okay for a while my dad and I have been working on a website on joomla (through localhost) we are just about ready to actually upload this site on the internet but we were having some trouble actually uploading the joomla site onto ipage. We’ve worked out a couple of the kinks and found out that we have to use ftp to actually upload the site onto the internet. Our only problem is that we have no clue on how to upload the databases from phpmyadmin onto ipage. If anyone has any instructions on how to do this, you’d be a lifesaver as we are relatively new at this and at this point quite confused.

Answer:

You don’t “upload phpmyadmin”. phpMyAdmin is a control panel for managing your MySQL databases. If you login to your iPage  control panel, you’ll see it.

• First, login to your IPage  control panel, find the Simple Scripts script installer and install Joomla on your domain. That will create the database, admin user account and install the Joomla software.
• Then do a database export of your localhost database using phpMyAdmin.
• Then in the ipage control  panel, go into phpMyAdmin and find the new database that the Joomla install made. Then import that export file.

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I am looking into starting my own site. But i am not sure what host is better. Please list the Pros and Cons of the following hosts. fat cow, host monster, web hosting pad, godaddy, host gator, ixwebhosting. Please feel free to recommend more sites. Thanks!

Answer:

Let me start with the ones I would get if I was going to buy a web hosting plan. These are in the order I would choose.

1. HostMonster - Best for experienced webmasters because of all the tools in the cPanel control panel, but equally appropriate for beginners because cPanel is logically organized. Good speed and uptime. U.S.-based, in-house customer support and data center. Affordable pricing. Free domain name.
2. WebHostingPad - Price lock guarantee means the price you pay when you sign up never increases. Good cPanel budget host. Softaculous script installer with tons of apps. Free domain name.
3. HostGator - Good cPanel provider. No free domain name. Plans are on the pricey side. Users have complained that they watch server resources very closely and will tap you on the shoulder when they think you’re due for an upgrade to VPS or dedicated hosting. Not sure what their thresholds are, but I’ve heard the story more than once.
4. FatCow - Uses the vDeck control panel. No CRON jobs. Their home page always seems to run a tad bit slow and that just gives me the wrong impression of the way a hosting company should be portraying themselves. If you’re considering FatCow, then you’d be better off going with iPage. iPage is the exact same thing, but with better performance and an anytime moneyback guarantee. I have an iPage account and it’s fine for personal and small business websites.
5. IX – I have no experience with this company. The control panel looks a little thin. I see no CRON, no IP blocking and no websites stats. I’m sure I could find more. I would not select a plan with this company.
6. GoDaddy – I wouldn’t even consider a plan with them. I had them once for less than an hour. People sign up because it’s the only host they know from TV ads, but then they haven’t a clue what to do next. They have a very cluttered and confusing interface. Hosting plans are skimpy on features and the up-sells are many.

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Hi, I am a newbie to the Internet Marketing scene and I am trying to buy my first hosting and have no clue. I have read a couple of forums but cannot seem to decide. I would be grateful if anyone could help me out. Who would be a reasonable, reliable and affordable host to buy hosting from. I am toying with the idea of either HostGator, WebhostingPad or even BlueHost

Answer:

Out of those three, I would get WebHostingPad. They are the cheapest. WHP uses the cPanel control panel and the Softaculous script installer. You’ll also be able to host multiple domain names.

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I am planning of having my own website, perhaps host multiple domains, my first choice is actually webhostingpad.com, but then, i read so many reviews about their scam, I get confused. I also checked on JustHost and read negative feedback.

Godaddy and HostGator are actually good, but then, these two are quite expensive.

Based on experience, which among so many webshostings out there, works best and offer competitive price and services?

help please

Thanks!

Answer:

You “…read so many reviews about their scam…”? WebHostingPad isn’t a scam. What kind of “scam” do you think they are running? WHP has a $1.99/month deal. Use coupon code: FREEDOMAIN to get a free domain name.

JustHost used to have some bad service with lots of down time and slowness, but they’ve changed and are so much better now. I still have a JustHost account and it works better now than it ever did. You can host multiple domains there. Click here for the $3.75/mo promo going on right now.

Godaddy is too expensive, too confusing and has too few features. If you want to host multiple domains, you’ll pay even more.

HostGator is good. You can use coupon code: HGFOR25LESS to save 25% off, it that brings it more in line with what you’d like to pay.

There is another one that is the least expensive of them all and you can host multiple domain. It’s called iPage. They are only $2.95 for any term length. That means you can get a 12 month term for only $35.40. Just uncheck anything else they have checked on the order page. You don’t need that. But you need to hurry because that sale is ending soon.

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• Easy to use web hosting control panel
• Easy SimpleScripts script installer for blogs, CMS, forums, photo galleries and more
• Drag and drop website builder
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If I already have an account (web hosting + domain) say from ipage or HostGator, if I add another domain is that basically creating a new website that points to a directory in my current website?

Thanks.

Answer:

That’s exactly what it is, a new folder in your current web hosting account.

At your domain name registrar, change the nameservers on the domain name to point to the web hosting company’s nameservers.

ns1.ipage.com
ns2.ipage.com

or

ns1.HostGator.com
ns2.HostGator.com

HostGator – In Domains in the cPanel control panel, click on Addon Domains and type in the domain name to create it. The script will create a folder in the root of your domain for the new domain. All the files for that domain go into it. Here’s a HostGator coupon code to save 25% off your first term:  HGFOR25LESS

iPage – The process is a little different at iPage because they use the vDeck control panel. Click here for step-by-step instructions for creating an addon domain at iPage.

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• Drag and drop website builder
• Multi-media support for audio, video, music, Flash, and Shockwave
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Ok, so let’s say I want to put some pictures online on a hosting space that I am about to purchase like from webhostingpad or FatCow. My question is, is it difficult to put a picture on that site? How would I go about doing it? I have very little html knowledge.
Please explain. Thanks.

Answer:

Which ever web design tool you use to build your site, you can insert pictures into your web pages.

Or, you can create a photo gallery. Go into your WebHostingPad cPanel control panel and find the Softaculous script installer. There are some photo galleries in their that you can install. Once installed, you’ll get the URL to the admin area where you can upload your pictures. Then in your main website, you can link to the photo gallery.