Frequently Asked Questions
Services
 What is hosting?
What is virtual hosting?
What is a domain name?
What are PHP, Java and ASP?
What is a CGI-Bin?
What is MySql?
What type of control panel do you supply?
What if I need more meg space?
What if I need more bandwidth, or data transfer?
What are website stats, and how do I view them?
Can you host foreign domains, i.e.; .co.uk?
I already have a registered domain, how do I point it to your servers?
Do you charge a fee for transferring a domain to your servers?
Do you support Front Page and Dreamweaver?
Do I have to run advertising on my site with your plan?
If I am not satisfied can I get my money back?
Support
What type of technical assistance do you offer?
I have a question that is not answered, how do I ask?
How long will it take to have my site up?
How will I know when my site has been set up?
Can I upgrade my plan at any time?
What is the username for my control panel?
What do I do if I forget my Control Panel password?
I know very little about HTML, can you help?
HOSTING
Hosting (also known as website hosting and web hosting) is the business of housing, serving, and maintaining files for a Web site. Using a hosting service lets many companies share the cost of a fast Internet connection for serving files.
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VIRTUAL HOSTING
Virtual hosting is the best way of hosting 99% of all websites. What virtual hosting does is run several servers, constantly connected to the internet, that run multiple websites. Virtual hosting usually implies that all hosting services will be transparent and that each website will have it's own domain name and set of e-mail addresses. In most usages, hosting and virtual hosting are synonyms. Unless a web site is exceptionally busy or requires a lot of bandwidth, this is the least expensive way to get a real web site.
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DOMAIN NAME
A domain name, also known as a URL, is a very important aspect of a web site. If the internet is a map of the world, your domain name is your address. Usually represented by the name of the business or organization starting the site, many sites opt for something clever and memorable to get people interested in their site. This is especially important considering people may have common interest in the same domain name. To help matters, there are different types of domain names. The most common would be ".com" (as in yourdomain.com), but you also have the choice of ".org," or ".net"
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PHP, JAVA & ASP
Those acronyms refer to various features such as programming languages, databases, etc. These programs are supported with our hosting package.
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CGI-Bin
The Common Gateway Interface (CGI) is a standard for interfacing external applications (scripts) with information servers, such as HTTP or Web servers. A plain HTML document that the Web daemon retrieves is static, which means it exists in a constant state: a text file that doesn't change. A CGI program, on the other hand, is executed in real-time, so that it can output dynamic information. The CGI-Bin is where these applications are loaded in order to call the script to the web page.
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MySql
MySql is an open source database that is used for storing and sorting data. MySQL manages your databases, including designing tables, adding, deleting, and updating records, all from within your web browser.
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Cpanel
We will provide you with Cpanel access. This convenient web based management system lets you easily maintain and update information for your website. View the demo.
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ADDITIONAL MEG SPACE
You should have more than enough disk space, however if you feel that you may need more than is provided you can purchase additional hard disk space, or meg space, in increments of 10MB for an additional $5.00 per month. You also have the option of purchasing additional space, at any time, through your admin panel.
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ADDITIONAL BANDWIDTH
You should have more than enough bandwidth, or data transfer, however if you have an EXTREMELY busy site or VERY large files you can purchase additional bandwidth in increments of 1Gig for an additional $8.00 per month. You have access through your admin panel to make this purchase at any time.
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WEB STATS
Web stats are your way of tracking the visitors that came to your site and how they got there. You can view this information through your Cpanel admin.
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FOREIGN DOMAINS
We are able to host any domain name. We do recommend that you register the domain prior to signing up. While we are able to host the domains we are not able to register international domains.
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DNS INFORMATION
If you have already registered your domain you will need to contact the registrar and change the DNS settings to point to our servers. The DNS information will be emailed to you upon receipt of your payment.
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DOMAIN TRANSFERS
There are no fees incurred from our company when you transfer your domain to our servers.
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FRONT PAGE & DREAMWEAVER
We recognize that many people utilize these utilities and the importance of our software working with them. We are able to support both types of HTML editors.
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ADVERTISING POLICY
We hate popup advertising and scumware just as much as you do. We do not use forced advertising on your web pages.
All we ask is that you run a search box. The search results that will display, under any content that you choose to add, will contain text banner ads and text button ads. But these ads will only be shown when a query is performed. We at SearchKing understand that your site's content is important to you. We do not want you to run any forced advertising on your site. The search box can be set to display anywhere on your pages and is not required to be so large that it overpowers your content. Just a small search box that you can configure with your own content to display on top of the search results provided by SearchKing's Network.
By giving you the control over your search box you have the opportunity to set this feature as a site search by adding your own site's pages, or a way to provide residual income by adding your affiliate programs to display in the results or websites that you have found useful and would like to offer to your visitors. These are just a few ideas, with a little imgination the possibilities could be endless. If you don't want to set any content up in your search box, that's fine too. The search box is there to provide results on search queries you don't want to capitalize on. So if you are not interested in capitalizing on search queries, SearchKing certainly is.
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MONEY BACK GUARANTEE
If for any reason you are not satisfied with our hosting package or our service you can cancel your order within 30 days and recieve a full money back guarantee.
*Domain registrations are non-refundable.
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TECHNICAL SUPPORT
WorldsCheapestWebHost.com offers a comprehensive online support forum to help you with most questions. We also offer email technical support. We do offer support by phone Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm CST. Our toll free number is 888-956-7672.
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CONTACT US
Have a question that you cannot find answered here? Then contact us by email, or by our toll free number, 888-956-7672. Our office hours are Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm CST.
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SITE SET UP
It generally takes 1-2 business days to get your site set up. Please allow extra time during holidays.
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EMAIL NOTIFICATION
Once your site is set up, we will send you a welcome letter with instructions and passwords for logging into your admin panel and ftp access.
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CONTROL PANEL USERNAME
Your username will be the name selected when you signed up for web hosting and e-mailed to you with the activation notification.
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FORGOTTEN PASSWORDS
Just email us and put in a request for your password. Your password will be emailed back to you.
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HTML
If you are new to HTML please view our HTML tutorials and resources.
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