Shared corporate hosting accounts have a Virtual Hosting
Extension which allows hosting for multiple domains on the same plan, including canonical domains (xxxx.yourname.com). to each sub-directory on your Virtual Server. This service is not supported on Budget hosting plans.
For example, you can map customer.yourdomain.com, support.yourdomain.com
to separate sub-directories on each virtual server. Each of these mappings
can be fully controlled via Web.Manager.
You can also make use of this feature to map an additional domain (www.yoursecondomain.com) to each sub-directory. This is an affordable solution for hosting smaller second and any other additional web sites. Webvisions offers two types of Virtually Hosted Domains:
Script Based VirtualHosts
A script based VirtualHost is a low end entry-level web-only
system.
A $35 setup fee applies for each domain that you wish to map. Script
based VirtualHosts are very suitable and cost effective for small
websites
with one or two webpages. Script based VirtualHost however does not
come with e-mail support. It also requires the use of relative URLs to
reference other web pages.
There is no monthly web hosting charge for Script Based VirtualHosts.
Canonical domains are totally free with no charge. (e.g.
sales.yourdomain.com)
Host Based VirtualHosts
Clients may also opt to have their domains mapped as a host based
VirtualHost. This web hosting option provides full mail & web capability for an additional
$5 monthly. Host based VirtualHosts come
with a more advanced WWW server
system that does away with some of the disadvantages in script based
VirtualHosts.
Parked Service with Email
This service is similar to Host Based VirtualHost but maps the additional web site to the primary web site. Full mail capability for the second domain is available.
FAQs
- I currently own several Script Based VirtualHosts, how can I
enjoy e-mail support for these VirtualHosts?
You need to upgrade them to Host Based VirtualHosts to enjoy e-mail
support for these VirtualHosts. There is an upgrade fee of S$35 to upgrade from Script
Based VirtualHost to a Host Based VirtualHost. You will also need to pay the
additional $5 monthly.
- Script Based VirtualHosts require the use of relative urls to
navigate to different web-pages. What does this mean?
This means that you can't access a specific file via a Script Based
VirtualHost directly. e.g. http://www.virtualhost.com/xxxx.html
Instead, you can only do so by referencing it from your initial welcome
page.
- What e-mail support is provided for a Host-Based VirtualHost?
Host-Based VirtualHosts come with unlimited e-mail aliases (or forwarding
accounts). It also allows you to share your master (primary) server's POP
server (email mail boxes). You can manage these via Web.Manager. If you run
out of POP quotas for your master server, you may purchase additional pop
accounts or mailboxes for $1 per account monthly.
- Can I create FTP accounts for my VirtualHosts?
Yes. You may create FTP accounts (assuming you have sufficient FTP quotas)
for your VirtualHosts. Additional ftp accounts can be purchased through the online order form.
- Can I make use of HTPROTECT for my VirtualHosts?
No, unfortunately, not.
- Can I assign disk space quotas for each FTP account I
create?
Yes. With Web.Manager v4.0 onwards, you may assign disk quotas, file quotas
as well as bandwidth limits for each ftp account you create.
- How can I order a VirtualHost?
You can do so via the on-line order
form. You may select either types of VirtualHost under the Virtual
Server Details (Server Option) section.
- Do VirtualHosts come with access logs?
Accesses to VirtualHosts are logged to your master server's access log
files. Statistics are also collated under your master server's statistical analysis pages. Being collated together with your master virtual server's acess
log files allows you to easily isolate these access.logs when you need to.
- Do VirtualHosts come with cgi-bins ?
Yes, you may create "cgi-bins" for both types of VirtualHosts. You may
also make use of WebCGI to install cgi scripts into the directories of
these VirtualHosts.
- Do VirtualHosts come with frontpage extensions ?
No, they do not.
- Are there any limits to the number of VirtualHosts I can setup
on my Webvisions virtual server?
No, we do not place any limits on the number of VirtualHosts you may
setup. You are only limited to physical constraints like disk space, ftp
quotas, pop account quotas etc.
- What is the difference between a VirtualHost and DNS Hosting
A VirtualHost is mapped to a sub-directory within your master or primary server.
This allows you to have each VirtualHost serving its own "www" files as
well as e-mail. DNS hosting maps the second domain name to the primary server itself. It
does not come with e-mail. An example of how to use DNS hosting is to register and map yourdomain.com.sg to yourdomain.com
Note: A VirtualHost can act like DNS hosting but not vice versa. This
is to say, you can map a VirtualHost to the same set of files as your
primary server and enjoy e-mail and other features.
- Do I have to pay domain registratino fees for each domain I
have with my VirtualHost ?
Yes, as long as its not a canonical domain (e.g. sales.webvisions.com or
support.webvisions.com), you have to pay the domain registration fee.
You may also find info on managing your VirtualHosts on our
Webvisions virtual server support page.
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