Re: FN-FORUM: hosting for the UK?

date posted 21st January 2008 20:01

[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> I have been looking at the various hosts suggested and I have a
> question regarding the 'servwise' packages: do they offer php support?
> I saw the reference to asp.net but none to php...
> Also, maybe someone can clarify the following for me: when I buy a
> domain name from somewhere, for ex. www.clairetoche.com, and a hosting
> package from a different source, who is responsible for emails?? It
> probably sounds like a basic question but I keep getting confused,
> especially when hosts offer email accounts as part of their deal. If I
> already own a domain and therefore unlimited emails, do I still need
> to get a hosting package which offers email accounts? I am currently
> building a new website for a company that already has a host (that
> they want to change from) and multiple [EMAIL REMOVED] (which
> they are happy with/they receive emails directly through to their
> 'Outlook Express'), would they need to alter their mail service in any
> way? Or could they carry on as they are and ignore the 'email' part of
> the hosting package??

Hi Claire,

Yes all our hosting packages support PHP. Windows support PHP4 & PHP5
and Linux supports PHP5, you can see a comparison of the features
available on the seperate Windows or Linux offerings on this page.
http://www.servwise.com/en-gb/choose-platform.php just scroll down to
see the comparison tables.

Owning a domain does not give you free email accounts, it simply allows
you to use that domain with an email hosting provider to receive emails
at that domain. Many places (Us included) offer free email forwarding
when you purchase a domain but that only allows you to redirect email
from your purchased domain to another email mailbox like for example a
gmail account.

If you want to provide proper email services then you need a hosting
account with some form of email capability (Almost all hosting these
days come with at least a few mailboxes).

There is no reason that you need to use the same hosting provider for
your web hosting and email hosting, many larger business will have
in-house email servers like MS exchange and so it is quite possible to
point email to your domain to another email server other than your web
hosts. It is however more complicated than letting your web host set-up
your email system for you. For example when purchasing hosting from us
with a domain, your domain will be automatically configured to work with
our email infrastructure and so there is no need to change anything for
email to function other than to create the email accounts that you need
from within our control panels.

Hope that answers your questions.

Sam M
www.servwise.com