versions
of PHP as up to date as possible.
Perl 5, Python, TCL Compilers, Server Side Includes(SSI), Java and Java Servlets
Perl 5, Python, TCL Compilers, Server Side Includes(SSI), Java
and Java Servlets are available for scripts or programs. We always
update these languages to the most stable releases when possible.
This allows you to take full advantage of improvements and new
additions to the software.
Cron Jobs
A Cron Job editor is available for setting up the execution of
scripts/programs at a set period of time.
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Secure Sockets Layer(SSL) is a protocol which encrypts all data
communicated between the client and the server, to ensure that
there will be no intercepts of the data by third parties. In order
to use SSL on your web site, you will need to purchase a SSL certificate
from a third party SSL provider. Below is a short list of providers
which sell SSL certificates:
Frontpage Extensions
Microsoft's FrontPage 2002 is a client / server combination application
which allows clients to create dynamic web sites quickly and easily
without any programming knowledge. Frontpage 98 and 2000 applications
will also work flawlessly.
Customisable Error Pages
Never lose a visitor again because of missing pages or server
errors. Customise your own pages to intercept lost visitors when
something
goes wrong.
Access To Raw Logs
Raw access and error logs can be downloaded from the web site
control panel or by FTP.
Detailed Website Statistics
Our detailed website statistics programs are fun, intuitive,
and easy-to-use. Even with its advanced reporting features it is
extremely
usable, even for the novice.
Daily Site Backups
Each web site has the ability to be backed up and restored daily.
Note that mickwood.com does NOT backup sites on its' customers
behalf. It is your responsibility to backup your files and data.
Online & Email Support
http://www.mickwood.com/support is
the first place to look for technical support. If you can't find
the answer to your problem there you can email our technical support
team who will answer all your questions courteously and respectfully.
Dedicated IP Address *
With a static IP, you are able to maintain a level of independence
for your web site. Without a dedicated IP address you will share
your IP with other web sites. Our users have not experienced any
problems using the shared IP method.
Domain Pointers
A domain name pointer is a domain name which simply points to
your account. In other words, domain name pointers allow you to
have as many domain names point to your website as you wish. For
example:
- http://www.mickwood.com
- http://www.michaelwood.com
- http://www.mwood.com
would each point to the same web site - no need to copy or maintain
multiple directories.
Personalised Name Servers *
Add anonymity to your account with personalised name servers.
When someone does a whois or traceroute on your domain it will
appear as ns1.yourdomain.com and ns2.yourdomain.com instead of
ns1.mickwood.com and ns2.mickwood.com.
Customize MX Records
Start your own free email service like Hotmail. Visitors will
be able to sign up for a free email address at your domain (username@yoursite.com).
Users will return often to read and write email messages and every
message they send will promote your site and attract new visitors.
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