Introduction
When it comes to the registration of domain name and web hosting activities, there are many FAQs. The following are some of the most common domain name and web hosting FAQs-
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1. What is web hosting?
This happens to be the first and most important FAQ which is asked by most people. Well its quite simple, web hosting is the procedure required for publishing your website on the internet. Web hosting can either be done by yourself or you can take the help of professional companies who are very capable and highly professional in dealing with domain name and web hosting activities.
2. What do you mean by shared web hosting?
Shared web hosting is done when the domain name and web hosting service provider makes use of only one web server for the purpose of serving numerous web hosting accounts. By using such a web hosting method, you don’t need a dedicated server per every web hosting account that you are having. This is very cost effective and helps people in saving a lot of money especially if they are having business oriented websites.
3. Is it possible for me to own more than one domain name for a single web hosting account?
Yes it’s possible for you to have up to fifty domain names for a single web hosting account.
4. How much time will it take for my domain name and web hosting account to get started?
Incase if you are using the help of an existing domain name then you will be able to start your web hosting account at the earliest soon after processing your transaction. On the other hand it might take up to forty eight hours if you are associating your domain name and web hosting account with a fresh domain.
5. Will it be possible to keep my domain contact information private when creating a domain name and web hosting?
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In fact when you are registering a new domain name and web hosting, giving out your personal contact information’s like your name, address, email ID and phone number is a usual procedure. One thing which you must understand is that your information’s are being PUBLIC which can be easily searched by spammers, marketing companies and fraudsters. This happens because your information gets stored in WHOIS database which is very easily accessible by other people. However you can take precautionary methods by replacing the personal information’s which you provide to the WHOIS database to the PRIVATE section instead of making it PUBLIC. These are simple steps which you should take for making your domain name and web hosting activities very much safe and secure.
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6. What exactly is the major difference between a domain and a sub domain?
In fact there is great difference between a domain and sub domain when it comes to domain name and web hosting activities. Domain name consists of several website addresses and is fully independent of other domain names. On the other hand, a sub domain mainly depends on a domain name.
