What happens if I use more bandwidth than allowed for my site?
This is a good question and should be considered carefully. All servers have a capacity in addition to the storage and bandwidth you purchase. Hosting companies in for a quick buck may not provide what you need and cannot be depended on for the tools and scripts your site functions may require. Beware of low-priced deals.
You can never go wrong with a quality product and that goes for superior hosting as well. All Shared Hosting Servers use automated resource monitoring software.
This automated resource monitoring software monitors system load and many other factors as well. In the event a single account begins to utilize an excessive amount of system resources, this account is automatically suspended by the resource monitoring software until it can be enabled without causing any drop in the Quality of Service provided to the other clients on the server.
If your account is suspended you will not be able to access mail, ftp or your website. If you attempt to visit your website you will receive a "403 error" or see a page of code.
To avoid this headache, try to estimate what capacity your website might need initially and in a year or two. If you plan to have a lot of images, a forum and heavy traffic, we suggest you opt for at least the 2G/60GB as the basic server 800MG/30GB may not accommodate your needs.
How do I calculate how many MB or GB I need?
If you plan a startup site with html, an 800MB storage with 30GB bandwidth may support your website without issue. However, if you plan to install a forum, numerous images, a database with many entries and php programming, you may be better served with a larger site of at least 2GB storage and 60GB bandwidth.
Here's some definitions that will help you calculate:
Bytes Abbreviation for binary term, a unit of storage capable of holding a single character. On almost all modern computers, a byte is equal to 8 bits.
Large amounts of memory are indicated in terms of kilobytes (1,024 bytes), megabytes (1,048,576 bytes), and gigabytes (1,073,741,824 bytes).
Mega bytes (1) When used to describe data storage, 1,048,576 (2 to the 20th power) bytes. Megabyte is frequently abbreviated as M or MB. (2) When used to describe data transfer rates, as in MBps, it refers to one million bytes.
Giga bytes 2 to the 30th power (1,073,741,824) bytes. One gigabyte is equal to 1,024 megabytes. Gigabyte is often abbreviated as G or GB.
Is MySQL database data deducted from my web space?
Because of issues related to stopping MySQL during a write process due to disk quota limitations, DM Creative Services does not deduct MySQL database data from an accounts disk quota (storage).
However, it should be noted that any database that exceeds 500 MB in space is considered excessive and you will be promptly notified by our support group to reduce the size of your database(s).
Bandwidth is a separate issue. The amount of processes and traffic is calculated differently. Refer to Description of MG/ GB for clarification. |
