| General Specifications |
| Storage Space |
500 MB of storage space (more info) |
| Data Transfer |
5,000 MB (5GB) of data transfer allowance per month |
| Database |
3 MySQL database environments (more info) |
| PhPMyAdmin |
Access to PhpMyAdmin, a Windows based management tool for MySQL databases |
| FTP Accounts |
15 File Transfer Protocol (FTP) accounts provided |
| Sub Domains |
5 Sub domains allowed (eg: security.yourdomainname.com) |
| SSL |
SSL Secure Server support (more info) |
| GPG / PGP |
Gnu Privacy Guard - an OpenPGP compliant encryption program (more info) |
| Cpanel |
World's best Multi-language Control Panel |
Mail Services |
| POP Accounts |
15 POP3 email accounts (more info) |
| Mailing List |
15 Mailman Lists. Software for managing electronic mail discussion and enewsletter lists |
| Autoresponders |
UNLIMITED number of autoresponders (more info) |
| Forwarding |
UNLIMITED Email Forwarding (more info) |
| Aliases |
UNLIMITED Email Aliases (more info) |
| Default Address |
The Default Manager provides a Catch-All mail account for non-nominated email addresses. |
| Email Filtering |
Stop unwanted mail by filtering emails via To, From, Subject, Body and Any Header. |
| WebMail |
We provide a choice of two WebMail services: Horde and SquirrelMail (more info) |
| Email Trace |
An email address search to see the delivery path |
FTP Options |
| Account Manager |
The FTP Account Manager allows you to administer your FTP access accounts. |
| Settings |
FTP settings can be set for each FTP account. |
| FTP Access |
We provide unlimited FTP access on a 24x7 basis |
File and Directory Settings |
| File Manager |
A very comprehensive set of file management options via a windows front-end. |
| Protected Directories |
Unlimited Password Protected Directories (more info) |
| Disk Usage |
Check and monitor your disk usage via the Disk Usage View |
| Hotlink Protection |
Protect against Bandwidth theft or "hotlinking" (the direct linking to a website's files eg: images). |
| Backup Manager |
Use the Backup Manager to back up and restore your files |
Programming/Scripts |
| cgi-bin |
Your own private cgi-bin directory to install scripts. |
| FrontPage |
Microsoft FrontPage 97/98/2000/2002/2003 Extensions (more info) |
| Perl V5.8.7 |
We offer the latest version of Perl (Practical Extraction and Reporting Language),
a robust programming language frequently used for creating CGI programs on Web servers. |
| PHP V4.4.8 |
We offer the latest version of PHP, an open source, server-side, HTML embedded scripting language used to create dynamic Web pages. |
| Ruby on Rails |
Ruby on Rails® is an open-source web framework for developing database-backed web applications. |
| RubyGems |
RubyGems is a package manager for the Ruby programming language that provides a standard format for distributing Ruby programs and libraries (in a self-contained format called a "gem"). |
| SSI |
Server Side Includes, a type of HTML comment that directs the Web server to dynamically
generate data for the Web page whenever it is requested (more info). |
Plus Web5star's Additional Scripts ! |
| ClickBe! |
Design and develop your own Web site - Easy to use! |
| Counter |
Text-based site hit counter. |
| Email Scripts |
FormMail and cgiemail - choice of FORM processing scripts |
| Fantastico |
Ability to automatically install a number of Open Source Applications. Requires MySQL Database |
| Simple Guestbook |
Allows visitors to your site to read your guestbook entries and post a message of their own. Uses MySQL to store the entries. |
| Addon Cgi Scripts |
Installation of addtional Scripts allowed; eg: osCommerce. |
Access Logs and Statistics |
| Bandwidth Stats |
This tool generates an overall summary of the amount of bandwidth that your site is using. |
| Awstats Stats |
A powerful and fully-featured tool that generates advanced web server statistics, graphically. |
| SubDomain Stats |
You can view statistics specifically for each subdomain using the Analog and Webalizer tools. |
| Error Logs |
The error log contains all HTTP errors that occur when visitors attempt to view your site. A central use of this tool is to locate suspicious server activity, such as attempted virus attacks. |
Marketing and eCommerce |
| Search Engine Submit Tool |
Submit your web site details to several search engines at one time. |
PLUS... |
| Red Hat Linux |
Our servers run under the Linux Red Hat Enterprise Version 3.0 operating system. |
| Error Page |
Customized Error 404 Missing Document Page (more info) |
| Password Change |
Change your access passwords to your domain account and email accounts. |
| Apache Handlers |
Apache handlers tell the server how to handle files. For settings other than defaults. |
| MiME Types |
MIME types tell your browser how to handle files. For settings other than defaults. |
| Tech Support |
Prompt and effective technical support via email 7 days a week (more info) |
| Backup |
Weekly backups |
| Monitoring |
365/24/7 Network monitoring |
| Uptime |
99.9% uptime track record |
Web5star Plans Comparison Table |
| Plan Comparison with other Web Hosting services |