Vision-Host - Fast Secure Reliable Australian Based Web Hosting
Server Features
ALL VISION-HOST SERVERS OFFER:
- 99% Uptime Performance
- 24/7 Network Monitoring
- Secure, Reliable, Australian-Based Servers
Redhat 9 Linux Server Platform
MySQL is the world's most popular Open Source Database, designed for speed, power and precision, heavy load use. Online Visions can create your database driven site using MySQL
PHP a commonly used scripting language to perform a wide range of functions in website development, either works as a stand-alone script used to include within your HTML or can be embedded within your HTML.
Plesk is a powerful, fully featured & user-friendly web hosting control panel. To test drive Plesk please visit - www.sw-soft.com/en/products/plesk7/demo - please note that the demonstration operates on a US based server, but the functionality & program features are identical.
MICROSOFT FRONT PAGE SUPPORT
Our servers support all versions of Microsoft Frontpage 98, 2000, 2002.
SSI (SERVER-SIDE INCLUDES)
Server Side Includes are used whenever you need to include a file within your webpage, a commonly used example of this is to include the banner of your site, where within your script you can include the file to call the banner file to appear at the top of each page, the is a great alternative to using frames within your website.
CUSTOM ERROR PAGES
Our server allows you to create your own error pages for your website, which saves your visitors being faced with the usual "This page cannot be displayed" page.
SSL
Secure Socket Layer your own directory for any secure pages on your site - ecommerce, login areas etc.
CGI-BIN
This is used to process any Perl or CGI scripts, there are thousands readily available over the Internet for a wide range of website functions.
UNLIMITED WEB USERS
Allow your friends or family their own space on your website with their own address www.yourdomain.com/~webuser, you can also provide them with their own FTP login and password.
USAGE REPORT
Accessed through your control panel, the usage report displays disk space available/used, traffic analysis and more..
FULL GRAPHICAL STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
This provides you with valuable information on your site - such as how many hits your site is getting, what country your visitors are from, which pages are most commonly accessed and at what time etc. Our Webstats make it easy with a month by month analysis of all these features amongst others.
EMAIL FEATURES
Redundant Email Technology - Never Miss an email again!
Our backup mail servers will automatically begin accepting mail for your domain in the event of primary server failure, and then forward the mail to the primary mail server for processing the moment normal service is restored.
POP 3 EMAIL (SMTP)
All of our hosting accounts come with at least 1 pop3 email box, which allows you to send and receive email through our server, a feature not allowed by many hosting companies. Through our control panel, it is easy to create, change and manage your email boxes.
"CATCH-ALL" EMAIL
Our server allows you set all the email sent to your domain to one box, without setting up an individual email boxes for each mailname. This means you this one mailbox will catch all your mail sent to anything with .........@yourdomain.com.
EMAIL REDIRECTS
Are commonly used for handling several email accounts and redirecting them to only one address, saving the hassle of checking all accounts.
WEBMAIL
Webmail will allow you to access your email from any computer around the world, similar to such web-based email like hotmail and yahoo. Vision-Host uses the Horde webmail program and when your account has been set up your will be able to access it by going to http://webmail.yourdomain.com
AUTORESPONDERS
Can be set through the email account options to send an automatic response to any email recieved, this is ideal for when on holiday, a simple response acknowledging an enquiry or order or for standard information to be sent to those who request it.
MAILGROUPS
Create a mailgroup by creating a new email account eg. group@yourdomain.com and through the control panel you can create the group and list their email addresses, which means every email sent to group@yourdomain.com will also be sent to all the email addresses listed within the group. Great for social, sporting groups as well as generic business email.
SUPPORT
Once your Vision-Host account has been set up you will be able to log in to our support centre at http://support.onlinevisions.com.au - there you will have access to:
- HelpDesk - our support staff can be reached through lodging a ticket through our HelpDesk or sending a direct email.
- Searchable Knowledge-Base & FAQ's.

