Frequently Ask Questions

Miscellaneous Technical Questions

1. What is a sub-account ?
2. Can I use Berkeley's DB?
3. Can I ran background processes (ircd, eggdrops, bitchx, screens, etc...)?
4. What version of java virtual machine you support ?
5. Can I run Java applets?
6. What's FrontPage support ?
7. What's MySQL ?
8. What's shell access ?
9. What's PHP ?
10. What is bandwidth ?
11. What is data transfer ?

What is a sub-account ?

A sub-account is an account within your main account,
which supports most of the features of the main one, but costs much less.

It has following characteristics :
1. It shares disk space with your main account
2. Administration is done through main account's control panel
3. Every email feature is supported ( just like in main account )
4. Separate statistic reports
5. Supports frontpage extensions
The docs and cgi-bin folders for sub-account would be
/web1/users/username/sites/subaccount.com/docs &
/web1/users/username/sites/subaccount.com/cgi-bin
respectively.

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Can I use Berkeley's DB?

Yes, we have C libraries and Perl modules installed for use with Berkeley's DB.

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Can I ran background processes (ircd, eggdrops, bitchx, screens, etc...)?

No, we do NOT permit any background processes due to resources leaks and possible DoS (denial of service) attacks. If you need to do something on periodic basis use a crontab instead. Failure to comply with will result in termination of your account.

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What version of java virtual machine you support ?

Currently, we run 1.1.8 java virtual machine on our servers.

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Can I run Java applets?

Yes, you can compile (if not already) them on our server and then use them on your website.

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What's FrontPage support ?

In order for you to use Microsoft's FrontPage to publish your site, we need to install support for it on the server.

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What's MySQL ?

MySQL Database is very light and yet featureful SQL database engine that allows webmaster to create dynamic websites.

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What's shell access ?

Shell access is the capability of using telnet or ssh to connect to the server and run various programs on the server.

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What's PHP ?

PHP is a server-side, cross-platform, HTML embedded scripting language. If you are completely new to PHP and want to get some idea of how it works, have a look at the Introductory Tutorial.

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What is bandwidth ?

Bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted through the network at any given time.

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What is data transfer ?

Anything (images, HTML files, data generated by CGI/PHP scripts, etc...) downloaded and or viewed off your website generates data transfer, because our servers have to transmit this data over the Internet to the end-user. For example, if 1024 visitors download a 1 megabyte file off your website, they will consume 1 gigabyte of data transfer.

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