Hosting Frequently Asked Questions

Q.What is Web Hosting?

Web Site - A website or Web site (often shortened to a site) is a collection of web pages, that is, documents accessible via the World Wide Web on the Internet. The pages of a website will be accessed from a common root URL, the homepage, and usually reside on the same physical server. The URLs of the pages organize them into a hierarchy, although the hyperlinks between them control how the reader perceives the overall structure.

Web Hosting - Every webpage, email, file, or online service is stored ("hosted") on a computer (called a "server") that is connected to the Internet. This service of storing that provides Internet users with online systems for storing information, images, video, or any content accessible via the web. Also called "web hosting" or “hosting”.

Q.What are the advantages of having a web host?

You don't have to invest millions of dollars, or endure technical headaches, in order to build and maintain your hosting infrastructure. We monitor the network. We protect your data. You focus on your business.

Q.What should I consider when choosing a package?

Following are some of the parameters that you should check while purchasing a hosting package.

Size of the site – Determine the approximate number of pages in the site besides the number of images, music files, video files or other types of content that you may want to add to your site.

Email Accounts - The number of email addresses that you need for each of your business employees like info@mycompanyname.com.

Q.Can I use an existing domain with Mutants Hosting?

Yes, you can use your existing domain name to host your site with Mutants. If you choose to use an existing domain name with your account, you will continue to be responsible for all ongoing domain name registration/renewal fees.

Q.How do I register a domain name if I don’t have one?

Just go to Mutants Domains and register a domain name right away. A domain name is not included for free in Mutants package.

Q.When do I need to provide Mutants Hosting with the domain name for hosting?

Please provide the domain name immediately after you purchase your Mutants Hosting package since your web address and email accounts are based on the domain name you have selected.

Q.How do I move my existing web site to Mutants Hosting?

Keep a backup of all your website files, including images, sound and video clips and other files, on your personal computer. After you purchase a Mutants Hosting package, simply use an FTP program to transfer all your files to the new hosting space.

Q.How do I setup my domain name for Mutants Hosting?

It is a simple process and not a registrar transfer. All you need to do is change the your name servers for the domain name to Mutants Hosting name servers. This change needs to be made at your original registrar’s end.

Q.Does Mutants Hosting support ASP, scripting and databases?

Check features list for all the support included with each package.