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Personal Value Plan

By far, this is the best personal web hosting plan for the value! Packed with all the features and tools you will need to build and maintain your personal Web site, you really can't ask for more.
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Core Features

* 7,500 MB Disk Space
o Disk space refers to the amount of storage your account is allocated within its WestHost Virtual Private Server. This space is used to store HTML files, graphics, audio/video, e-mail messages, and any other files that are part of your Web site. Learn More
* 150 GB Bandwidth
o Bandwidth refers to the amount of files that can be transferred to and from your Web site each month. This data includes html files, graphics, audio/video, e-mail messages, and any other files that are a part of your Web site. Learn More
* 50 E-mail / FTP Accounts
o E-mail accounts are mailboxes for you and anyone else whom you want to give e-mail at your domain name. Once a user mailbox/account is set up, you can create as many forwarding addresses (aliases) as you want to go to that address. Learn More
* 3 Included Web sites
o This is the default Web site limit for your hosting account. Some plans allow for an unlimited number of Web sites while others allow multiple Web sites with a default limit. For limited accounts capable of supporting multiple Web sites, you can add an additional at any time for a $10 one-time fee (per Web site). Learn More
* WestHost VPS Hosting Technology
o Most Web Hosting companies offer "VIRTUAL" or "SHARED" hosting. This means you literally share your resources, applications and environment with potentially hundreds of other users in the same directory. With WestHost Virtual Private Server (VPS Hosting) technology, a web server is divided into multiple isolated environments, offering independent server software, increased security, and much more control over your Web site. Learn More
* Dedicated IP (Optional)
o With most web hosts, one IP address is assigned to several domains and access to a domain is available only by its domain name. With WestHost, your Web site can have a unique and dedicated IP address. It is required for Anonymous FTP, private SSL certificates and certain applications. Learn More

Domain Management

* Multiple Web site Support
o With a WestHost Virtual Private Server (VPS) you have the ability to host multiple Web sites within your hosting account. You can point multiple domains to the same Web site or point domains to separate Web sites within your web space. Learn More
* 3 Included Web sites
o This is the default web site limit for your hosting account. If your plan supports Multiple Web sites, you can increase the web site limit of your account at any time for a $10 one-time fee (per web site). Learn More
* Unlimited Subdomains
o With Subdomain support, you can place a word or phrase in place of the standard "www" (subdomain.domain.com) and redirect all requests for that URL to a different directory within your Web site. Learn More
* DNS Records & Web Aliases
o All WestHost clients can take advantage of WestHost's powerful domain management services for web aliases, DNS headers, DNS records, and more. Learn More

Site Management

* Control Panel (Site Manager)
o Each web hosting account is managed with an online control panel (Site Manager). It allows setup and administration of e-mail / FTP user accounts, your own DNS, real-time statistics, web applications, and gives complete control over your web server, e-mail server, and ftp server settings. Learn More
* Site Builder (Web site Creator)
o Want to build a professional Web site without hiring a web designer? Our site builder (Web site Creator) allows you to create a presence online using only a web browser and Internet access. Learn More
* Content Management CMS (Joomla!)
o Joomla is one of the most powerful Content Management Systems (CMS) on the planet. It can empower anything from a personal Web site to a large business portal, combining blogging, news feeds, polls, link management, forums, and more. Learn More
* Blogging Application (WordPress)
o Blogging is extremely popular these days as it is offers a simple means of posting and managing Web site content. With WordPress, you have the most popular and (arguably) powerful blogging application available. Learn More
* Forum/Bulletin Board (phpBB)
o phpBB is the world's leading Open Source flat style discussion forum (message board) application. It can integrate into any existing Web site, or be the Web site in and of itself. Learn More
* Wiki Application (Media Wiki)
o MediaWiki is an easy to use software Wiki package, originally written for use with Wikipedia. MediaWiki allows you to create your own Wiki.
* Guestbook
o With a guestbook, visitors to your site can post comments, or read those posted by others. Learn More
* Site Search Engine
o Perlfect Search is a sophisticated, powerful, versatile, customizable and effective site indexing/searching suite. Once installed, and your site indexed, your visitors can quickly find the information they need. Learn More
* Microsoft FrontPage Support
o FrontPage is an extremely popular web publishing application created for non-programmers. WestHost supports the use of FrontPage 2003, 2002, 2000, 98 and 97. Learn More
* File Manager
o WestHost's File Manager allows access to all your Web site files. You can navigate through directories as you would your own computer. Once in a particular directory, you can upload files, edit files, create new files and folders, download/view files, search, and more. For the advanced user, there is the ability to execute shell commands. Learn More
* IP Filtering Utility
o Use this utility to limit access to your site by filtering a single IP or a block of IP addresses. This can be a great utility, for blocking or allowing select individuals or entire countries to your Web site. Learn More
* SSH (Secure Shell)
o Secure Shell (SSH), sometimes known as Secure Socket Shell, is a UNIX-based command interface and protocol for securely getting access to a remote computer. It is widely used by network administrators to control Web and other kinds of servers remotely. Learn More
* Cron Jobs
o Cron is the ability to run programs based on the server's clock. A cron job is a scheduled task that you want to automatically run at a scheduled time, e.g. automatically back up your Web site at 7:30pm each day. Learn More
* Apache Watchdog
o Our system utilizes a unique "watchdog" system. This system checks the web service on every WestHost Virtual Private Server on our network every 30 seconds and restarts it if it's down. If the web service cannot be restarted, an e-mail is sent to you and our network engineers are immediately notified. Learn More
* Apache Error Messages
o This application will allow you to display a response of your choice as an alternative to conventional error messages such as: "404 Not Found". You can choose to display either a custom text message or a select web page. Learn More

Statistics

* AWStats
o AWStats is a powerful, feature-rich statistical tool that generates advanced reports on visitor traffic and web server statistics. Learn More
* Counter
o The Counter Site Application keeps track of the number of 'hits' to your web pages and displays them to visitors. You can choose from a few different display types.

Site Promotion

* Search Engine Tools
o Dominate the web's leading search engines with our tools. Optimize and submit your site instantly. Track your results, make modifications and control top keyword positions. Learn More

Media

* Photo Album Application (Gallery)
o Gallery 2.0 is the next generation of photo and movie sharing web applications, giving you an intuitive way to blend photo management and photo printing seamlessly into your own Web site. Upload your photos, edit them, and create slideshows with comments, polls, statistics, and more. Learn More
* ImageMagick
o ImageMagick is a free software suite to create, edit, and compose bitmap images. Images can be cropped, rotated, colors can be changed, various effects can be applied, and more. Learn More
* Darwin Streaming Server
o Darwin Streaming Server is the technology that allows you to stream QuickTime media files on your Web site using the industry standard RTP and RTSP protocols. It was developed as an open source version of the popular QuickTime Streaming Server. This application requires a dedicated IP address. Learn More