E-mail / FTP Management
* 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
* Unlimited Forwarding & Aliasing
o E-mail Aliases are forwarding rules for your e-mail. You create an e-mail address and decide to forward mail sent there to one or more specified e-mail addresses, e.g. forward mail sent to
sales@abc.com over to
joe@abc.com and
mike@xyz.net. Learn More
* Web Based E-mail (RoundCube)
o Webmail is a secure web application that allows you to view e-mail stored on a mail server (rather than downloading it). You can access your e-mail directly from a web browser anywhere in the world. Some popular examples of other webmail applications are Hotmail and Yahoo Mail, but at WestHost, you'll use your own domain name. Learn More
* Spam Protection
o SpamAssassin is a popular SPAM filtering program that uses a set of rules to determine if incoming e-mail is potentially SPAM. It uses a scoring system to add or subtract points based on conditions that match certain rules, and, if enough points are recorded, marks it as SPAM. Learn More
* IMAP/POP3 Protocols
o WestHost offers both IMAP and POP3 e-mail protocols for accessing your e-mail. This ensures the greatest level of compatibility with your preferred e-mail client/program.
* Autoresponders
o Once set up, WestHost's autoresponder automatically returns a prewritten message to anyone who submits e-mail to a particular Internet address. Learn More
* Mail List Manager
o The application Dada Mail is an intuitive, web-based e-mail list management system allowing automatic subscription management by the mailing list recipient. Learn More
* Formmail
o This application allows you to make an interactive form on your site where users can submit various information into fields, which will in turn be e-mailed to you. Learn More
* Anonymous FTP
o With Anonymous FTP you can specify a directory of your web space that anyone can access to download or upload files. This application requires a dedicated IP address. Learn More
Security
* Shared SSL
o Those that do not wish to purchase their own SSL Certificate for 128bit SSL data encryption, server authentication and message integrity, can share ours for free by installing this application. Learn More
* OpenSSL
o OpenSSL is a required application for those that wish to use their own SSL certificate issued from a trusted Certificate Authority (CA). This application requires a dedicated IP address. Learn More
* Password Protect Directories
o With WebPassword you can create and manage shared web directories with password protection.
Development
* CGI-BIN
o The CGI-BIN is a directory on the server where the executable CGI scripts reside. You have complete control over your CGI-BIN and can install any custom or 3rd party CGI scripts that you would like.
* Perl
o Perl is a server-side scripting language which is commonly used to write CGI programs. If installing your own applications, it is often a required that your server supports Perl. Learn More
* PHP
o PHP is a server-side scripting language where the PHP commands are embedded in the webpage's HTML. Many web applications require PHP. Learn More
* Ruby on Rails
o Ruby on Rails is an open-source web framework that is optimized for programmer happiness and sustainable productivity. Learn More
* FastCGI
o FastCGI is a language independent, scalable, open extension to CGI that provides high performance without the limitation of server specific APIs. Learn More
* eAccelerator
o eAccelerator increases performance of PHP scripts by caching them in compiled state, so that the overhead of compiling is almost completely eliminated.
* Python
o A popular server side scripting language, Python is used in many situations where a great deal of dynamism, ease of use, power, and flexibility are required. Learn More
* GNU Compiler Collection (C, C++)
o A set of development tools that allow users to compile, link and install programs and utilities. Learn More
* Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
o The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is the minimum standard Java Platform for running Java programs. Learn More
* Macromedia Flash/Shockwave Support
o Flash and Shockwave are multimedia technologies developed by Adobe/Macromedia to allow a lot of Web site interactivity (graphics, animation, video) to fit in a relatively small file size. Learn More
* Server Side Includes (SSI)
o SSI (abbreviation for "Server-Side Includes") is a server-side scripting language. Common uses of SSI are to include or populate common areas of your Web site (e.g. a header or footer) from a single file. This way, you make the change to one file, and your entire site changes. Learn More
Database
* Unlimited MySQL Databases
o MySQL is a popular Open Source Software relational database management system which uses a subset of ANSI SQL (Structured Query Language). Learn More
* phpMyAdmin
o phpMyAdmin is an application written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL databases directly from a web browser. Learn More
Support
* 24/7 REAL Support
o At WestHost, we know that web hosting is much more than price, space, and bandwidth. This is why we offer a level of 24/7 support and response times via toll-free phone, live chat, and e-mail that are unmatched in this industry. Learn More
Server Specs
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o - Red Hat ES Linux 4 OS w/Apache 2
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Daily Backups
RAID
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o All WestHost servers are configured with RAID functionality for data redundancy.
Pricing
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