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This refers to the amount of data storage your account is allocated. This space is typically used to store your HTML files, images, PDF's, audio and video files.

(Also referred to as bandwidth) When a visitor views your website, all the text, images and other files that make up your web page are transferred to your visitors computer. Data transfer is a measurement of the total amount of information your visitors view each month.

This refers to the maximum number of individual email addresses you can have

This refers to the maximum amount of server mail storage each email account is allocated.

Helps prevent e-mail spam (The sending of unsolicited e-mail)

Helps to prevent, detect, and remove malware, including computer viruses, worms, and Trojan horses.

POP and IMAP are the two most popular Internet protocols for retrieving email. You can access your email with any POP3 or IMAP program such as Thunderbird, Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express

Webmail (or Web-based email) allows you to access your e-mail messages online via a web browser, as opposed to a desktop email client such as Thunderbird, Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express. The main advantage of Webmail over desktop e-mail clients is that a user has the ability to access their inbox from any computer anywhere in the world with a connection to the Internet.

A group of e-mail addresses identified by a single name, such as customers@example.com.au. When an e-mail message is sent to the group email address, it is automatically forwarded to all the addresses in the group.

Also called URL redirection, URL forwarding is a technique for making a web page available under different URL's. For example, the web addresses example.com and example.net could both be redirected to a single domain, or web page such as example.com.au

Statistics reported include hits, visits, referrers, the visitors' countries and the amount of data downloaded. These statistics can be viewed graphically and presented by different time frames, such as per day, hour, or month.

A subdomain is a domain that is part of a larger domain. For example sales.example.com would be a subdomain of example.com

Limit access to certain directories of your website by password protecting the directories they are in.

Web Server Logs maintain a history of page requests to your website, including client IP address, request date/time, page requested, HTTP code, bytes served, user agent, and referrer.

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a method of uploading files from a local computer to a web hosting server so it can be displayed on the Internet.

The type of server operating system you need depends on the development language or database you use with your website.

We offer the choice of Windows or Linux operating systems which you choose between at the time of ordering.

NB: ASP, ASP.NET, MS Access and MSSQL are only available on the Windows OS servers.

MySQL is a fast and easy to use Relational Database Management System in which data is stored and organized in a set of related tables. A MySQL database is often used in conjunction with a scripting language to create dynamic web pages. Many web applications - such as WordPress, Joomla and Drupal - utilise MySQL databases.

SSL (secure sockets layer) certificates are used to confirm the identity of a website or server, encrypt data during transmission, and ensure the integrity of transmitted data. A SSL certificate is most commonly used for an online store to confirm the identity of a website and encrypt payment transactions. TPP make it easy for you to add an SSL certificate to your hosting plan. For SSL Certificate pricing please view our Security section

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Full control of DNS (Domain Name System) via your control panel. Control all your DNS settings such as SPF, MX, A, and CNAME records directly from your control panel.

Full control of DNS (Domain Name System) via your control panel. Control all your DNS settings such as SPF, MX, A, and CNAME records directly from your control panel.

Your site will be submitted to popular search engines like Google, MSN and Yahoo! to ensure the web page gets spidered and indexed.