Web Site Hosting FAQ

Welcome to the Maine Web Hosting support center. Listed below are some of the most frequent questions people ask. If you don't find what you're looking for, you can always contact us.

Access Methods

Domain Name Servers (DNS)

  ns1.maine-web-hosting.com

  ns2.maine-web-hosting.com

These will need to be set as the nameservers for your domain with the domain registrar.

Control Panel

Manage your website by our control panel. Plesk Panel allows you to control your site, from email accounts to administering MySQL databases. See Features

FTP Client Setup

FTP Client Settings:

FTP Host Name: yourdomain.com

Home Page Directory: httpdocs

Name of index (top) page: index.html or index.htm (All lowercase)

URL of homepage: http://www.yourdomain.com/

Client Set Up Example

When copying the files into your directory you PUT them into the directory. This can be done by dragging the file for transfer from you desktop or file to the directory window showing in the fetch directory window. You can also click on the PUT button and select from the file from the dialog box.

With the PC based FTP program you change directory to the directory that hold your files. The transfer of files is then accomplished by selecting the files and then clicking the directional arrows in the center of the window.

Your web site files must be placed in the /httpdocs directory!

Accessing Webmail

To access your E-Mail with a WWW Browser, enter: https://webmail.yourdomain.com/

Accessing Webmail Example

Enter your Username and Password in the fields. Click "Log In" to access Webmail.

Click OK to accept the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) certificate. We recommend that you always access Webmail via an SSL connection.

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