What is hosting? Why do I need it? Hosting is a storage space that gives your website life by connecting you domain with the files of your website. If you are building a website using software on your computer or a web developer, then you will need hosting to load your website to a place your domain can pull it from. It sounds more confusing than it actually is, but the easiest way to understand hosting is to know that without it you have a domain and you have a website but you have no connecting force between them. To make things more difficult, as if it could be any harder, there are several types of hosting to choice from and several companies that offer it. At MTK Domains, a division of MTK Designs, we offer three standard hosting plans, Windows or Linus:
- 10 GB Space
- Unlimited Bandwidth
- 100 E-mail Accounts
- 10 My SQL Databases
- 150 GB Space
- Unlimited Bandwidth
- 500 E-mail Accounts
- 25 My SQL Databases
- Unlimited Space and Bandwidth
- 1000 E-mail Accounts
- Unlimited My SQL Databases
In every MTK Domains hosting account, take advantage of the built in FTP Uploader. This software is similar to an FTP Client and allows the website owner or web master to load the files directly into the root file. If you are looking at the above picture, you will see where it says “FTP File Manager”. By clicking on that button you will see the image below.
FTP File Manager Software within the Hosting account
Inside the Hosting Account
In this image, you can see your directory folders off to the left, along the top is a tool bar with options you can use to get around, and under the upload box you can see the files and folders that are currently in the main directory. In the upload box above the directory files and folders, just by clicking the browse button, you can choose the files you wish to load into the main directory. When you are done picking the files, simply click on the upload and your website is uploaded within minutes. At MTK Domains, must websites that are loaded in this FTP File Manager are immediately accessible through the internet by the domain that was used to set up the hosting account. This is just another convenient feature of MTK Domains Hosting Plans.
