Linux (and its close relation Unix) and Windows 2000 (and its close cousin Windows NT) are types of software (known as operating systems) that web servers use to do the kind of things that web servers do. You do not need to know any real detail of either to make a decision as to which you need but here a few guidelines.

it is normal for a freehost to be fast and cool after a few months. Wait 3-6 months more; no matter what the owner says; it probably is gone somewhere in that period. Cool if it is not, but most freehosts don't have a plan to make money and sure as hell Adsense on the site pages isn't enough to pay for real traffic which will be surging through it when it relaly gets popular.

There are two ways to find out the uptime of your host.

not that I am a guru, not even close. Anyway, the only way to become a guru is to learn from brightest and the best linux administrators, buy and read books, ask questions, search the internet for info (google is your best friend), keep up to date will...

You will need stuffit expander or some other decompression tool. This is on most macs, if not, you can find this on http://www.versiontracker.com Download Jellyfish to your favorite download directory: http://www.arenasoftware.com/grepsoft/ Expand this...

After reading through this forum, I have noticed a dangerous trend. Every post I have read that suggests editing a file, suggests the use of pico. Some even point out where your cursor needs to be in order to save without breaking the file. Pico is a d...

It’s a real dilemma these days as by spending some amount any hosting company can prevail at all possible location of customer search like google, yahoo, forums, market places etc. thus wherever you go you find few hosting companies haunting you.

Why would you want to disable root login? Well.. you're not.. You are disabling "direct" root login. This will force a hacker to have to guess 2 seperate passwords to gain root access.. (you do have 2 seperate passwords for admin and root right?) After...

Register A domain name, find a good reseller web hosting provider, find a billing software and setup form, marketing your website, and provide good support to your customers, protect your customer base.

Register A domain name, find a good reseller web hosting provider, find a billing software and setup form, marketing your website, and provide good support to your customers, protect your customer base.