Bluehost web hosting provider have support for SSL – Secure Socket Layer, more commonly known as https = hyper text transfer protocol secure that allows a secure connection to your web server. This is very important for e-commerce sites, banks, governments, community sites or sites that require important login information (password) or any other sites that transfer sensitive data between the host and the web server, because the standard http transfer is plain-text – meaning that someone may intercept the data traveling and steal it or change it. With SSL the data is encrypted. The steps of setting up your web site to have secure connection are simple. First you need to login in your bluehost cpanel account, and click on the tab “SSL certificates”. You will be redirected to a page where you can find more information about SSL certificates and order a SSL certificate. Dedicated IP address is required, so you will be presented with an option to buy one if you do not already have. Here are the benefits if you order SSL certificate via bluehost.com:
* Instant validation & Automatic Installation – Your SSL certificate will be automatically issued and installed on your server in a matter of minutes.
* Domain Validated Certificate Issued by Comodo – Comodo has a well earned reputation in the Web Security industry, with leading customer care and technical support.
* Site Seal – Ability to display a special icon on your page validating that your site is secure.
* Trusted by all popular Browsers – Positive SSL Certificates are supported by: Internet Explorer 5.01+, Firefox 0.1+, Mozilla 0.6+, AOL 5+, Opera 8+, Safari 1.2+.
* 128/256 bit encryption – Supports highest security 256 bit encryption, while remaining backwards-compatible with older browsers that only support 128 bit encryption.
* Unlimited Re-Issuance Policy – If you change servers or hosts, you can have your certificate re-issued to work in its new location.
Archive for April, 2010
Bluehost SSL Secure Sockets Layer and certificates
Bluehost Simple DNS Zone Editor
DNS (Domain Name System) is a Internet name system for resolving names to IP addresses. Every computer (servers too) or device that connects to internet needs unique IP address. Because numbers are not easy to remember, the DNS was invented. DNS uses nameservers which return the IP address of the domain name (or subdomain name in question). With Bluehost cPanel simple DNS zone Editor you can easily add A and CNAME records. A record is like www.example.com or ftp.example.com. Cname is canonical name an alias to another domain name or subdomain. To add A record, open the Simple DNZ zone tool and follow these simple steps:
To add an A record:
1. Select a domain from the drop-down menu.
2. Type in the Name and Address of the A record.
3. Click Add A Record.
To add a CNAME record:
1. Select a domain from the drop-down menu.
2. Type in the Name and CNAME of the CNAME record.
3. Click Add CNAME Record.
With this tool you can also delete the records wherever you like.
Bluehost CPU Quota and Usage limit
Because in shared hosting environment every users shares the resources some preventive software must be placed to prevent abuse. Bluehost have cpu quota/usage limit placed to prevent abusive users to take down the server. This have been very restrictive in previous years and lots of users have complained to get cpu quota errors:
“This Account Has Exceeded Its CPU Quota”
The software that calculates the usage limit have been updated (January 25, 2008) with the newer version of the software that changes the way how CPU usage is calculated on the servers. This should reduce the number of people that run into this problem by 90%. You can read more about the software update at Matt Heaton president of Bluehost, Hostmonster and Fastdomain official blog: http://www.mattheaton.com/?p=119 .