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| Introduction | |
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| About This Book | |
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| Conventions Used in This Book | |
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| How to Read This Book | |
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| Foolish Assumptions | |
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| How This Book Is Organized | |
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| Getting Started with Web Hosting | |
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| Getting to Know the Essential Services | |
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| Managing Security and Access | |
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| Knowing What to Do When Things Go Wrong | |
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| Increasing Control with a Virtual Private Server or Dedicated Server | |
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| The Part of Tens | |
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| Appendixes | |
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| Icons Used in This Book | |
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| Where to Go from Here | |
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| Getting Started With Web Hosting | |
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| Explaining Web Hosting in Real-World Terms | |
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| Conceptualizing Web Hosting | |
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| Thinking about Your Site as a Store | |
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| Giving your store a name | |
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| Finding the right location (and landlord) | |
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| Hiring the right staff | |
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| Stocking the shelves | |
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| Avoiding Misconceptions and Missteps | |
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| Know what to expect from hosting support | |
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| Recognize that you're the owner and you're the responsible party | |
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| Don't fall foul of your host's terms and conditions | |
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| Don't fool yourself: Unlimited is NOT unlimited | |
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| Evaluating Web Hosting Technologies | |
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| Understanding the Terms | |
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| Domain names | |
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| Hosting accounts | |
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| Web scripts or platforms | |
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| Choosing between Servers | |
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| Using Windows as a server | |
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| Looking at the different flavors of UNIX and Linux | |
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| Web hosting in the cloud | |
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| Virtual Private Servers | |
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| Dedicated Servers | |
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| All Hosts Are Not Equal | |
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| As reliable as Old Faithful | |
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| Expensive doesn't mean better | |
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| Location, location, location | |
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| Back that thing up | |
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| Sometimes the hare beats the tortoise | |
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| Not All Control Panels Are Created Equal | |
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| cPanel | |
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| Plesk | |
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| GoDaddy | |
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| DreamHost | |
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| 1&1 | |
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| Getting to Know the Essential Services | |
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| Using Hosted E-mail | |
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| Enhancing Your Brand with a Personalized E-mail Address | |
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| Creating E-mail Addresses | |
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| Picking a name | |
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| Picking more than one name | |
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| Selecting the right mailbox size | |
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| Reading and Writing E-mail | |
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| The webmail advantage | |
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| Going offline with mail clients | |
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| Reading Your E-mail in a Browser (Webmail) | |
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| Reading Your E-mail in a Mail Client | |
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| POP3 | |
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| IMAP | |
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| Reading Your E-mail on Your Mobile Device | |
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| Becoming Friends with Your Auto-Responder | |
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| Forwarding Mail | |
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| Using Mailing Lists without Being a Spammer | |
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| Using Server-Based Anti-Spam | |
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| BoxTrapper | |
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| SpamAssassin | |
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| Using a Remote Mail Service with Your Domain Name | |
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| Managing Files | |
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| Unleashing the Power of FTP | |
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| Finding your FTP details | |
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| Installing an FTP client | |
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| Using FTP | |
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| Determining file Ideation | |
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| Securing FTP | |
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| Setting and managing file permissions | |
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| Creating New FTP Accounts | |
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| Managing Files through Your Control Panel | |
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| Performing Backups through FTP | |
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| Working with Databases - It's Essential | |
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| Understanding That Databases Are Information Storage Systems | |
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| Making Your Site Dynamic with Databases | |
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| Choosing a Database Technology | |
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| SQL (Structured Query Language) | |
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| MySQL | |
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| Microsoft Access | |
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| PostgreSQL | |
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| Creating a New Database | |
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| Managing Your Database | |
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| Four essential commands | |
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| phpMyAdmin | |
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| MySQL Workbench | |
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| Backing Up Your Database | |
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| Backing up using phpMyAdmin | |
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| Backing up using MySQL Workbench | |
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| Restoring from a Backup | |
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| Restoring a backup using phpMyAdmin | |
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| Restoring a backup using MySQL Workbench | |
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| Protecting and Speeding Up Your Site by Understanding Logs | |
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| Reading Logs | |
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| Using Logs to Identify Speed Bumps on Your Site | |
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| Opening web stats | |
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| Mastering the terminology | |
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| Reading your web stats | |
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| Finding Your Logs | |
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| Spotting Security Breaches Using Your Log Files | |
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| Building Your Site Using Scripts | |
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| Making Life Easier with Scripts | |
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| Choosing the Right Script | |
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| Installing Your Chosen Script | |
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| Installing from your control panel | |
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| Installing from a downloadable script | |
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| Managing Security and Access | |
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| Taking Command of Website Security | |
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| Accepting That Security Is Your Responsibility | |
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| Protecting Your Visitors with SSL Certificates | |
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| Recognizing when you need SSL | |
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| How SSL certificates work | |
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| Choosing the right level of security | |
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| Sourcing an SSL certificate | |
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| Installing an SSL certificate | |
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| Firewalls | |
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| Protecting Your Site by Locking the SSH | |
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| Determining whether you need SSH | |
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| Configuring SSH | |
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| Securing Uploads with SSH | |
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| Protecting Folders with Passwords | |
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| Securing Your PHP | |
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| Appreciating Your Security Guard - the .htaccess File | |
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| Doing Your Part in Avoiding Viruses | |
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| Decoding Domains and DNS | |
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| Understanding DNS | |
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| Is your address fully qualified? | |
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| The trouble with caches | |
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| Manipulating Your Domain Name | |
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| Getting creative with subdomains | |
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| Creating a new subdomain | |
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| Expanding your presence with add-on domains | |
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| Parking domains in your parking lot | |
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| Redirecting domains like a traffic cop | |
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| Setting Up DNS Effortlessly | |
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| Using DNS to your advantage | |
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| An overview of a DNS record | |
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| Nameservers | |
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| CNAME records | |
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| MX Records | |
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| A Records | |
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| Configuring Advanced Functions in cPanel | |
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| Improving the User Experience with Error Pages | |
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| Automating Functions with cron Jobs | |
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| Installing FrontPage Extensions | |
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| Managing Your Control Panel from a Mobile Device | |
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| Navigating Using a Mobile Browser | |
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| Installing and Using Android Apps | |
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| Knowing where to find apps | |
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| Installing apps with ease | |
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| Finding the best apps | |
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| Using apps to connect to your web host | |
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| Installing and Using iOS Apps | |
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| Knowing where to find apps | |
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| Installing apps with ease | |
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| Finding the best apps | |
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| Using apps to connect to your web host | |
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| Apps for BlackBerry and Windows Devices | |
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| Knowing What to Do When Things Go Wrong | |
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| Troubleshooting and Resolving Issues | |
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| Recognizing Common E-mail Issues | |
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| Removing Yourself from a Blacklist | |
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| Fixing FTP Faults | |
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| Losing Your Control Panel Login | |
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| Finding DNS Problems | |
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| Moving to a New Host | |
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| Deciding Whether to Change Hosts | |
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| Getting Out of Your Contract | |
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| Knowing What You Need for a Painless Move | |
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| Scheduling Your Move | |
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| Making a Foolproof Check List | |
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| Creating a pre-move check list | |
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| Creating a move day check list | |
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| Increasing Control With a Virtual Private Server or dedicated Server | |
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| Making the Right Technology Choices | |
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| Weighing the Differences between Virtual Private Servers and Dedicated Servers | |
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| Selecting an Operating System | |
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| Choosing Your Control Panel | |
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| Deciding Whether to Use Managed Services | |
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| Keeping the Lid on Pandora's Box with WebHost Manager | |
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| Creating a Hosting Package or Plan | |
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| Setting Up Your Accounts | |
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| Managing Users | |
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| Securing Your Server | |
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| Managing Your Mail Queue | |
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| Repair mailbox permissions | |
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| Mail queue manager | |
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| Restarting Services | |
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| Updating Your Server Software | |
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| Automatic updates | |
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| Manual updates | |
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| Rebooting Your Server | |
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| Getting Down to the Command Line with Secure SHell | |
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| Installing an SSH Client on Your Computer | |
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| PuTTY | |
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| Terminal | |
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| Connecting to Your Server | |
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| Connecting with Windows | |
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| Connecting with Mac or Linux | |
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| Using the Command Line | |
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| Inputting Some Basic Commands | |
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| Changing directory with cd | |
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| Viewing a list of files with Is | |
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| Making new directories with mkdir | |
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| Editing Files Using vi | |
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| The Part of Tens | |
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| Ten Invaluable Free Apps | |
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| MySQL Workbench | |
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| FileZilla | |
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| Notepad++ | |
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| CoffeeCup FTP | |
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| PuTTY | |
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| Transmit | |
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| Cyberduck | |
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| KomodoEdit | |
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| Terminal | |
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| Caesium | |
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| Ten Things Your Host Won't Help with (for Free) | |
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| Website Design | |
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| Writer's Block | |
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| Spam | |
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| Malware | |
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| Increasing Traffic | |
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| Moving to a New Host | |
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| Web Application Problems | |
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| Uploading Files | |
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| Installing Some Software | |
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| Problems with Your Computer | |
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| Ten Essential Online Resources | |
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| TentBlogger.com | |
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| cPanel.net | |
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| w3schools.com/hosting | |
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| WebhostingTutorial.com | |
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| kb.parallels.com | |
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| w3schools.com/CSS | |
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| Your Host's FAQ Page | |
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| PeterPollock.com/webhosting | |
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| Dummies.com/extras/webhosting | |
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| WebHostMagazine | |
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| Appendixes | |
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| Navigating Your Control Panel | |
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| DreamHost | |
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| GoDaddy | |
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| 1&1 | |
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| Plesk | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |