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1. How does a Virtual Private Server Work?
   Each virtual private server looks and behaves exactly like a real dedicated server system, complete with your own set of unix init scripts, user logins, system processes, file-systems with unlimited root access, and custom application software such as the apache web server. VPS servers provide ...
2. How do I block visitors from my site?
   Create a .htaccess file and add the following code--changing the IPs to suit your needs--each command on one line each: order allow,deny deny from 123.45.6.7 deny from 012.34.5. allow from all You can deny access based upon IP address or an IP block. The above blocks access to the site from 12 ...
3. Limiting what search engines can index using /robots.txt
   Various search engines such as Google have what are called "spiders" or "robots" continually crawling the web indexing content for inclusion in their search engine databases. While most users view inclusion in search engine listings in a positive light and high search engine rankings can transl ...
4. How to redirect a web site/url to another w/ .htaccess
   To redirect a website/URL to another is a fairly simple process. It is achieved by creating an .htaccess file in the folder you wish to redirect. Step #1: Create the .htaccess file (it's just a text file -- you can use Notepad) and add a redirect line. For example the entire .htaccess file coul ...
5. I uploaded my CGI Perl program and the web server says Internal Server Error
   When you install CGI scripts (PERL-based or otherwise), you have to be sure to follow the instructions provided by the author of the software, with particular attention to the proper file permissions, and how you upload the file. These tips will help you debug the situation quickly and get your ...
6. How do I test my Web Site before moving the domain name to my new server?
   Once your have your web site configured on your new server (or hosting account), you should test the site before making changes to your DNS records at your old hosting provider and/or registrar. There is a very simple way to test a web site from your web browser without having to make or wait f ...
7. How do I upload my web site?
   You can upload your website files using a number of different tools an FTP Client or a Web Browser An FTP Client is useful when uploading a large number of files. Also, it is the most suitable application for uploading files with size of several Megabytes and more. Furthermore, a regular FTP c ...
8. Optimizing Your Site for Search Engines
   Optimizing your site insures that search engines and directories most efficiently and accurately index it. Here are some tips to help you optimize:Include content that's descriptive Make sure the content in your site includes keywords that are most relevant to the page's content. Use synonyms o ...
9. Submitting Your Site to Search Engines
   Search Engines It usually takes 4-6 weeks to get listed after you've submitted your site to free search engines. It can sometimes take less time for paid submissions. » Google (Plus AOL, Yahoo, and Netscape) Perhaps the most important search engine to be listed in is Google. Google is one ...
10. Using CGI Scripts (Perl, Unix shell, etc.)
    The most common way to create dynamic content is to use CGI (Common Gateway Interface), which is the web server that executes a program generating an HTML page as output. There are two methods used to pass information (such as the content of the input fields in a form) to the program: GET and P ...
11. What can I install on my server?
    You may install anything on your TurnKey-hosted server—as long as you do not violate the restrictions listed in your license agreement.
12. Why do I get a red "X" where my images are supposed to be?
    Either the image was not uploaded and therefore does not exist on the server or your path to the image is incorrect. You may have put it in a different folder or named it using a capital but created a link to it using lowercase. Our servers run on Linux and FreeBSD. They don't like spaces in fi ...
13. How do I access my Web Site?
    There are a number of ways, the quickest is to login to your TurnKey Admin panel and then click on the 'Web Server Administration'. From there you can utilize the graphical file manager right from your web browser to modify your web site or server. This feature is available to TurnKey Web Hostin ...
14. How do I make my web site more popular via Google and other search engines?
    Once your web site is on-line, you will want visitors (to help increase sales, and exposure). To do this, you will want to make sure your web site is setup properly for search engines to easily 'rate and index' your site. The methods that each search engine use are varied, and change often (to ...
15. What are the main differences between a VPS and Dedicated Server?
    A remote web surfer can not tell a Virtual Private Server (VPS) from a dedicated server. VPS servers provide the highest level of security just like a dedicated server, complete with customizable firewall protection and secure isolated disk space. A VPS, like a dedicated server can have an unli ...
16. What are the main differences between VPS and shared hosting?
    The TurnKey Web Hosting accounts (also known as Virtual Hosting, or Shared Hosting) are the lowest cost, easiest to manage. and quickest to setup since TurnKey maintains the web hosting environment and servers for you. On the TurnKey Web Hosting plans you can access just your specific files and ...
17. What if I want to upgrade my Web Hosting Plan?
    You can upgrade at any time to a higher level Service Plan. Those utilizing the TurnKey Shared Hosting service can upgrade to any other service plan at any time without cost. Those on private dedicated TurnKey Mail servers can upgrade to higher end dedicated servers which provide more ram, cpu, ...
18. What is a Dedicated Server?
    Dedicated Servers are physical computers that are setup and maintained by TurnKey Internet in one of the TurnKey Data-Centers. You have your own physical computer, dedicated to your business - your own private hard drive, cpu, memory, and direct bandwidth connection to the Internet via the TurnK ...
19. What is a domain name?
    A domain name is a unique alpha-numeric name used to identify a particular computer (i.e. web server or mail server) on the Internet. Domain names allow Internet users to type in a name, such as mybrand.com, to identify a numeric address such as 209.67.50.203. The purpose of domain names is to ...
20. What is a Virtual Private Server?
    Virtual Private Server (VPS) Technology is a new technology based on the concept of partitions on mainframes and advanced resource scheduling to divide computers into many virtually isolated servers. A VPS simply put is, a server that runs inside another server. VPS's are now offered as an adva ...