🌐 Hosting, Domain & Email — FAQs

Hosting & domain:

• Starter hosting ₹999/year — 5 GB, 1 website, free SSL
• Business hosting ₹2,499/year — 20 GB SSD, unlimited sites
• .com domain ₹699/year — free DNS management

You can also check domains on our domain store.

Hosting:

• Starter ₹999/year — 5 GB, 1 website, free SSL
• Business ₹2,499/year — 20 GB SSD, unlimited sites

All plans include free SSL (https).

A .com domain is ₹699/year with free DNS management. You can check if your name is available on our domain store. The domain is always registered in your name.

• Search your business name on our domain store
• Pick an available name (.com or .in)
• Pay online — it's registered in your name

Need help choosing? Message us on WhatsApp 98158 88735.

You do. The domain is registered in your name and you get the website login details. We never hold your domain hostage.

Yes. Every website we host comes with a free SSL certificate, so it opens with https and the padlock.

Hosting is the computer (server) where your website's files live so people can open it 24×7. Good hosting = fast, secure and backed up.

SSL encrypts the connection between your site and visitors and shows the padlock/https. Without it, browsers show "Not Secure". Free SSL is enough for most sites.

Domain Authority is a third-party score estimating a site's ranking strength. Google doesn't use it, but it's a rough guide.

The ending of a domain — .com, .in, .co.in, .org. For most Indian businesses .com or .in works well.

Domains must be renewed every year (or for several years). If it expires, your website and email stop working.

Many websites share one server. Affordable and fine for most small business sites.

A virtual private server gives you dedicated resources — good for busy websites, stores and custom apps.

The hosting control panel where you manage files, databases, emails and domains.

Hides your personal details from the public WHOIS database to reduce spam.

Moving a domain from one registrar to another using an EPP/auth code. Usually adds a year to renewal.

Both are popular. Compare renewal prices (not just first-year deals), speed, backups and support. Hostinger is often better value for small business sites.

.com is global and familiar; .in signals an Indian business and is often available when .com isn't. For India-only customers either works — buy both if you can.

Shared hosting is affordable and fine for most business sites. A VPS is for busy sites, big stores and custom apps that need dedicated resources.

Free SSL (Let's Encrypt) gives the same encryption as most paid certificates. Paid ones add warranties or organisation validation, rarely needed by small businesses.

Cloud hosting scales better and handles traffic spikes; shared hosting is cheaper and enough for most local business sites.

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a security technology that encrypts data transmitted between a user browser and your website server. When your website has SSL installed, the URL starts with https:// instead of http://, and a padlock icon appears in the browser address bar.

Without SSL, Google Chrome shows a "Not Secure" warning to visitors — which drives away customers before they even read your content.

Google officially confirmed that HTTPS is a ranking factor. Websites with SSL rank higher than identical websites without it. Additionally, Google Chrome — the most used browser in India — actively warns users about non-HTTPS websites.

The "Not Secure" warning in Chrome kills conversions. Studies show that over 85% of users will leave a website immediately when they see this warning — especially if they are about to fill a contact form or make a payment.

Imagine spending months building your website — your content, your product listings, your customer database — and then losing it all overnight because of a server crash, a hack, or an accidental deletion. Without a backup, that scenario means starting completely from scratch.

Website backups are your insurance policy. They cost almost nothing and can save your business. Yet most small business owners in India do not have a proper backup system in place.

• Website files: All your HTML, PHP, CSS, JavaScript, and image files
• Database: All your content — blog posts, pages, products, customer data, settings
• Email accounts: If hosted on your server
• Configuration files: Your .htaccess, wp-config.php, and server settings

A backup of just the files without the database — or vice versa — is incomplete and cannot be used for a full restoration.

• Daily backups: For e-commerce websites or any site updated frequently
• Weekly backups: For business websites with moderate content updates
• Monthly backups: Minimum for any website — better than nothing

Always keep at least the last 7-14 days of backups. If you discover a hack or problem that was introduced slowly, you may need to restore a backup from several days ago.

Your domain name is your online address and brand identity combined. Changing your domain name later is extremely difficult — so getting it right the first time is critical.

• Easy to remember and spell
• Builds trust with customers
• Supports your SEO efforts
• Creates a professional first impression

.com is the most recognized and trusted extension worldwide. If your preferred .com is not available: .in is excellent for Indian businesses, .co.in for Indian companies, .net for technology companies.

Avoid: .xyz, .click, .online — these extensions carry less credibility.

The shorter the domain, the easier it is to remember. Think Amazon, Google, Flipkart — all short and memorable.

Bad: bestwebdesigncompanyinludhiana.com | Good: jobooweb.com

• cPanel: usually yourdomain.com/cpanel or yourdomain.com:2083, or via your host's client area.
• hPanel: log in at hostinger.in (or hostinger.com) → Websites → choose your site → Dashboard.

Enable two-factor authentication on your hosting account. Anyone with this login controls your website and email.

This is where your website lives. The main folder is public_html — files placed here appear at your domain. Use File Manager to upload files, edit small code changes, extract ZIP files and set permissions.

Safe practice: before editing any file, download a copy or duplicate it (e.g. header.php.bak). Never delete folders you do not recognise — .htaccess, .well-known and similar files are important even if they look empty.

Aapka domain name aapki online identity hai — jaise aapki dukaan ka naam aur address ek saath. Ek baar register karne ke baad change karna bahut mushkil hota hai, isliye pehli baar sahi choose karna zaroori hai.

Ek achha domain name:

• Yaad rakhne mein aasaan hota hai
• Brand trust badhata hai
• SEO mein help karta hai
• Professional impression deta hai

.com sabse popular aur trusted extension hai worldwide. Agar aapka preferred .com available nahi hai, toh:

• .in — Indian businesses ke liye great (e.g., yourshop.in)
• .co.in — Indian companies ke liye
• .net — Technology companies ke liye
• .org — Non-profits ke liye

Avoid karo: .xyz, .click, .online jaise extensions — yeh less trustworthy lagte hain.

Jitna chhota domain, utna yaad rakhna aasaan. Amazon, Google, Flipkart — notice karo sabhi chhote hain. Lambe domains type karne mein mistakes hoti hain aur yaad nahi rehte.

Galat: bestwebdesigncompanyinludhiana.com

Sahi: jobooweb.com

Newer PHP versions run significantly faster than old ones and get security updates. Change it in hPanel (Advanced → PHP Configuration) or cPanel (Select PHP Version), then test your site.

For WordPress, use a caching plugin compatible with your server (LiteSpeed Cache on LiteSpeed servers). For custom PHP, cache pages or database query results that rarely change.

If server response time (TTFB) stays slow after these fixes, or you hit resource limits regularly, consider a better plan or a VPS. See shared vs VPS vs cloud hosting.

The exact timeline depends on the domain extension and registrar, but a typical sequence for .com domains is:

• Expiry day: the domain stops resolving or shows a parking page; website and email stop working.
• Grace period (often around 30 days): you can usually renew at the normal price.
• Redemption period (often around 30 days): you can still recover it, but with a much higher redemption fee.
• Pending delete (a few days): it can no longer be recovered by you.
• Released: anyone can register it — expired domains with traffic are often grabbed quickly by automated systems.

Country domains like .in have their own policies. Check your registrar's terms.

• Renewal reminders go to an old email address or an ex-employee.
• The domain was registered by a former web developer in their own account.
• Card on file expired, so auto-renew failed.
• Ignoring renewal emails thinking they're spam (fake renewal scams also exist, which adds confusion).

• Registrant name should be your business, not your developer's.
• Access to the registrar account — you should have the login, or at least the ability to get it.
• Contact email you check regularly (not the domain's own email, which stops working on expiry).
• Auto-renew on with a valid payment method.
• Renew for multiple years for important domains.
• Registrar lock enabled to prevent unauthorised transfers.
• Two-factor authentication on the registrar account.
• Calendar reminder one month before expiry.

• Type — How it works — Best for
• Shared hosting — Many websites share one server's resources — Small business sites, blogs, brochure sites, most local businesses
• VPS — A virtual private server with dedicated resources — Growing sites, custom applications, multiple busy sites
• Cloud hosting — Resources spread across multiple servers; can scale up quickly — Sites with traffic spikes, apps, e-commerce
• Managed WordPress — Hosting tuned for WordPress, with updates and caching handled — WordPress sites wanting less maintenance
• Dedicated server — An entire physical server — Large, high-traffic applications

A 5–30 page business website, a taxi booking site, a clinic site, or a blog with a few thousand visitors a month usually runs very well on good shared hosting — if the code and images are optimised. Look for: LiteSpeed or similar fast web server, SSD/NVMe storage, free SSL, daily backups, a server location close to your visitors and responsive support.

• "Resource limit reached" errors or the host throttling your site.
• Slow server response (TTFB) even after optimising the site.
• Traffic spikes from ads or campaigns slowing everything down.
• You run CRM, billing or booking apps with many logged-in users.
• You host many client websites on one account.

• Asset — Why it matters — Whose name it should be in
• Domain name — Your address; losing it means losing email and website — Business or owner, with your email
• Hosting account — Where files, database and backups live — Business — developer can have access
• Website files and database — The website itself — Business should receive full copies
• Google Business Profile — Maps listing and reviews — Business as primary owner
• Search Console and Analytics — Your data history — Business as owner/admin
• Google Ads and Meta Ads accounts — Ad history, audiences and billing — Business; agency added as user/partner
• Facebook Page, Instagram, YouTube — Followers and content — Business; agency as admin or partner
• Business email accounts — Communication history — Business
• Payment gateway, SMS…

Most platforms let you add users with different permission levels. The right model is: you own, the agency has access. When you change agencies, you simply remove their access. Google Business Profile, Google Ads (manager accounts), Meta Business Manager and Search Console all support this.

• Domain registrar login, or proof the domain is in your name with your email.
• Hosting control panel login.
• FTP/SFTP and database credentials.
• Website admin panel login (owner-level).
• A full backup of files and database.
• List of third-party services used (SMTP, APIs, plugins, fonts) and their accounts.
• Any licence keys for paid themes, plugins or scripts.
• Owner access to Google Business Profile, Search Console, Analytics, Tag Manager.
• Admin access to ad accounts and social pages.
• Renewal dates for domain, hosting and SSL.

Store everything in a password manager, and change passwords after the handover.

When comparing, look at total cost over a realistic period, for example 3–5 years:

• Item — Check
• First-term price — Total paid upfront, including GST
• Renewal price — Per month and per term after the first period
• Domain — Free for one year? Renewal price per year?
• Email accounts — Included, limited, or paid after a trial?
• Backups — Daily automatic backups included or an add-on?
• SSL — Free Let's Encrypt or a paid certificate?
• Add-ons — Security scanners, "SEO tools", privacy protection

At checkout, some hosts pre-tick extras such as security scanners, site builders, SEO tools or premium support. Many small business sites don't need them. Untick anything you don't understand and check your invoice line by line at renewal.

Anyone who receives, stores or transmits electronic records on behalf of another person: web hosts, ISPs, social platforms, marketplaces, search engines and similar services.

Broadly, an intermediary is not liable for third-party information if:

• Its role is limited to providing access or hosting, and it does not initiate the transmission, select the receiver, or select or modify the information
• It observes due diligence, now detailed in the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021
• It doesn't conspire, abet or induce the unlawful act
• It removes or disables access once it has actual knowledge or is notified by the government or its agency

In Shreya Singhal v. Union of India (2015), the Supreme Court read "actual knowledge" for many cases as a court order or government notification. For copyright, the Delhi High Court in MySpace v. Super Cassettes (2016) indicated that a specific notice from the rights holder can be enough. The Copyright Rules, 2013 also provide a notice-and-takedown process for intermediaries.

• Small business and brochure websites
• Local service businesses: taxi, travel, clinics, shops, consultants
• WordPress sites with moderate traffic
• Owners who want a simple control panel and low starting cost

It's less suited to very high-traffic stores, sites that need custom server software, or businesses that need guaranteed phone support.

Hostinger uses its own control panel, hPanel, instead of cPanel. For beginners it's cleaner: domains, email, databases, file manager, SSL and backups are each a click away. If you've used cPanel before, it takes a day to get used to. See our cPanel and hPanel tutorial.

For typical small business sites, pages load quickly when the site itself is built well (optimised images, caching, clean code). LiteSpeed web servers and built-in caching help WordPress sites.

Domain aapka online address hai, jaise yourbusiness.com. Short, aasaan aur brand name wala rakhein. Sabse zaroori baat: domain aapke naam par register ho, company ke naam par nahi. Domain check karna ho to domain store dekhein. Tips: domain name kaise choose karein.

• Remove test files, debug code and phpinfo() pages
• Turn off display_errors for production
• Export your local database (phpMyAdmin → Export → SQL)
• Zip the project folder

• hPanel → Websites → Manage → File Manager
• Open public_html (the web root for your domain)
• Upload the zip and Extract it
• Make sure index.php is directly inside public_html, not in a subfolder

You can also use FTP (FileZilla) or Git deployment if available.

• hPanel → Databases → MySQL Databases
• Create a database, a user and a strong password (note the full names; they include a prefix like u123456789_)
• Open phpMyAdmin for that database and Import your SQL file

• Use the registrar-neutral ICANN Lookup (lookup.icann.org) for .com and other gTLDs
• For .in domains, use the .IN registry's WHOIS service
• Many registrars (GoDaddy, Hostinger, Namecheap and others) offer free lookup tools
• Newer tools use RDAP, a structured replacement for classic WHOIS; results are similar

• Field — What it tells you
• Registrar — The company the domain was registered through, where you send abuse reports
• Creation date — When the domain was first registered; useful evidence in disputes
• Expiry date — When it must be renewed
• Nameservers — Often reveal the hosting or DNS provider (e.g. Cloudflare, Hostinger)
• Status codes — Locks such as clientTransferProhibited
• Registrant — Owner name/organisation, often redacted
• Registrar abuse contact — Email/phone for abuse complaints

Since GDPR and privacy services became common, most records show "REDACTED FOR PRIVACY" or a privacy service. This doesn't mean the owner is hiding anything; it's the default at many registrars.

Your price must cover: - Wholesale hosting cost - Billing software and payment gateway fees - Your support time - Backups, SSL, email and occasional migrations

Many agencies bundle hosting with maintenance (an AMC) because support time is the real cost. See website AMC.

Many websites share one server's resources. You manage WordPress yourself (or your developer does). - Pros: low cost, flexible (any PHP site, not just WordPress), usually includes email - Cons: you handle updates, security and caching; performance depends on neighbours and limits

Hosting optimised and managed specifically for WordPress. - Typical extras: automatic core (and sometimes plugin) updates, server-level caching, daily backups, staging sites, malware scanning, WordPress-expert support, CDN - Pros: faster and safer with less effort - Cons: higher cost; some restrict certain plugins; email often not included; limits on visits or storage

• Shared hosting — Managed WordPress
• Price — Low — Medium–high
• WordPress updates — You — Often automatic
• Caching — Plugin-based — Server-level
• Backups — Varies — Daily, easy restore
• Staging — Sometimes — Usually one-click
• Support — General hosting — WordPress specialists
• Email — Usually included — Often separate
• Non-WordPress sites — Yes — Usually no

Hostinger's own panel, built for simplicity. - Strengths: clean, modern interface; quick WordPress setup and tools; easy SSL, backups, email and domain management in one place; good for beginners - Watch for: only available on Hostinger; some advanced cPanel features are located differently or work differently - See our Hostinger review

• Task — cPanel — hPanel — Plesk
• File manager — Yes — Yes — Yes
• phpMyAdmin — Yes — Yes — Yes
• Email accounts — Yes — Yes — Yes
• Free SSL — Usually (AutoSSL) — Yes — Yes
• One-click WordPress — Softaculous — Built-in — WP Toolkit
• Cron jobs — Yes — Yes — Yes
• Git deployment — Yes (Git Version Control) — Yes — Extension
• Beginner friendliness — Medium — High — Medium

A free Let's Encrypt certificate and a paid certificate use the same encryption strength. Visitors see the same padlock, and Google treats HTTPS the same for ranking. For the vast majority of small business websites, free SSL is enough.

• Organisation details required: some enterprise clients, tenders or partners ask for OV/EV certificates
• Warranty and support: paid certificates include a warranty and vendor support
• Special setups: certain wildcard or multi-domain needs, or systems that can't automate renewals
• Longer manual management: environments where 90-day automated renewals are difficult

A typical line includes:

• IP address
• Date and time
• Requested URL and method
• Status code (200, 301, 404, 500)
• Bytes sent
• Referrer
• User agent (who made the request)

• cPanel: Metrics → Raw Access (download compressed logs)
• hPanel (Hostinger): check the access logs section in your hosting panel; availability varies by plan
• VPS: typically /var/log/nginx/access.log or /var/log/apache2/access.log
• Cloudflare: detailed logs require higher plans; otherwise use origin server logs

Download at least a few weeks of data.

Fake bots often claim to be Googlebot. Verify by reverse DNS lookup (genuine Googlebot IPs resolve to googlebot.com or google.com) or compare with Google's published IP ranges. Most log analysis tools can do this.

• PageSpeed Insights: field data shows TTFB for real users; lab data flags "Reduce initial server response time"
• Chrome DevTools → Network: click the HTML document → Timing → "Waiting for server response"
• WebPageTest: test from locations near your audience

As a general target, aim for under about 0.8 seconds for real users. Faster is better.

• Overloaded or distant hosting: busy shared servers or data centres far from users
• No page caching: PHP and database work on every request
• Slow database queries: missing indexes, huge tables
• Heavy plugins running on every page load
• External API calls during page generation (reviews, currency, maps)
• Old PHP version
• Redirect chains before the real page loads

Serve pre-built HTML instead of generating each page: - WordPress: LiteSpeed Cache (on LiteSpeed hosting) or another cache plugin - Custom PHP: cache rendered pages or expensive sections for a few minutes - CDN edge caching for HTML where appropriate

See browser and server caching.

Google crawls the HTML first, then renders the page with a headless Chrome to run JavaScript, often after a delay. Content that appears only after rendering can still be indexed, but: - Rendering takes resources and time - Errors or blocked scripts can hide content - Many other crawlers (including some AI crawlers and social preview bots) don't run JavaScript at all

• Approach — How it works — SEO
• CSR (client-side rendering) — Browser builds the page with JS — Risky: initial HTML is nearly empty
• SSR (server-side rendering) — Server sends full HTML; JS hydrates it — Strong
• SSG (static generation) — HTML built at deploy time — Strong and fast
• ISR / hybrid — Static pages updated periodically — Strong

Frameworks like Next.js, Nuxt, Remix and Astro make SSR/SSG straightforward. For marketing pages, blogs and product pages, prefer SSR or SSG.

Base commission for Indian properties is commonly in the 15–25% range, depending on the platform, your contract and city. Then extras get added:

• Visibility programs (Preferred, Genius discounts, sponsored listings) add a few percent more or require a discount
• GST on commission is charged to you
• Payment collection fees apply on some "pay now" models
• Mandatory discounts for member deals reduce the room rate before commission

Example for a ₹3,000 room:

• Item — Amount
• Room rate — ₹3,000
• Member discount (10%) — –₹300
• Commission 18% on ₹2,700 — –₹486
• GST on commission (18%) — –₹87
• You receive — ≈ ₹2,127

That is close to 30% less than your listed price. Do this calculation for every OTA you use.

• Build a fast website with a booking engine. See hotel website features
• Offer a small direct-booking perk (breakfast, late checkout) instead of cutting price
• Collect guest WhatsApp numbers and email at checkout for repeat stays
• Strengthen your Google listing. See Google Business Profile posts and Q&A

Read your OTA contract for rate parity clauses before offering a lower price on your own site. Perks are usually safer than a lower rate.

• Copyright-infringing material (pirated software, films, music, copied sites)
• Trademark misuse and impersonation websites
• Phishing pages, scams and fraud
• Malware, hacking tools and exploit kits
• Illegal content under Indian law or the law where servers are located
• Child sexual abuse material (always prohibited and reported)
• Hate content or content inciting violence

• Spam: bulk unsolicited email, or using the server for mailing lists without consent
• Resource abuse: crypto-mining, heavy background scripts, running file-sharing or streaming services on shared hosting
• Attacks: scanning or attacking other servers, DDoS
• Open proxies/relays

You are usually responsible for keeping your CMS, plugins and passwords secure. A hacked site sending spam can be suspended even if you didn't know. See cybersecurity tips for small business websites and website hacked recovery.

• Issue — Category to use
• Copied text, photos, design — Copyright / intellectual property
• Brand name or logo misuse — Trademark
• Fake login pages, payment scams — Phishing / fraud
• Malware, hacked pages — Malware / security
• Spam emails sent from the server — Spam
• Personal information exposed — Privacy
• Defamation — Legal (hosts often need a court order)

• Ask the customer to remove content
• Disable specific files or the whole site
• Suspend accounts for serious or repeated abuse
• Preserve logs for law enforcement

A domain WHOIS shows nameservers like ns1.dns-parking.com (Hostinger) or *.ns.cloudflare.com (Cloudflare). This shows the DNS provider, which is often, but not always, the host. See WHOIS lookup.

If the IP belongs to Cloudflare, the real host is hidden. Cloudflare has an abuse reporting form that forwards copyright, phishing and other complaints to the actual hosting provider and site owner.

• A domain using your exact brand name or an obvious typo of it
• Registered soon after your launch, campaign or news coverage
• A parking page with ads, or redirection to a competitor
• An offer to sell you the domain at an inflated price
• A copy of your site used to collect payments. See fake website of my business

• Route — Best for
• Negotiation / purchase — Low-value cases, when cost and speed matter more than principle
• INDRP (NIXI) — .in domains. See .in domain dispute
• UDRP (e.g. WIPO) — .com and other gTLDs. See UDRP guide
• Court action — Serious misuse, damages, urgent injunctions
• Registrar / host complaints — Fraud, phishing, impersonation. See report phishing

• Register your main domain and key variations (.com, .in, hyphenated)
• Register your trademark. See trademark registration
• Keep domains on auto-renew; expired domains are often grabbed