Hostgator is at it again. for the entire month of March 2008, Hostgator offers a special coupon code LUCKY that will attain users a 20 percdent discount on any packagae or domain they purchase.

For those of you who don’t know Hostgator know hosts over 1 million websites on their US based servers, with the Hostgator shared web hosting plan boasting 600GB of disk storage space and 6000 GB of bandwidth transfer per month. Hostgator clients get one free domain and the ability to host up to 999 web sites and blogs on one account. As a small online business owner, what more could you ask for? remember, if you visit Hostgator, make sure you use the discount code LUCKY when you sign up.

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If you happen to screw up your site hosted at Hostgator or the HostGator server somehow (highly unlikely) crashes, don’t freak out. Through your HostGator cPanel you can make complete backup copies of all your website files and MYSQL databases. Thank God that Hostgator web hosting has such a web tool!

HostGator Backup Directions

Ok, in order to access this Hostgator feature simply:

1. Login into the cPanel>BackUp icon.
2. The prompt will come for you to give your email address where Hostgator will mail you the status of your HostGator backup with all pertinent files files and settings attached in a tar.gz format. Save this copy on your hard drive in case you need it
3. If need be you can FTP these files to your Hostgator server.

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Well Hostgator has a new Hostgator Coupon Code for the New Year that gives clients a full 20% off any of the HostGator shared web hosting packages, including the Hatchling Plan which starts at the already ridiculously low price of $4.95 per month.

How HostGator Coupon Codes Work

Here’s how you work this Hostgator coupon code or any other coupon deal HostGator offers: Simply surf to the Hostgator order sextion and type in the HostGator coupon code, which in this instance is NEW YEAR. Kaching! At this point HostGator applies the coupon to your bill. enjoy!

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I like Hostgator because it has Linux, which I need for my blogging websites’ (Wordpress) PHP scripts. But the great news at Hostgator is that in addition to Linux web hosting they also allow for ASP web hosting Therefore, you can have the best of both worlds with Hostgator.

HostGator ASP Web Hosting

For only $12.95 per month through the HostGator Swamp plan you can run ASP and PHP 4 or 5. Along with this benefit from HostGator you also get 1000 GB of disk space, unlimited bandwidth and the ability to host unlimited web sites and MYSQL databases.

Overall, this already a discounted price (the HostGator Swamp Plan was $14.95 per month), but using the HostGator coupon code HGC25 will bring you extra savings.

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 HostGator  has several webmail features for all of its, affordable, shared hosting packages. Since HostGator employs cPanel for its control panel, there are several web based email options.

Once you login to the HostGator cPanel simply click on the “webmail” icon. Now you have several webmail options to choose from: Horde Mail or Squirrel Mail. between you and me both work pretty much with Hostgator.

HostGator Webmail Advantage

The major advantage of using webmail through a web hosting provider like HostGator is that you can access your email anywhere in the world through an internet browser, as opposed to email delivery systems like OutLook Express. In order to access your mail:

1. Enter the folowing URL: YourDomain/Webmail/.
2. A sign on screen to your Hostgator webmail account will come on prompting you to enter your username and password. (Note: You can set your username and password through the HostGator control panel by clicking on the ‘mail” icon)
3. Click on the email option you chose (ex: Squirrelmail)
4. The next screen that comes up will be your INBOX, where you can read your mail or compose a letter.

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Although HostGator’s affordable web hosting staff provides great customer support, the HostGator forums are also an excellent way to get fast answers to anything to do with HostGator issues.

HostGator Forums Are Useful

On the HostGator forums you will not only find enthusiastic members of HostGator just like you and me, but also staff member who are extremely helpful. We definitely suggest searching the forums at HostGator as your first recourse because chances are, the answer to your HostGator technical problems (scripts, coding, email, Fantastico, eCommerce, domain issues, etc.) are already listed here. You can

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HostGator’s shared web hosting packages, like all other similar companies, puts a quota limit on CPU usage for their customers. HostGator’s CPU quota limits is set at 25%. But before we go any further, what does HostGator as well as other web servers mean by CPU usage? CPU usage basically means the amount load resources your site using over a certain amount of time.

Why HostGator Uses CPU Quota Limits

Host Gator uses CPU quota limits for this simple reason: On a shared web server, clients (like Us!) may have our own IP addresses and separate sites, but we actually shared the resources (CPU) with dozens of other sites. So in theory, if CPU usage were not set, one client could hog too much CPU, which would effect how fast and efficently our own site would operate. We wouldn’t like that, would we? HostGator takes care of this problem by setting the above mentioned CPU limit, which is within the range of what other web hosting companies do.

What happens when a HostGator site goes over 25% CPU usage? They will receive an email letting the owner know they have exceeded CPU use for some if the scripts they are running. If the problem continues, their site their site will be suspended for no more then ten minutes. This is not a good thing, but don’t worry because unlike some other hosts, HostGator staff will work patiently with you.

On small and medium sized sites, such as with small businesses and churches, CPU overload is a rare occurrence. One can check what scripts are having problems by going into the HostGator cPanel>Public_Html>Tmp>CPU Overload. Here you will see what pages or plugins are causing the problem. In the unlikely event this happens to your HostzGator site, you can ask HostGator for help and they will assist you in eliminating the problem.

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In our HostGator review,we mentioned HostGator has three great shared hosting packages: the Hatchling, Baby and Swamp. We also mentioned that they could use HostGator coupons to get a deal on these already affordable web hosting packages.

Some folks I know are interested in web hosting services like HostGator, but have asked me how they can build a web site since they know no HTM or code. They would love to have an online presence, but don’t know how to begin.

HostGator and SiteStudio-Perfect Together

Well, we have good news: HostGator comes with free web site building tools from Site Studio that allows you to make a site without knowing anything about web designing. If you are a church or small business that needs a site up quicj and easy, so you can concentrate on more important matters, then HostGator shared hosting is the thing for you. Through HostGator you will have access to over 500 professionally designed templates for your site. Furthermore, HostGator uses Site Studio’s easy step by step instructions that makes it so simple my own fifth grader can do it. So no need to be intimidated about getting a website up and running with this HostGator option.

How Site Studio Works with HostGator

It’s totally free through HostGator. All you have to do is click on a HostGator request form at hostgator.com/sitestudio.php HostGator’s staff will hook you up. Remember, with Site Studio you need not knowanything about FTP or HTML, and with it’s point and click features, you have total control over how your HostGator site looks. Color changes, image uploads, fonts, content layout…you name ot. Using the web site builder through HostGator is that easy!

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HostGator has a number of FTP features that you can find through it’s control panel or cpanel. However, let’s first talk about what ftp is all about since many of our visitors are new web site building and web hosting.

In plain terms, FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is simply a way to upload and download files, pictures and pages quickly to and from your computer to your website and server. For example, I have a Wordpress blog as my website, and I needed to upload this nifty Wordpress plugin that had 9 files attached? No problem. Using FTP tools that HostGator provides, I was able to transfer those files to my site very quickly and easily.

HostGator FTP Accounts

First, in order to use FTP with your HostGator web hosting package, you need to access and setup your a FTP account from cpanel. The good news is that once you have a HostGator site, Hostgator automatically creates and assigns you a primary login or FTP adfress for your site.

Most likely Hostgator will give you an FTP web address that looks like an email address, but isn’t. The FTP address Hostgator assigns you will look something like this variation: ftp.domain.com.

Secondly, if you are not real sure about all this FTP stuff, or where to access your FTP account, simply ask Hostagtor support and they will guide you through the process in your control panel. That’s why they get get paid the big bucks. I had to do that the first (and second) time I used FTP too, and it’s really a snap.

HostGator FTP Features

* FTP Accounts
Here you can create more than one account for yourself (if you have sub-domains) or for other FTP users on your HostGator web hosting plan.

* Setup Anonymous FTP Access
Adjust setting on how anonymous FTP users use FTP. In truth, most of us will not even be using this HostGator FTP feature.

If you are not comfortable with using FTP directly through your cpanel at Hostagtor, you can use what is called an FTP Client. For my money (actually its FREE), the best one out there (and it plays nice with HostGator) is FileZilla, and you can download it here.

Overall, I hope this little article about HostGator FTP provides a little assistance in helping you start off using your HostGator FTP account effectively.

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