web-hosting

Trying to link a domain to a IP

Hi, I have registered mydomain.com now i want to redirect to my IP hosting account. The DNS editor shows two fields: Name and Address. In Address i wrote the IP i want the domain redirects. And in Name I wrote mydomain.com. After submitting the form, the page shows this line: Name Type Record mydomain.mydom...

An affordable way to use multiple Delayed::Job queues

I have a Ruby on Rails app that needs process many background jobs simultaneously: anywhere from 5-6 at a time to up to 50-60 at a time depending on the time of day. Right now my app is running on Heroku, which charges $.05/hour per worker, regardless of how much CPU or memory the worker is using. This is costing me a boatload each month...

Asp.net login problem.

Hello, im building a asp.net web site with 2.0 framework. I've been "fighting" with web.config, i've changed it quiet some times. So to start from scracht this is what i have: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?> <configuration> <connectionStrings> <remove name="LocalSqlServer"/> <add name="ABC" connectionString="Database=jsilva...

Google app engine vs web hosting (unlimited traffic)

Hello, My current web hosting company offers me unlimited traffic, space etc. Why should I want google app engine? What does it offer me more than traditional web hosting ? Thank you ...

Would using free image hosting be a viable alternative to a CDN?

Here's my situation: I'm hosting a personal website on my home desktop computer. I expect my site to have around 1000 visitors per day. The problem is that my Internet connection isn't very fast (20 mbps download, 4 mbps upload). Most of the pages on my site have around 2 MB of images. I'm thinking of uploading those images to around 10...

How should passwords be securely stored for web hosting?

Possible Duplicate: Encrypting/Hashing plain text passwords in database Recently, I discovered that major web hosting companies store their users' passwords in plaintext and even ask for the last 4 digits of the user' password when trying to verify their identity. This seems vitally wrong and full of security problems. I belie...

h-sphere and (Access to the path ... is denied)

i have hosting in server with h-shpere control panel when i tray to upload image to a folder image it gives me Access to the path 'C:\hshome\atceegyp\atce-egypt.org\pic\bbb46.jpg' is denied. i get into web directories setteings and allow read and wirite to the root but nothing happend gives me the same eror ...

Managing a rapidly growing web site

I am developing a project that lately have been taking off with increased popularity. This development is of course met with open arms and has also been somewhat expected. I have therefore taken every precaution I could about creating efficient and secure code. However, when it comes to server capacity I haven't had the financial means ...

Recover domain previously used with Yahoo's hosting

I bought hosting from Yahoo for one year. When the year finished, Yahoo kept the domain name; now I need that domain without Yahoo's service. What can I do? ...

Hosting for simple page with file upload

Hello, I need to make a simple page with an option for the user to send a form with an attached file (movie file, 2MB limit). What free hosting would be best for that purpose? I checked App Engine but in order to allow file uploads you need to store it in the datastore and there is a 1MB limit. Thanks Joel ...

How to host game on ftp using asp.net

Is it possible to host a game say counterstrike on ftp. eg. http://www.gamecp.com/ This provides a game control panel to handle server from website. How game gets started on hosting server. Do we needs to install game on hosting server though commands given in its API. or is it there some other procedure to host game on hosting server ...

Finding out all websites hosted by a webhosting service

How can I determine all the websites which are using a particular webhosting service? There are some services which CLAIM to give you this information, but charge a lot... markosweb.com was particularly nice, but not complete. Help, folks? ...

Does hosting overseas affect seo, and where does this leave cloud computing?

Does hosting overseas affect seo, and where does this leave cloud computing? ...

Free hosting with no database support

Hi All,I want to host a html gallery with no database or any server-side scripting language,i will use a single page with only html and JQuery.Also i already got a domain for that gallery.Is there any free web host that can give me a space with no ads? Any help? ...

How do you determine the webhosting requirements of a site proir to going live?

I have built a drupal site that will contain over a 2500 nodes (real estate listings). I have a feeling that a standard shared webhost will not be sufficient but I really have no way to know. Neither do I know how many hits the site will get, but I expect search engine traffic to be more than humans! The site itself isn't that complex b...

WebsitePanel can't find IIS_IUSRS Group

Hi! I've been trying to figure out why I can't add a website record to my domain on WebsitePanel. The server is running `Win Server '08 R2 with IIS7.5 EDIT 1: Having tried going over this since before the OP date, I've downloaded the source for WebsitePanel and I've determined that the group that it can't find is in fact IIS_IUSRS. An...

Hosting my own website

I know that I can use ubuntu server to host a website, but what I was wondering if it is possible to host a website on the regular version of ubuntu and not the server edition? ...

List of features a Drupal hosting service should have...

I'm looking for a hosting service for Drupal to suggest to all my next customers, to be sure I'm not going to have development issues. I'm writing down a list of features a Drupal hosting service should have: 1. Control panel with zip compress / decompress functionality After I uploaded drupal to new server, I usually don't have ssh ac...

How to enable SOAP on a web-hosting that don't support SOAP

In my php5 web-application i use zend mailMerge for constructing doc/pdf files from user data. Unfortunately, when i write a code, browser throws me an error: "Uncaught exception 'Zend_Soap_Client_Exception' with message 'SOAP extension is not loaded." I contacted with my hosting provider and asked about installation soap. He told me t...

EC2 as a full-time VPS for Windows

I've been using Amazon EC2 for hosting a recently released website, mainly to gauge traffic demands etc. before committing to a more dedicated host. I'm currently using a small instance of Win2k8+SQL and paying about $80/month for the service. Now that the site has been up for a month I am considering more long-term VPS solutions. Howev...