Archive for May, 2009

Useful Tips in ASP and SQL

May 15th, 2009

Useful Tips in ASP and SQL

ASP and SQL are most widely used server side program and Database respectively. I thought of giving few tips in ASP as well as in SQL.

Tips on good “ASP dealing with the Database” Coding Practices:

?When dealing with Databases it is always advisable to “Open the connection at the latest and Close it at the earliest”.

?Don’t create recordsets for insert and update statements. If your database connection name is ‘DBConn’ then use DBConn.execute (SQLString).

?Use stored procedures to the Max. They are inevitable faster than executing SQL statements.

?For the display of records for ‘read only and forward only cursor movement’ operation use the ‘Set rsRecordSet=DBConn.execute(“Select SQL statement”)’ statement.

?Set all variables assigned using the ‘SET’ operator to ‘Nothing’ as soon as you are finished with using them. This includes the Connection Object, Recordsets, fields, etc

Null Data Entry: When working in your SQL data display pane you might want to place a null value that stores the value truly as ”. For achieving, this just select the cell and press the ‘Ctrl’+’0′ (Zero) keys.

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IX Web Hosting Review

May 15th, 2009

IX web hosting first came into existence in the year 1999 and has since carved a remarkable name for itself in the hosting industry. The company has some very attractive hosting plans to offer that would suit a diverse set of clients and businesses across the world. The company has shown consistent improvement in terms of their performance and reliability over the years and boasts of hosting over 1, 70,000 domains. Furthermore, IX web hosting has managed to garner some amazing customer reviews and positive ratings which reflects higher levels of customer satisfaction. The company’s customer service is equally impeccable which further enhances the professional image of the company in a competitive hosting industry.

Their plans are essentially cost effective and are aimed at offering value for money services. The company has designed their plans in a way that allows the customer to save money especially if multiple domain names are hosted. Their billing cycles range from quarterly, semi-annual to annual as well as 2 yearly; which thereby makes the payment options highly flexible.

If the user wishes to host more than one domain or multiple domains; then he has an option to host with their single hosting plan (like the Expert plan or higher). Customers would be pleased to discover that the company does not charge any additional fee for removing, adding or changing hosted domains or sub domains. In fact, the easy to use control panel makes domain management a breeze.

In order to enhance customer satisfaction and reinforce confidence among potential customers, the company offers a 100% money back guarantee inclusive of the set up fee.

The company offers high levels of customer support and even help users with CGI scripts, (Read more ...)

Host Excellence Review

May 15th, 2009

Host Excellence has managed to live up to its company name by offering hosting services that are on a par with the best. The company aims at providing affordable and uncomplicated hosting services within a secure and user-friendly environment.

Their hosting plans include all the essential features and tools required to run a successful hosting company. Whether it is a generous disk space or bandwidth or databases to Windows hosting; Host Excellence packages include everything that a user is looking for. Users would also find support for various scripting languages including CGI, PHP, JavaScript and others. The company offers hosting packages for both Linux and Windows at affordable pricing.

For simple web hosting, users can opt for the Express hosting package which includes a generous set of features and tools. This package starts at just $2.95 per month and comes equipped with 5 GB of disk space, 50 GB of bandwidth as well as a bunch of free software. However, this plan does not include the MySQL database. So if your website requires this feature, you should be looking at the higher level plans like the “Business Plan” offered by Host Excellence. Other goodies in terms of value added features include large number of sub domains, up to five domain registrations, auto responders, email aliases, FTP and much more. It is advisable to thoroughly study every hosting plan and only then sign up for a hosting package that would befit your website requirements. Their control features a clear and well organized interface, thereby making it extremely user-friendly.

The supremacy of any hosting company is determined by their level of customer and technical support offered. The support offered this company is extremely prompt and (Read more ...)

HostRocket Web Hosting Review

May 15th, 2009

HostRocket is a professional and highly reliable hosting company that offers robust hosting packages for both small and large businesses alike. Depending on the level of hosting requirements, users can choose between their shared and dedicated hosting packages. The company offers a wide variety of hosting features and tools including a generous amount of disk space and bandwidth. Besides this, users also get access to highly useful website promotion tools and features. Potential customers can confidently sign up for their hosting packages that are backed with a money back guarantee. Host Rocket also offers customized hosting packages on request and these packages are designed to be tailor made for customer. This way, the customers get access to highly utilizable tools and features within affordable pricing structures.

The company offers their shared hosting package at only $4.95 per month as well as a one time set up fee of $29.95. Their hosting packages come outfitted with an advanced control panel as well as 110 GB of RAID protected storage space, unlimited bandwidth. Users are allowed to host up to 10 domains per account coupled with the flexibility to add a new website every month. Their list of email features include unlimited POP3/IMAP email accounts, unlimited email forwarders, unlimited auto-responders, web mail access as well as 1000mb POP3/IMAP mail storage.

The company further empowers their customer by offering a comprehensive script and software support including HTML, MySQL database, FrontPage and JavaScript. The accounts come equipped with a range of pre-installed scripts including portals, blogs, image galleries, customer support, mailing lists, discussion boards and more.

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I-K Host Web Hosting Review

May 15th, 2009

I:K host is becoming increasingly popular as a reliable and professional web hosting provider. The company is fairly new in the hosting arena and is based in Northern UK. The hosting company has garnered ample popularity in a short span of time primarily due to its impeccable service delivery, support and advanced resources at affordable pricing. Their wide range of services include web hosting, IRC servers, VPS (Virtual Private Servers), domain name registrations, wireless broadband Internet and email hosting services.

With I:K hosting, customers get a perfect combination of affordability and quality services within a safe and secure environment. The company offers a wide range of hosting plans, each designed for specific hosting requirements and budgets.

Their IRC network, termed as “TrueIRC” is a highly stable and secure network and here you can find a highly professional and skilled group of network administrators.

Users can use the DirectAdmin control panel for their web space administration. Besides this, the company offers access to the cPanel with Fantastico in order to manage and monitor various aspects of their hosting account. At i:K hosting, users get complete value for money services and there are no hidden costs involved with any of their hosting plans. It is however advisable to read the Company’s terms and conditions as well as Service Agreement in order to avoid any undesirable complications in the long run.

Users can be assured of complete security with i:K hosting as the company employs hi-end security mechanisms and equipment in order to bring the best hosting services to its customers. The company prides itself in offering maximum uptime to its customers. So users need not worry about loss of (Read more ...)