Reboot scheduling for Dedicated Server

As a dedicated server owner you have ability to reboot/shutdown your server anytime you want, as you have root access to your server so you can reboot your server as per your wish. your affordable web hosting service provider may also help you for the same but if you are planning to reboot your server at some specific time then you should be aware of managing scheduled task, with windows OS you can easily shutdown/restart your server but if you want to restart your server at some specific time then you need to have PsShutdown command line utility installed on your server.

Firstly you will have to download PsShutdown application on your server.
Now you will have to open Windows command prompt via Start > Run > cmd and enter the following command to schedule your reboot properly:

c:> at TIME c: \FolderName\psshutdown.exe –r –f –c –t 10 -accepteula

You have to specify required time frame when you want to reboot your server at “TIME”
i.e. if you wanted to reboot at 4am, you’d enter: c:> at 4:00am …
You will have to replace FolderName with the location of the directory where you have stored PsShutdown
The –codes are as follows :
-s shuts down your Windows server
-r reboots your Windows server
-f forces all applications to exit even if they are running in the background, etc
-c allows your shutdown or reboot to be canceled
-t specifies the countdown in seconds until the machine reboots or shuts down.

Eukhost provide 24×7 support, so you can contact them at any point of time and they will reboot the server on your request within couple of minutes. They do provide corporate email hosting, Affordable Web hosting Plans.

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eCommerce Website Hosting

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Choosing a right webhosting service provider for your ecommerce website is a most challenging job. Webhosting industry is overcrowded by reseller and there are only few reliable and affordable web hosting along with worst webhost, thus you have to find the perfect webhosting service provider who can fulfill all your hosting needs like reliability, security(secure Email Hosting) etc.. . For all ecommerce websites security is the most important aspect which should be considered before placing order for getting hosting account. Second important feature you should look upon is quality of service & support you would be getting after sales, make sure you go with webhost who is Live 24×7 to provide you an excellent hosting support and technical assistance. There are many web hosting service providers who are providing many exciting offers and plans to the users but make sure to study well and research on the Internet about the best and cost-effective ecommerce web hosting service provider or you may get fooled by their sales pitch.

Price of the web hosting services varies according to the quality of service, support and the number of features your webhosting service provide will offer you.  As a owner of ecommerce website you should not opt for free hosting service provider as you would be facing email hosting or many other issues or they may place advertisement banners on your site in exchange of free hosting, which would affect your business so its always recommended to go with Paid Hosting Services. Free webhosting services are quite risky and are not reliable, you would not be getting security for your hosting account nor professional support. Free hosting can be an option for personal or non commercial websites and should not be used for professional or ecommerce websites.
e commerce hosting eCommerce Website HostingOnce you got your preferred webhost you should try to get Dedicated SSL certificate installed on your ecommerce website, SSL provides security for all business transactions which would be carried from your website thus your clients would feel free for making financial transaction using their credit cards thus will help you for smooth running if your online business. Pricing for SSL differs from provider to provider, you can buy certificate from your hosting service provider or can buy from Certificate provider directly. Your webhost should help you for installing Dedicated SSL for your domain. You should also take care for getting backup of your hosting account as you are running online business website you should give backups much priority, you can always ask your webhosting service provider for getting backups for your account or you can do it yourself using your control panel.

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This post was written by admin on November 26, 2009

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