FTP is the short term for File Transfer Protocol which is a standard network protocol being used to copy or transfer data, download or upload files from a computer to a server or to a web host server and vice-versa via the Internet.

For security reasons, it is recommended to change your FTP password once in a while no matter how reputable your web hosting provider is.

How to Change the FTP Password via DreamHost Control Panel

Proceed to DreamHost.

Click the first link “Web Panel” at the bottom of the page to log in at the DreamHost Control Panel.

1. Supply the email address and password that you used when you signed up for a web hosting account with DreamHost at the “DreamHost: Login” page to log in at the web control panel.

2. Click the link “Manage Users” on the left side under “Toolbox” above the “Main Menu” or click the link “Users” on the right side under “Let’s Get Started”.

3. Find the user you would like to modify and click “Edit” under the column “Actions”.

4. Supply the new password on the blank field corresponding to the text “New Password” and “New Password Again” or Click the box corresponding to the text “Pick a password for me”.

Click the button “Save Changes”.

That’s it.

You can read the details complete with images on how to change the FTP password at Sehdi.com.

How to check if your new FTP password works?

Log in at the WebFTP but wait for a few minutes before you sign in.

WebFTP is the web based FTP client of DreamHost.

You can read the complete details on how to sign in at the WebFTP at the blog entry, How to Set Up a Website.

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I already wrote a detailed explanation at Sehdi.com on how to install WordPress. I again used DreamHost in this example as I especially used the “One-Click Installs” feature of DreamHost. This is a follow up blog entry to the blog entry on how to set up a Website.

How to Install WordPress via DreamHost Control Panel

Proceed to DreamHost, then click the first link “Web Panel” at the bottom of the page to log in at the DreamHost Control Panel.

1. Supply the email address and password that you used when you signed up for a web hosting account with DreamHost at the “DreamHost: Login” page to log in at the web control panel and then click the button “Login”.

2. Click the link “One-Click Installs” on the left side under “Toolbox” above the “Main Menu” or click the link “Free Website Software” on the right side under “Let’s Get Started”.

3. Click the link “Install new website software – Easy mode” or “Install new website software – Advanced mode”.

4. Click WordPress.

5. Select the domain name at the dropdown menu corresponding to the text “Install to”.

6. Click “Install it for me now!”.

7. Check the link where you installed WordPress at the browser.

8. Fill out the necessary details at the blank fields provided.

9. Click the button “Install WordPress”.

The username and password will be sent to the email address that you provided.

That’s it!

If you would like to check the WordPress installation, just click the button “Login”.

Supply the username and password, then click the button “Login”.

If you were redirected to the “Dashboard” of your WordPress installation, then your WordPress installation was successful.

Congratulations!

You will find the complete details on how to install WordPress at Sehdi.com.

Disclosure: Other than liking the features of DreamHost as a web host, I am also an affiliate of DreamHost. So, if you decide to sign up for a web hosting account with DreamHost using my referral link, I am going to earn from it.

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I have written a similar topic to this before, Setting Up a Blog, but it was not so detailed compared to what I have written at Sehdi.com.

I wrote this blog entry, How to Set Up a Website, on the assumption that you already registered a domain name with a domain registrar and signed up for a web hosting account with a web hosting provider.

Just like in my previous posts, I will use DreamHost on how to set up a Website in this example as I am comfortable using DreamHost being its customer for three (3) years now. I also like the features that DreamHost offers.

How to Set Up a Website

Proceed to DreamHost.

1. Supply the email address and password that you used when you signed up for a web hosting account with DreamHost at the “DreamHost: Login” page and click the button “Login”.

2. Click the link “Manage Domains” on the left side under “Toolbox” above the “Main Menu”.

3. Click the link “Add New Domain / Sub-Domain”.

4. Supply the necessary details at the blank fields at the “DreamHost Web Panel > Domain : Manage Domains” page.

5. Click the button “Fully host this domain”.

You have done it.

All you have to do now is check if the Website has been set up successfully.

First, check if the domain name has been added.

Second, check the webFTP if the web directory has been created.

I explained almost everything that you need to know on my blog entry, How to Set Up a Website, at Sehdi.com.

Actually, it does not really end there yet. There are still a lot of things to do.

You need to change or set the nameservers.

On the premise that this has not been done yet especially if you registered the domain name somewhere else other than DreamHost like GoDaddy for example.

You need to create pages.

On the premise that you will have a Website with more than two pages. A one-page Website is possible but this you need to consider very carefully especially if you have a lot of information that you would like to share.

Changing or setting the nameservers and creating pages are two different topics but still belong to the topic setting up a Website. The Website will not be set up completely unless you changed the nameservers and created a few pages to make your Website visible to the public.

You will find the complete details on how to set up a Website at Sehdi.com.

Disclosure: Other than liking the features of DreamHost as a web host, I am also an affiliate of DreamHost. So, if you decide to sign up for a web hosting account with DreamHost using my referral link, I am going to earn from it. I am also an affiliate of GoDaddy. If you decide to register your domain name with GoDaddy, I am going to earn from it.

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Getting a web host is simply choosing a web host and signing up for a web hosting account with a web hosting provider. Choosing a web host may not be as easy as you think because you need to consider a lot of things that you need for a Website. But signing up for a web hosting account is as simple as registering a domain name.

You just follow the instructions just like when you register a domain name. After a few minutes, after signing up for a web hosting account, you can already set up a Website.

I wrote about this topic on how to get a web host or how to sign up for a web hosting account at Sehdi.com. It is a follow up to my blog entry on how to register a domain name.

I used DreamHost as the web hosting provider to illustrate to you how to sign up for a web hosting account. For one thing, DreamHost offers a free trial at the moment.

How to Sign Up for a Web Hosting Account

Proceed to DreamHost.

1. Supply the necessary details at the blank fields at the “Signup, Start your Free Trial!” page and click the button “Continue”.

2. Choose either of the two options at the “Signup, Pick a domain…” page and click the button “Continue”.

3. Choose any of the three free trial offers at the “Sign up, Pick a plan…” page and click the button “Continue”.

4. Supply the necessary details at the blank fields at the “Sign up, Account Contact Info” page and click the button “Continue”.

5. Supply the necessary details at the blank fields at the “Sign up, Just a little more…” page and click the button “Continue”.

6. Supply the necessary details at the blank fields at the “Sign up, Payment Info” page and click the button “Continue”.

7. Just click the button “Continue” at the “Sign up, Almost Done…” page.

8. Just click the button “Continue” at the “Sign up, Would you like to add a private server?” page.

9. Just click the button “Continue” at the “Sign up, Would you like to add…” page.

10. Just click the button “Continue to our web panel” at the “Sign up, Welcome to DreamHost” page.

11. Log in by supplying the necessary details that you used when you signed up at the “DreamHost Login” page and click the button “Log In”.

12. Click the button “Call Me” under “Welcome to your DreamHost Control Panel!” and “Approval Call” at the DreamHost Control Panel.

Once DreamHost calls and approves your web hosting account, you are done. You can now set up your Website.

You will find the complete details on how to get a web host or how to sign up for a web hosting account at Sehdi.com.

Disclosure: Other than liking the features of DreamHost as a web host, I am also an affiliate of DreamHost. So, if you decide to sign up for a web hosting account with DreamHost using my referral link, I am going to earn from it.

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Choosing a web host depends on your requirements. Your requirements in looking for a web host are different from mine. For a beginner for example, if you are not yet familiar with programming languages and databases, all you probably need is just to have a space or a website or a blog where you can write your thoughts online.

I consider myself no longer a newbie in this field but there are things too that I still have to know concerning web hosting business. But I know what I want and what I need when I am looking for a web host.

If you visit a site of a web host you will see a lot of features that a web hosting company offers. You read the list of features and it looks, even sounds foreign to you. Do not panic, they normally have an explanation what each term is all about if you just look at the Glossary page or Frequently Asked Questions page at the site of the web host.

What do I look for in choosing a web host?

Control Panel. One of the most important features I require to have in choosing a web host is a Control Panel. I would like to have control over my domain names and websites so I will not be at the mercy of the web host. I tell you, I have experience over these things where a company is at the mercy of its web hosting company because there is no control panel and it is not at all fun. Having a control panel is great. It definitely is helping me how to do things without bothering others anymore. I have experiences working with control panels like cPanel, H-Sphere, Plesk among others, and those ones with Dreamhost and Yahoo.

Disk Storage. I would like to emphasize this, Unlimited Disk Storage. I did not mind even if the disk storage was limited as long as the bandwidth was unlimited. But now a days, I actually find it great to have unlimited disk storage as I do not have to worry anymore if ever I exceed my limit, which never happened anyway as my disk storage usage is very minimal considering that I have several websites and blogs. Even if the disk storage is unlimited, I do not abuse my web host. For me it is not just right to abuse this feature. And my message to you is, do not ever ever abuse the generosity of your web host even if we say we pay them anyway.

When it comes to uploading photos, I do not upload the original ones. I always reduce the size of the photos and the ones which are smaller in sizes are the ones I upload. Having my photos reduced in smaller sizes has something to do with bandwidth too. The smaller the photo, the lower the bandwidth usage than having the photo in its original size.

Monthly Bandwidth. I also would like to emphasize this, Unlimited Monthly Bandwidth. A lot would tell you and me that there is no such thing as unlimited bandwidth. I actually agree that there is really no such thing as unlimited bandwidth.

But why do I still would like to have this feature if it is not true? My reasoning is simple. Even if unlimited bandwidth is not true and what I have is probably 500GB a month (example only), I do not really mind because my websites are not that popular yet so my traffic is not that high. I do not even consume 500GB bandwidth or site transfer a month.

Assuming that I exceeded 500GB monthly bandwidth, well, I do not have to worry for the excess if I need to pay for it or not. With unlimited monthly bandwidth, I do not have to pay for the excess unlike if there is a limit. I just hope that the website is still viewable online. That I really hope.

I also would like to have a high traffic but because my monthly bandwidth is limited, I will just worry that I will pay for the excess and in effect I also limit the number of people to view my sites. If I am willing to pay for the excess, no problem, but then I am not yet willing to pay additional expenses at the moment.

For a successful problogger who is already earning a lot of money, they will probably not mind paying for additional expenses. For one thing, those successful probloggers are probably not having a shared hosting, but a dedicated hosting for their blogs or websites.

By the way, all the time that I was writing about the unlimited disk storage and unlimited monthly bandwidth, I was referring to shared hosting and not dedicated hosting. Shared hosting is a shared web hosting service where many websites reside in one server connected to the Internet. It means that you and I, and other probloggers or bloggers out there are maybe sharing one web server for our websites or blogs. Dedicated hosting is the opposite of course of shared hosting. Dedicated hosting is a dedicated web hosting service where only one website reside in one server. I will not discuss the advantages and disadvantages between shared hosting and dedicated hosting yet.

The question now with the shared hosting is, is the site fast enough to download? My experience, so far so good. Once in a while, the websites or blogs were down but in a way still tolerable.

MySQL Databases. I make sure that MySQL Database is being offered so I have an option later on if ever I decide to have a CMS website or a blog using for example the WordPress publishing platform. Unlimited MySQL databases are also good. Take note of that too.

Email Accounts. Web-based or POP or IMAP Email accounts, unlimited or not, give me a lot of options. It gives me a choice to have my own email address at my own domain name which is actually very important for branding and marketing purposes.

FTP Access. Aside from the control panel, FTP access is one of the most important features that I require in choosing a web host. There are some things easier done using FTP than using control panel. FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol.

Domain Names. I always look for the unlimited domain names that can be hosted in one account. As I have several domain names not yet being utilized, I do not have to look for another web host anymore. I can host it at my present web host and if things may change, I could transfer my domain name anytime to another web host.

Subdomain Names. Unlimited subdomain names give me an option not to register too many domain names. I just make use of the subdomain names where the topic of my new blog or website is approriate.

Custom DNS. I would love to have this as well. It is very handy. There is no need to contact someone at the web hosting company if I need to add Domain Name Servers also called DNS. But in this case, DNS stands for Domain Name System.

PHP Support. This is very important to me. PHP is a scripting programming language being used in designing to produce dynamic web pages. I used to design websites using HTML. But now a days if the website needs more pages and not just three to five pages, I use PHP to develop the website. Although I have designed a site using ASP, I prefer PHP scripting programming language than ASP. But just to give you an idea, once you are viewing the pages on a browser, the output is always in HTML even if the programming languages used were PHP and ASP. One more thing, WordPress is using PHP and WordPress is what I am normally using these days. HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. PHP stands for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor. ASP stands for Active Server Pages developed by Microsoft.

Use of .htaccess Support. This is another important feature that I want that should be offered by a web host. I am helping others with their website and the site is hosted at Yahoo. One thing missing at Yahoo is the support for using the .htaccess. Yahoo has its own system but it is just too different without the .htaccess.

One-Click Automatic Installers. This is for easy software installation purposes like WordPress. I mentioned WordPress because this is the publishing platform that I use for my blogs and as CMS for my websites. CMS stands for Content Management System.

Technical Support. I always see to it that the web host has a Wiki site and Forum. I do not like bothering people all the time with questions. So I always frequent the forum to look for answers. If I really cannot find the answers, then I send the web host support team an Email.

Each web hosting company offers a lot of features but there are only certain things I need. I do not even use all the features but it is nice to have the others as well considering that I might need them someday. If you noticed, I did not write the list of features according to its importance when I am looking for a web host. I am simply saying that they are all important if I eventually choose a web host.

If you are ready to open an account with a web hosting company, could you use my referral link at Dreamhost, Lunarpages and Bluehost?

I encourage you to look at Dreamhost, Lunarpages and Bluehost Web Hosting. But I do not guarantee about anything with these web hosting companies, it is always your choice and decision, not mine.

Disclosure:
If you are using my referral link to the three web hosting companies, I will earn from it. Please kindly inform me if you use my referral link so I will know if it really works. This is another topic that I could review later on. Thank you very much.

For more information, I was not paid by any of these web hosts to blog about their services nor what I wrote before this blog entry. I was also not paid by any of the companies I mentioned today and on the past blog entries that I wrote before this blog entry. I was just writing based on my experiences.

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