Checklist for Buying Server Space

1. FTP upload

2. Telnet facility - this is usually disabled by many hosts due to security reasons

3. Database access- MySQL & MS Access being the very basic

4. Access to cgi-bin

5. Scripting language support - PHP, Perl, ASP, Server Side Includes, Python, Cold Fusion etc.

6. Java support - servlets, JDBC, RMI, etc.

7. Anonymous FTP server - ftp.yourdomain.com - for serving downloads from your site

8. Multiple e-mail address: employeename@yourdomain.com

9. 24/7 uptime of mail server

10. 98% uptime of web server mandatory

11. Server speed

    • how fast html & image files are served?
    • how fast cgi, php etc. scripts are executed?

12. Customer support - telephone, mail etc. - immediate response

13. Custom scripts & bonuses like free web based e-mail, chat, etc.

14. Web-based control panel

15. SSL & non-SSL protected folders support