Web Hosting
How do I figure out my IP address?
Added December 16, 2015
In some cases we might ask you for your IP address for security white-listing purposes related to your website or your hosting account. If you need to figure out what your IP address is, one easy method is to simply visit: https://www.whatismyip.com There is a section at the top of the page that says “Your …
How to do a Traceroute
Added December 2, 2015
Sometimes during troubleshooting we need to see the path that your connection is taking to reach the web server. If this is the case, we may ask you do a traceroute and send us the results. Traceroute on Windows Click on the Windows start button and in the the search box type “cmd” to find/open …
I can’t see my website from one location but can from everywhere else
Added November 27, 2015
Sometimes you may run into a situation where you or anybody else who tries to view your website from one physical location, such as your office, can’t view your website, but everybody else in the world can. This does happen sometimes, and it’s easy to fix. Usually this just indicates that somehow the firewall or …
What is a Hosting Account and Why Does My Website Need One?
Added November 18, 2015
A web hosting account is an account which will allow you to make your website accessible via World Wide Web to everyone else. You or a web developer can access your website on the hosting account through FTP access to make changes to the website. A person needs a web host because it is basically …
Hosting Account FTP Access
Added November 18, 2015
FTP access is needed to access the source files for your web site. If Absolute Marketing Group is hosting your web site, we can provide FTP access to your web site hosting account, allowing you or a web developer to gain access to the web site files for editing or maintenance. If you need FTP …
Hosting Account Control Panels
Added November 18, 2015
All of our Windows and Linux hosting accounts have Control Panels available. Our Linux hosting accounts use cPanel, and our Windows hosting accounts use WebControlCenter. You can use your hosting Control Panel to do the following: Set up and manage email accounts Set up and manage databases Manage file permissions Check disk space usage Create …