1. How do I Start and How can I move my sites to you?  

Following four simple steps are required to get started with us.

  • Sign up - Sign up on the Order page of www.malaysianhosting.net Write down your username and password in a safe place.
  • Add domain - By using your new username and password, log-on to the members page on www.malaysianhosting.net. Follow the user friendly menu and add your domains to your account.
  • Receive instructions - After adding the domain to your account, please give us some time to set up your web site. It is usually 5 to 6 hours during business hours (5am to 3pm GMT 6 days). If add domain submissions are received after business hour, then sites are set up next day morning. After setting up each site, we will send you an email with detail instructions on FTP, email management etc.
  • Modify DNS - If you registered the domain through any company other than through us, then you have to modify name server information so that the DNS start pointing towards our name server. Most of the time, you will be able to make this change online by going to the web site of your registration service providing company. Any change in DNS need to be propagated over the internet and this time could be from 6 hrs to 48 hrs. No one has control on this.
  • FTP - When DNS propagation is complete, if you type your domain on any browser, you will see your site displaying "this site is under construction .....". At this time you can upload your files by following our FTP instructions. At the same time you should be able to create your email accounts also.

2. My site is being hosted by another provider, how can I move the site to you without any down time (Pre-Publishing)?

 

When you have a web site which is already up and running with another provider, follow the procedure below:

  1. Submit the domain on the "Add Domain" page of www.malaysianhosting.net
  2. We will set up the site on our server and allocate a temporary IP address.
  3. We will send you an email with the IP address and procedure to upload with FTP.
  4. Upload your files according to this procedure.
  5. Check and make sure everything is working fine. At this stage you can access your site by typing the IP address only.
  6. Modify the DNS information so that your domain starts pointing towards our "Name Server". It takes about 24 to 48 hours for this information to be propagated over the Internet. During this time, when someone types your domain name in their browser, he/she will see

    your site either on the previous server or on our server. At the end of this propagation period, your site will be available only from our server. At this point, you may notify your previous provider to delete the site from their server.

    Note: If, you require Pre-Publishing please mention it in the features or additional request while adding the domain to your Emirates Hosting account through the add domain form.

    Click here for our name server information.

3. How do I avoid email downtime?  

To avoid email downtime the following steps need to be taken before modifying the DNS:

  1. Set all emails on the old server to auto-forward to a third party email address or ISP provided email address.
  2. We will create a "catchall" email on the new server (our server) and set it to auto-forward to the same third party email address or ISP provided email address.
  3. Modify your DNS information and propagation will begin. During this propagation period emails will either go to the old server or to the new server. In both the cases, emails will be instantly forwarded to the third party email address or ISP provided email address.
  4. At the end of propagation period, you may cancel the email forwarding as well as create more POP email accounts on the new server.
4. What type of server will my site be hosted on, Unix or Windows 2000?  

Malaysian Hosting hosts web sites on both the Unix and Windows 2000 platforms. If you require that your site be set up specifically on one or the other, please indicate this in the additional request section of our Add Domain form.


5. How do I administer email accounts?
 

There are 2 ways to administer your email accounts depending on which platform you are hosted on. Please click here for instructions.


6. How many POP3 accounts can I have with one account?
 

Each POP3 account must have a minimum of 1MB of space allocated to it. ie. with 100MB of space you can have maximum of 100 POP3 accounts. If your domain is on Unix server with FrontPage extensions the minimum size for each email (user) will be 3MB.


7. Once I sign up will I get technical support for FTP, Email, etc?
 

Most of the FTP and email related questions are answered in the web tutorials section of our support page. If you need additional help please email the question to us. Our support team will be more than happy to help you.


8. Which mode of support do you prefer, email or telephone?
 

It has been proved that email support is more effective, because all problems are documented and can be tracked easily. Our response time for emails is typically 5-6 business hours.


9. How do I sign up for an Malaysian Hosting account?
 

It is very simple to sign up for an Emirates Hosting account. Fill out our online Order form and submit it. We will set up your account immediately. You can go to the Add Domain form and start adding domains to your account immediately after signing up for an Malaysian Hosting account.


10. How do I add domains to my Malaysian Hosting account?
 

Once you sign up online for an Malaysian Hosting account, you can log on to the Members page and submit your domains. You can add domains immediately after signing up for an Malaysian Hosting account.


11. How long will it take for my site to be set up on your servers after submitting it through the Add Domain form?  

We will set up your site within 3-4 business hours and send you a confirmation by email.


12. Why am I not able to see my web site even after 10-12 hours?
 

If you have modified the Name Servers for your domain or signed up for a New Domain, it will take 24-48 hours for you to be able to see your site on our servers. The reason for this delay is that when name servers are modified or a new domain is registered, this information has to be propagated across the Internet before you will be able to see the changes.


13.
Can I have my own name servers for my domain?

Yes you can have your own name servers for your domain. We can register and maintain your name server for you. Your name servers will be ns1.yourdomain.com and ns2.yourdomain.com with two unique IP addresses. yourdomain.com will be your domain name. All of your client's domains will show your name server information when searched for through any WHOIS search. The charge for this service is 100$ US per year and you will have to transfer your domain to us.


14.
Can my site be set up so that www.mydomain.com and mydomain.com both point to the same web site?
 

By default www.domain.com and domain.com will point to the same place.


15.
Do you host international domains?
 

We host all domains authorized by ICANN including all TLDs and country codes.


16. What is the minimum amount of time that I have to sign up for?

The minimum time that you can sign up for an Malaysian Hosting account is 1 Year.


17.
What is the path to perl?
 

#!/usr/bin/perl


18.
What is the path to sendmail?
 

/usr/sbin/sendmail


19. Do I get telnet access?
 

No, we do not provide telnet access to our servers.


20.
Will I be able to change and update my web pages on a regular basis?
 

Yes, you will be able to update your web page at any time using FTP or FrontPage. There are no additional charges for updating your web site, so you can update it as often as you like. If you need more information on how to do this, see the web tutorials section of our support page for instructions.


21.
How do I register a domain?
 

Please see our site at www.malaysianhosting.net for domain registration and pricing information.


22. How much does additional disk space cost?
 

Please refer our pricing structure at www.malaysianhosting.net


23. Can I get a dialup account with you?  

No, we specialize in web hosting. You will need to get dialup access through your local ISP.


24. Can I use both FrontPage and FTP to upload my web site?  

No, you can not use both FP and FTP. If the FrontPage server extensions are enabled for your site then please either only publish the web site with FrontPage or only use FTP. If you try to use both FrontPage and FTP you will get permission denied errors while uploading files.


25. Can I delete my admin user and recreate it?
 

No, if you delete your admin user you will no longer have access to your web site and we will have to delete and recreate the whole site. Please make sure that you do not delete the admin user for your site.

 

 

 

 
 
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