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Primary Name Server: virginia.amazia.net
Secondary Name Server: atlantis.amazia.net
FTP Host Name: usuallly same as your domain name
Username & password: same as your login info for Amazia Account Manager. (These are created when you open your account with us.)
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How do I sign up for Hosting Service? to Hosting Support Home
You can sign up for Hosting Service by completing the on-line sign-up form available throughout Amazia Website. Simply click on:
and follow the onscreen instructions. You will be prompted to select your
hosting plan during this process. So, you may want to check the hosting
plans available to pick the suitable one to your needs. You can view
detailed information on Amazia's Hosting Plans by visiting
http://www.amazia.com/snp/hosting.shtml
How do I start hosting my domain with Amazia? to Hosting Support Home
Once signed up for the hosting plan of your choice, you will receive an
e-mail with your user specific info including your user id, password and FTP
access info.
You need to upload your website to Amazia Servers using the information
provided. This will start your hosting immediately. However, you need to
make sure that your domain records are transferred to Amazia Network prior to
uploading your website. You can make the necessary domain transfer on
"Network Solutions" website using Make Changes option.
You need to change your Primary & Secondary Server Info in your domain modification template . They should read as follows:
| Primary Server Name : |
VIRGINIA.AMAZIA.NET |
| Secondary Server Name : |
ATLANTIS.AMAZIA.NET |
Once, you submit your modification template, either the Admin Contact or the
Technical Contact must approve this change by responding to the e-mail.
Alternatively, if you have a user id & a password to make changes on-line,
this process is not necessary.
Tip: If you send your modify e-mail using the Admin/Tech Contact e-mail
address, you will not need to send an approval e-mail.
How do I get an Under Construction Page? to Hosting Support Home
When you sign up for your hosting service with Amazia, a personalized Under
Construction page is built. It immediately becomes visible on the net
displaying your website address, company Name, address, phone &
fax no and your e-mail address.
As soon as your Under Construction page goes up, you can start configuring
your own domain based e-mail addresses.
How do I update my website and what is "Cache"? to Hosting Support Home
Updating your website is a three step process.
You need to download either the entire site or the pages you would like to update onto your own PC via FTP
Make the changes you wish to make by using either a program such as
Microsoft Frontage or an HTML Editor such as Homesite or if you know how to
write HTML Code, by using your Notepad and typing the code.
Upload the updated pages or the entire site back to the server via FTP
If you have done it right and your upload went OK, your changes take place
instantly. Sometimes, the changes may not be visible, in which case, you
should click "Refresh" or "Reload" button on your browser. This will avoid
showing the previous version of the page you are trying to view that is already
in your computer's memory rather than display what is on
the server.
This is called "Cache" and it simply means your computer stores the pages as
you surf the web and when you try to display the same page, it just recalls
it from its Cache rather than show what is on the server. If you have made
changes in the mean time, you may not see them unless you "Clear your cache"
by clicking "Refresh" or "Reload" button.
Another way to clear your cache, which may be necessary at times is to go
into the "Internet Options" in your browser and select "Clear Cache" or
"Delete Temporary files" option. This deletes all the pages that have been
cached in your PC.
Useful Programs & Services to update a website to Hosting Support Home
There are several programs or services available on the Net both free or
chargeable. The most expensive solution is not always the best solution
either. The good part is that most of the programs also come with a 30-day trial
period even if they are chargeable. So, if you are stuck and you find what
you need, the chances are you will be able to get the work done without
being out of pocket.
We have categorized our most favorite choices below. Simply, click on the
heading that most interests based on your current needs and see what is
available:
- Web Site Authoring
- File Transfer Programs (FTP)
- E-mail Programs
- Graphics Programs
- Graphics/Clip Arts/Images
- Imagemaps
- Multimedia
- Web Site Traffic Analysis (Stats)
What is FTP and how to use FTP? to Hosting Support Home
The process by which files are transferred to the web server is called "FTP"
(File Transport Protocol). You have unlimited access via FTP 24-hours a day/7 days a week with Amazia.
As such, you can create and maintain your web pages on your own computer and
upload files to your web site at your leisure.
Internet providers such as AOL, Compuserve, and Prodigy may have a built-in
FTP interface. If you have a PPP internet account and need an FTP program,
you can download software for either PC or Mac below. PC users
should download WinZip if you do not already have a program to
extract .zip files.
Click here for step by step instructions on how to do FTP
What is a Domain Pointer? to Hosting Support Home
You can register a domain and point it to any other existing website or an
IP No. In other words, point multiple domain addresses to a single website.

You can have additional domain names point to your existing web site account
hosted on Amazia Network. For example, if you have an on-line clothing store
you may wish to have the domain names clothes.com, shirts.com, and jeans.com
all point to your account. This is an excellent way to increase your
visibility and bring more visitors to your site!
Another functionality comes from listing your domain name with search
engines relevant to your keywords. This means that you can register as many
web addresses as you wish relevant to your keywords and have them all point
to your main website thus generating traffic through obtaining high rankings
in the Search Engine Listings.
If you wish to take advantage of this feature, all you need to do is :
1- Register a web address using one of the providers below:
Network Solutions
Dotster
Register.com
2- Sign up for the Domain Pointer service using the On-line Sign-up screen
by clicking on the link below.
As you walk through the sign-up process, select "Domain Pointer" as your
hosting Plan and type in the name of the domain you wish to point to in the
notes box.
Your account will be activated and pointed to your existing website.
Does Amazia host sites designed with FrontPage? to Hosting Support Home
Yes. You can design your website with any version of FrontPage and have it
hosted on Amazia Network. However, you can not download or upload your site
to our server by using FrontPage. You will need to use an FTP program to
access our servers.
See our FTP section on how to use FTP.
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