Here you will find all the relevant information you will need to transfer your website from 123-Reg to any of the eUKhost servers.

Transferring domain name(s) from 123-Reg

Most people are really concerned when transferring domain names, but to be honest, the process is really simple, so there is nothing to worry about.

If you however, wish to keep your domain management via 123-Reg, you can simply update your domain nameservers, so that your domain will point to your hosting plan with eUKhost.

An example of some eUKhost nameservers are as follows:

ns1.eukhost.com
ns2.eukhost.com

These nameservers are primarily examples, and should not be used unless specifically stated.

Nameserver change instructions:

You will not be required to change any of the IP addresses in the 123-Reg’ control panel

Transferring your website from 123-Reg

Transferring your website from 123-Reg is really simple! You can either ask our support team, and they will be able to transfer your existing website(s) over, or you can do the process manually by following the instructions below:

1) Login to the FTP account on your 123-Reg hosting account

2) Select the files you wish to transfer

3) Drag the files onto an appropriate folder onto your computer

4) Login to your eUKhost FTP account (These details will be provided to you upon signup)

5) Drag all of the files from your computer to either the public_html folder (for linux shared cpanel hosting plans), or www (for windows shared hosting plans).

Please note: This does not transfer any of your MySQL databases, e-mail accounts etc. If you have any of these you wish to restore, you will need to restore them via cPanel on the eUKhost server - however, eUKhost will be happy to assist you in any way possible to help you get on your feet.

If you are interested in setting up Teamspeak on your *nix dedicated server, simple follow these instructions:

1) Login to SSH as root

2) #useradd ts

3) This should of automatically created a directory called /ts in /home (/home/ts) - if it hasn’t, run #mkdir /home/ts

4) #chown -R ts /home/ts

5) #passwd ts

6) #su ts

7) #cd /home/ts/

8) #wget ftp://ftp.freenet.de/pub/4players/teamspeak.org/releases/ts2_server_rc2_202319.tar.bz2

9) #tar -jxvf ts2_server_rc2_202319.tar.bz2

10) #cd tss2_rc2

11) #mv * ../

12) #cd ../

13) #rm -rfv tss2_rc2 (BE CAREFUL WITH THIS COMMAND!)

14) #./teamspeak2-server_startscript start

And you’re done :) If you have any firewalls installed, you will need to open ports 8767, and possibly 14534.

Please do not install this on a VPS system, as it may strain the system recourses.

Sufficient linux shell knowledge required. The contents of this article are deemed to be correct, but we cannot garuntee it is error free, and therefore accept no responsibility for any damage it may cause to your server. INSTALL AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Q. How can I avoid receiving unsolicited e-mail messages?

Ans. There are many ways you can avoid unsolicited e-mail messages (spam), but here are some of the most effective ways.

When you create your e-mail address, ensure that it isn’t predictable. Having an e-mail address such as webmaster@yourdomain.com can make it easier for spammers to send you these unsolicited e-mail messages. Another way you could try and avoid spam is by never publicly submitting your e-mail address online etc. If you post your e-mail on your website, bulletin boards etc, spam bots can easily find your e-mail, and you’ll instantly be added to a spam list.

If you need to provide a method of online contact for your website visitors, use a contact form rather than publishing your e-mail address.

Usually, it’s always best if you have two e-mail addresses. When you sign up for a service which requires you to submit your e-mail, and if you aren’t too sure on how their e-mail policy operates, you can submit them a second e-mail address to them, which will ensure that your primary mailbox remains spam-free. Remember, if at a later stage you feel you can trust the company you have submitted your secondary e-mail address to, you can always change it back to your primary mailbox.

Catchall Setting: Never turn on Catchall option from the control panel as this option allows spammers to spam your catchall account with multiple spams and it also allows them to use any random email address on your domain name as reply-to & Sender email address in their spams. Many mail servers verify sender address before accepting any emails by sending a hello! message on the sender address and if they get ok! reply then the email is delivered to the recipient. You will then start getting multiple email delivery failure notifications on regular basis as a random email address on your domain name was included as reply-to / error-to / sender address by the spammers. If you see catchall setting enabled for your account by default then remember to reset it and make it send all catchall emails to “:fail:” ( without quotes ). This setting will not allow spammers to use your domain name in the spamming scripts.

One of the more important ways to prevent spam is by having spam protection on the server. All eUKhost Linux cPanel hosting servers as well as Plesk Windows Hosting Servers come with SpamAssassin, which is very effective at identifying spam e-mail messages, and removing them before they reach your mailbox.

Q. How much is the maximum file size upload for PHP scripts?

Ans. We have set a limit of 10 MB on the maximum file size upload in the php.ini configuration file. Directives are used to configure the PHP engine. They are placed in PHP’s configuration file php.ini. There are a number of directives that are related to file upload and they may be quite to users.

file_uploads - It specifies whether file upload is allowed in PHP.

upload_max_filesize - It specifies the maximum file size that the PHP engine will accept.

In short CSS is a better solution to save bandwidth and have better control over styling. CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets. Why should you use CSS? Very simple answer, because it is the next generation for styling, it saves bandwidth, and because many HTML tags like the underline tag has been deprecated by W3C. Many websites still don’t take advantage of CSS, and once you get to know how powerful CSS is surely you will start using CSS on your website. Imagine if you could put all your styling in a different file, well you can do this with CSS. If you haven’t used CSS on your website before do consider using CSS because there are many advantages of it. And lastly did you know many students learn CSS and take it further into a profitable hobby?

With laws which were recently past in the UK, webmasters have the responsibility to ensure that their website is accessible. Using CSS effectively with modern markup standards as determined by the W3C can ensure your website(s) comply with these regulations, and to ensure your website is accessible as possible.

Addon domain Vs Parked domain

Addon domain:

Addon domains can be added to your hosting account as an upgrade. They allow you to have more than one independent website sharing the resources of your hosting account. Addon domains hosting is similar to virtualization. You can host multiple domains or multiple websites on a single account which are basically setup as sub domains on the main domain but the domains you add as a addon domain gets parked on top of the subdomain. You can see website of the sub domain when you type your addon domain in browser by the URL never changes as it continues with addon domain in the browser.

Parked domain:

You can have multiple domain names pointing to your site. This is a great way to increase your online visibility. Parked domain on main domain shows website of the main domain. Similarly parked domain on the subdomain would show website of subdomain. Domain which is parked on subdomain is called addon domain.

Apache configuration needs to know what directory to call when someone opens a particular website in the browser and in case of addon domains, it will load the subdomain. Your addon domain is added as an alias for that subdomain.

From a user perspective, an addon domain functions just like any other domain. You can register and set up an addon domain under your existing hosting account. So when your visitors type “http://www.yourdomain.com” in their browser, they will be transported to the new site. The difference between a parked domain and an addon domain from a web user’s perspective is that with a parked domain the URL in the address bar will change to the physical location of the page as the page loads. For example, if you type http://www.abc.com, that domain won’t remain in the browser address bar, but will change to “http://www.domain.com/abc/index.html” as soon as the page is displayed.

Q. Linux Semi-Dedicated hosting or Windows Semi-Dedicated Hosting? I have no idea can anybody help or explain in simple terms, what the advantages and disadvantages of each are?

Ans. If you don’t know which platform you need, then most likely you do not require Windows hosting and you should select one of our Linux web hosting plans. Your choice of server platforms should be influenced by the use to which you intend to put it. The majority of web features including PHP, MySQL, POP3 etc run fine on both Windows as well as Linux platforms.

If you intend to develop your site using ASP, FrontPage, the .NET environment, Windows Streaming Media, Access, MSSQL, or any of the other Microsoft’s owned technologies then you should opt for Windows Semi-Dedicated plan.

You would need to use Windows hosting is when you are using the specific NT applications. Microsoft FrontPage may be used on both the Linux and Windows platforms as since most hosting firms support the Microsoft FrontPage server extensions on both.

If you don’t need asp.net and MS SQL database support then Linux Semi-Dedicated Hosting would be perfect for you as it comes with the cPanel control panel which is the best control panel in hosting industry.

Q. Do you use redundancy in your servers?

Ans. Even though all server types can be redundant in principle, it is typically consumption servers that are set up redundantly. Redundancy ensures that visitors to an Internet site can still access the website even if one site server goes down, for example due to hardware failure. Another advantage of redundant servers is that the system load can be spread over all available servers (“load balancing”). This is especially useful in situations of high-volume traffic, when many users access the website at the same time. It prevents one server from being overloaded while another stands idle and could easily take some of the load.

Redundancy option is included as standard on our high configuration servers and is available for an additional cost on low configuration servers.

Q. Does it matter that I have a shared IP for using Whoiscart and is it worth me getting a dedicated SSL?

Ans. Both Shared as well as Dedicated SSL fulfill the main aim of SSL; i.e. transmitting data in encrypted form over the networks, so it depends on you whether to stay with Shared SSL or opt for Dedicated SSL. One of the main considerations in using a shared or dedicated SSL is the URL and how it will appear to your customers.

With Shared SSL, the URL may look something like this:

https://secure.yourhost.com/~username/

Whilst with dedicated SSL, the URL is determined by you, either as another registered domain or as a sub domain of your website domain name. You can have your private secure url such as https://secure.yourname.com/

Dedicated SSL gives your site a more professional appearance in their address bar when someone is in the secure area. Using Dedicated SSL certificate projects a better image to your clients. You can place a private SSL secured seal on your site and build the trust of it.

We offer dedicated SSL certificate for £39 per year. A dedicated IP is free if you purchase the SSL certificate from us.

Q. Is it possible for me to reboot the VPS? Does that imply that I have to somehow monitor the VPS and the site it runs, and take corrective action myself?

Ans. Our VPS Hosting plans are powered by Virtuozzo Power Panel, a powerful VPS management tool which is provided as standard with Linux/Windows VPS Hosting plans. Virtuozzo allows you to reboot your VPS from your end if you need to do so after installation of some software or anything else which requires the virtual environment to be rebooted.

Additionally with Virtuozzo you will be able to stop and start services, view the running process and set up alerts to notify you if there is a problem with your VPS. Virtuozzo powered VPSs offer an order of magnitude higher efficiency and manageability than traditional virtualization technologies.

If there are any hardware problems or anything else which results in downtime then our VPS team will send you an email notification and our phone support team will call you if the downtime is expected to exceed a time frame of 10 - 20 minutes.

Our responsibility is to keep the VPS nodes up and running with minimum uptime of 99.95%, but VPS Hosting customers should contact our VPS support team on weekends to get security settings updated on their VPS and enable monitoring services for their VPS.