Your Questions About Yahoo Small Business Web Hosting
Laura asks…
can I set up a Joomla cms with a yahoo small business web hosting account and what’s the procedure?
Is there maybe an automatic installer like Fantastico for Joomla?
admin answers:
You can use the Joomla with your Yahoo! Web Hosting plan.
You can install Joomla in your account directly from the Joomla’s web site. Download the compressed file from Downloads section of the Joomla’s web site:
http://www.joomlatribune.com/joomla-tutorials/how-to-install-joomla-cms.html
After downloading the new version of Joomla you will need to uncompress the downloaded file on your computer using a software like WinZip. After uncompressing the file you can rename the folder accordingly and can upload the folder to your account using a FTP client. Upload all the files of Joomla in a separate subdirectory under your File Manager.
For creating a subdirectory under your File Manager, I have searched a link. Visit:
http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/webhosting/gfiles/gfiles-06.html
While uploading the files “.htaccess” file and few files with special characters in the filename will not get uploaded. You can ignore these files. Yahoo! Doesn’t support .htaccess files.
For information on where to obtain a free FTP program, visit:
http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/webhosting/gftp/gftp-08.html
Once you have downloaded and installed an FTP program, please review the instructions at:
http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/webhosting/gftp/gftp-09.html
You will need the following information:
* Address/Host Name: ftp.domain-name.com
* User Name: Yahoo! ID@domain-name.com
* Password: yourYahoo!IDpassword
After uploading the files you will need to configure the newly uploaded Joomla (CMS). Before you can configure Joomla you will need to create a new database using phpMyAdmin. After creating the new database you can use the new database name to configure Joomla. The hostname to be used to configure is “mysql” and the Administrator Email adderss should be one of the domain email address with a mailbox.
For creating MySQL database, please visit:
http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/webhosting/mysql/index.html
The minimum system requirement for the Joomla:
http://help.joomla.org/content/view/34/169/
I hope it will be best answer, I was doing research on this for last one day and finally i got it.
Helen asks…
Yahoo small business web hosting?
I have a friend who owns a company he has yahoo business… I think small business plan with yahoo. he used there template and such to design his last site. I am a professional web designer but i have no experience with yahoo. Can I upload my own website through them? So in short I need to find out if I can take my html files and upload it my self and how to do it.
admin answers:
I am no professional webmaster but when uploading my sites to any hosting place I use FTP ( File Transfer Protocol).
I used yahoo but when it came to using certain basic scripts it was’nt possible so I switched to IX and never looked back.
They are half the price and way more efficient.
You can see them in action at
http://www.ixwebhosting-unlimited-pro.moneysavecenter.com?id=m3y227
James asks…
Does Yahoo Small Business Web Hosting support ASP.NET2.0 Web Pages?
I am a web developer working on a project in which my client has an existing web hosting service through Yahoo Small Business. However, it appears that this web hosting service does not recognize files with an aspx extension. It may be a publishing or configuration problem, but it appears that yahoo doesn’t support ASP.NET2.0. Which is outrageous, considering it (along with AJAX) are the emerging standards in web design… Thanks for any input that saves me from actually calling yahoo and remaining on hold for half a day just to get a yes or no answer….
admin answers:
I think it does why????
Donald asks…
What version of PHP does yahoo use for its small business web site hosting?
it says on their adds that they use PHP v4 but there is no way of contacting them to ask if they have upgraded to PHP v5. Kind of an important thing to know if you are thinking about hosting with them. Kinda bad business to not have a way for potential customers to contact you and ask you questions about the service you provide. I would expect better from Yahoo, they have been on the internet for a while. you would think that they would know that customer service is first.
Anyway. What version of PHP do they use for their web hosting small business account???!!?
admin answers:
You got it right. What kind of business do not allow us to contact them, even for presale… Can you imagine how the customer support would be like? Why bother looking for the PHP version if they don’t bother letting us the peace of mind to talk to them.
Well, Yahoo should stick to what they do best, doing search engine stuff. I made the mistake to register a domain with them too. I would advise you not to go with them.
If you need a tip for choosing a web hosting to use, I suggest you do the following:
1. Go to the webhost review sites such as webhostingjury, hostingsthatsuck.com or webhostinggeeks and list down about 3 common top hosting companies.
2. Next, for each web hosting X, do a “X sucks” search on Google. Read some complaints and see if you may encounter the same problems like them. Some of the complaints may relate to certain groups of users only such as VPS, dedicated server users or resellers. So you may not be affected if you are not from these categories.
3. Eliminate those hostings you feel uncomfortable with, and look for the best bargain hosting for your money.
Some good webhosts to consider are Fatcow, InMotion and Webfaction.
Good luck.
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