Features—Website Hosting
We provide our web hosting customers with the highest quality service and features available. Included with every single Ashrava package are hundreds of easy to use our features.
Combined with our outstanding support we provide you the peace of mind that your site will always be up and running. Our Easy Apps feature allows you to install huge amounts of very useful web applications quickly and easily.
- Guarantees
- Domain Names
- Site Management
- Web Features and Software
- Detailed Website Traffic Statistics
- Database
- FTP
- Support
- Marketing Tools
Guarantees
90 Day 100% Money Back Guarantee
We are so sure that you will love hosting with Ashrava, that we back up all of our hosting plans with a 90 day money back guarantee. If you are in any way dissatisfied within your first 90 days of service, we will refund your money (excluding any setup fees and overage charges).
99.999% Uptime Guarantee
Our networks and servers are the best network currently available. We put our money where our mouth is - view our detailed Service Level Agreement for details.
Unrestricted Bandwidth
Unrestricted Bandwidth is getting harder and harder to find on the Internet unless you go with a dedicated server solution. The majority of hosts restrict the ways you can utilize this bandwidth. Ashrava does not restrict the bandwidth that comes with your account! You may use your bandwidth for archives, zip files, unlinked documents etc. No need to search for the hidden print or the ridiculous rules for bandwidth because there isn't any at Ashrava!
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Domain Names
International Domains
Ashrava can host any international domain (such as www.yourdomain.co.uk, etc.)
Unlimited Domain Aliases
A domain alias is an additional domain name pointing to the same place as the main domain for your account. A domain alias can be used for accessing your website and as a email alias, or with its own separate email setup. You can register additional domain names and have them all point to your web site; for example, you could have yourcompany.com, your-product.com and yourcompany.net all pointing to the same web site.
Unlimited Subdomains
Sub-Domains are popular for hosting unique content at a URL similar to "http://whatever.yourowndomain.com/". Sub-domains support "real-time activation" and can be setup and installed within minutes. No DNS modification is required. Your sub domain points to its own directory and has its own mail resources as well. Sub domain names can be anything you want. Some examples: "mail.", "sales.", "marketing.", "resume.", "mykids.", "products.", "anything.".
Unlimited Parked Domains
A parked domain allows you to direct a domain at any IP address you specify. Along with Custom DNS records, this allows you full featured DNS-only option for your extra domains.
Unlimited Custom DNS Records
Add additional MX, A, or CNAME DNS records right from the Ashrava H-sphere control panel.
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Site Management
Award Winning Multilingual H-sphere Control Panel
We include our easy to use H-Sphere control panel with every hosting account. You can control almost every facet of your hosting account in real time right from the Ashrava Control Panel. H-Sphere saves you valuable management time by allowing you total control over your website. You choose what options you want and what you don't want. Currently H-Sphere comes with the following languages: English, Russian, Italian, French, Spanish, Dutch, German and Portuguese.
Merchant Account Support
We have partnered with Associated Merchant Services to provide our customers with the lowest possible prices for a merchant account. Once you fill out this preliminary application an Associated Merchant Services representative will contact you shortly.
SiteStudio Site Creator
Building an attractive, professional website has never been easier! Introducing Site Studio a robust, comprehensive browser based website creation suite. With Site Studio you can create dynamic pages, feedback forms, pages that are rich in content, and fully customizable in minutes with no html or programming skills necessary.
Dedicated 128 Bit SSL Certificate Support
You can easily install or purchase a new SSL Certificate for your website right from your H-sphere account control panel. This will allow you to securely access your site's contents at the https://www.yourowndomain.com/ URL.
Shared 128 Bit SSL Certificate
We offer a shared SSL certificate free of charge. Turn it on in the control panel and you'll instantly have a secure site under our domain. The shared SSL certificate provides the same level of security as the dedicated one and is used with the https://yoursite.ourdomain.com/ URL.
Custom Error Pages
Use this utility to define what will be done if a requested page on your site is missing or fails to open for any other reason.
Custom MIME Types
This utility allows you to define file formats that are not defined in web browsers. This enables the browser to display or output files that are not in HTML format, just like it displays simple text files, .gif graphics files and PostScript files.
Microsoft FrontPage Extensions
Microsoft FrontPage Extensions help ensure that sites created with Microsoft Frontpage work properly and smoothly, supporting the advanced features of the web-authoring tool. The extensions can be turned on instantly from the Ashrava Account H-sphere Control Panel.
ODBC Support (Windows Only)
Open DataBase Connectivity is a standard database access method developed by Microsoft Corporation. ODBC makes it possible to access any data from any application by means of ODBC drivers - one for each database format. You can create DSN (Date Source Name) records based on ODBC drivers to access databases of different formats under Windows plan.
Password Protect Files and Folders
You can password protect directories and files with various user names and passwords from within your H-sphere Control Panel.
Scheduled Jobs (Crontab) (Unix Only)
The crontab is a long-running process that executes commands at specific dates and times. You can use this to schedule activities, either as one-time events or as recurring tasks. Normally you must set your crontab via the command line. At Ashrava our customers can edit their crontabs right from our H-sphere Control Panel.
Server Side Imagemap (Unix Only)
This feature allows your server to regard files with a specific extension as map files. In other words, the server checks the file with the specified extension to define the links of an image (unlike a client-side image map, which uses the info inserted into the HTML code) and reports back to the browser where to go.
SSH Access (Unix Only)
Ashrava offers the secure form of telnet known as SSH for it's hosting packages. This allows us to provide extra security to our web servers, which in turn provides our clients with the best possible performance.
Throttle Resource (Unix Only)
This tool allows you to 'throttle' the use of traffic in your account by delaying or refusing requests to your sites.
URL Redirection
The Redirect URL option allows you to change the file that appears when a user enters a specific file's web address. Example: There are a number of old URL's for your site's home page that are no longer current, yet people still use them. You don?t really want people going to those old URL's because either an outdated page will display or they get an error. Set up redirection for these old URL's, so that when users enter them into their web browsers, the file at your current URL displays instead.
WebShell File Manager
The Web Shell/File Manager program is a robust tool that can be used for a variety of functions. It can be used as an FTP Agent, a file organizer, a rich text, and CGI editor or especially useful for password protecting directories.
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Web Features and Software
ASPSecured (Windows Only)
ASPSecured is a great security management application you can use to develop secure asp pages and protect parts of your applications. You can password protect pages to groups and just associate users to the groups. User accounts can be set to automatically expire. You can mass e-mail all of the users in your database based on demographics. Users can register with the user signup page, and if a user forgets their password, they can use the password lookup script. The setup takes less than a minute and there are no .dll files to install.
.htaccess Support (Unix Only)
.htaccess files allow site owners to set special characteristics about there site using a simple file. .htaccess can be used to create custom error pages, change CGI execution parameters, make directories indexed, and a plethora of other functions.
CGI Bin & CGI Aliases
The cgi-bin is a special area on the web server where Perl script are placed for correct execution. CGI aliases allow you to map non-standard file extensions for use with CGI outside of the cgi-bin.
ImageMagick
ImageMagick is a robust collection of tools and libraries to read, write, and manipulate an image in many image formats (over 90 major formats) including popular formats like TIFF, JPEG, PNG, PDF, PhotoCD, and GIF. With ImageMagick you can create images dynamically, making it suitable for Web applications. You can also resize, rotate, sharpen, color reduce, or add special effects to an image or image sequence and save your completed work in the same or differing image format. ImageMagick's focus is on performance, minimizing bugs, and providing stable APIs and ABIs.
Java Applet, Java Script
Our servers fully support Java Applets and Java Scripts.
Macromedia Cold Fusion MX7 (Windows Only)
Still the fastest way to build and deploy powerful Internet applications, ColdFusion MX 7 introduces powerful new application services including rich Flash forms generation, structured reports, and dynamic generation of printable documents. It opens up a new world of applications beyond the browser.
Macromedia Flash / Shockwave
Macromedia's Flash and Shockwave are the two most widely used and popular technologies for creating motion graphics on the web. Ashrava's network is carefully optimized for these high bandwidth applications, consistently delivering blazing fast load times for advanced sites.
Microsoft .NET Support (Windows Only)
Microsoft .NET is a set of software technologies for connecting information, people, systems, and devices. This new generation of technology is based on small building-block applications that can connect to each other as well as to other, larger applications over the Internet.
Microsoft ASP Support (Windows Only)
Active Server Pages are a key component of Microsoft's dynamic web content strategy. With Active Server Pages, a software developer can create interactive and personalized web pages for their World Wide Web site or corporate intranet without having to understand the internals of a web server or complex application programming interfaces. In addition, Active Server Pages is extensible via software components written using Microsoft's Component Object Model so you'll be able to take advantage of code you've already written using languages such as Visual Basic, C++, or Java.
Miva Empressa Engine
Miva Empressa is a server side processing language for developers to create web applications. It is most commonly known as the technology needed to run the popular e-commerce system Miva Merchant. You will have full control over your Miva configuration file. This allows you to utilize additional functionality such as external commerce libraries that Miva may make available. These operations are completely under your control giving you maximum flexibility in your E-Commerce setup.
Multimedia (Real, Quicktime, Windows Media) HTTP Streaming
Stream Real, MP3, Quicktime, and Windows Media Player files right from your own web site.
Perl 5.6.x
Perl is a high-level programming language particularly well-suited for world wide web programming and commonly used by script developers. All our servers feature Perl 5.6.x.
PHP 4.3.x with PEAR
PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML. PEAR is a framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components.
Zend Optimizer
The Zend Optimizer is a free application that runs the files encoded by the Zend Encoder and Zend SafeGuard Suite, while enhancing the running speed of PHP applications.
ionCube Loaders
ionCube PHP protection tools use 100% compiled PHP and a closed source execution engine to deliver performance and PHP source code protection. We have the ionCube loaders necessary for running ionCube encoded PHP files from your site.
Server Side Includes (SSI)
SSI (Server Side Includes) are directives that are placed in HTML pages, and evaluated on the server while the pages are being served. They let you add dynamically generated content to an existing HTML page, without having to serve the entire page via a CGI program, or other dynamic technology.
WAP / WML Ready
The WAP protocol is the leading standard for information services on wireless terminals like digital mobile phones. WML is used to create pages that can be displayed in a WAP browser. Now you can convert your Web so that your information can be accessed from devices like mobile WAP Phones.
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Detailed Website Traffic Statistics
AWStats
AWStats is a powerful and full-featured tool that generates advanced web, ftp or mail server statistics, graphically. This log analyzer works as a CGI or from command line and shows you all possible information your log contains, in few graphical web pages. It uses a partial information file to be able to process large log files, often and quickly.
Urchin 5
Urchin is an extremely robust log analysis solution for businesses of all sizes. Urchin Web Analytics shows you how people found your site, how they explored it, and how you can enhance the visitor experience. Improve your website return on investment, increase conversions, and make more money on the web.
Webalizer
Webalizer is a fast, free web server log file analysis program. It produces highly detailed, easily configurable usage reports in HTML format, for viewing with a standard web browse.
ModLogan (Unix Only)
ModLogan is another popular logfile analyzer to allow you to graphically analyze your website statistics.
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Anti-Virus Scanning
All email sent and received through our mail servers is automatically scanned by our Anti Virus software. If a virus is detected, it is removed and you are notified about this action. Ashrava uses Clam Anti Virus. The ClamAV database is always kept up to date.
Spam Filters (SpamAssassin)
Are you sick and tired of spam email? We include SpamAssassin spam protection with every hosting account. SpamAssassin allows you to trace, filter out and delete spam messages coming to your mailbox. When you enable SpamAssassin for a mailbox, you can use SpamAssassin preferences configured for a mail domain or configure it individually for a specific mailbox. The system doesn't delete messages recognized as spam. It only marks them as spam and delivers them in a regular way. You can set your mail program to move these emails into a separate directory for later review or you can delete them.
Multiple Webmail Options
Every email user has access to a secure web based email system that permits sending and receiving email directly over the web. This feature is great for email users who are traveling or are in remote locations. The Ashrava Webmail system includes Horde IMP, SQWebmail, and @mail.
SMTP Server with Secure SMTP Support
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, is a protocol for sending email messages between servers over the Internet. SMTP access allows you to send email through your server. We use the Qmail SMTP server.
POP3 with Secure POP3 Support
Many email clients, such as Outlook Express, can be used with POP3. POP3 is a type of email that transfers messages directly onto your computer at home or work. After you download your email, messages are erased from our mail server and saved on your local computer. POP3 email typically downloads messages faster than IMAP email, because the mail server doesn't have to check as many messages. Our POP3 server is powered by qmail and Inter7's vpopmail software.
IMAP with Secure IMAP Support
IMAP is a type of email that allows you to store and file email messages in different folders on the server. Unlike POP, IMAP Email does not permanently download messages onto your computer at home or work, they are stored on the server for easy access from anywhere. IMAP is ideal for people who need comprehensive email access and functionality from more than one location. To access your email, you can easily log on from any computer hooked up to the Internet. Our mail server utilizes Courier-IMAP.
Mail Domain Alias
If you utilize the Domain Alias feature, then you will find the Mail Domain Alias feature beneficial. The Mail Domain Alias allows you to setup mailboxes that are available from multiple domains. For example, user@domain1.com may be your primary mailbox, but with the Mail domain Alias feature, you can make user@domain2.com also deliver mail to that same mailbox, seamlessly.
Email Forwarding
Email forwards enable you to have email messages redirected to a specific email account. For example, you can set up the email account sales@yourdomain.com to forward all messages to any email account, for example you@yahoo.com. These forwards can be added or deleted at any time.
Email Aliases
Email aliases enable you to have email messages redirected to a specific POP email account. For example, you can set up the email alias sales@yourdomain.com to direct all messages to your account you@yourdomain.com. These aliases can be added or deleted at any time.
Mailing Lists
Mailing lists act similar to forwards with the only difference that they offer wider possibilities such as independent end user subscription, message and subscription moderation, archives and much more. The mailing list solution available in our H-sphere control panel uses the popular EZMLM/IDX software. For comprehensive information on EZMLM, see the EZMLM website.
Disk Quota Control
Site owners can precisely control the amount of disk space allowed by each email user inside the Ashrava H-sphere Control panel. This feature helps prevent email hungry users from "hogging" disk resources and interfering with other aspects of your website.
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Database
Unlimited MySQL Databases
MySQL is the most popular open-source database in use on the web today. It offers simple maintenance, rich data types, robust operation and extremely fast query capabilities. Additionally, it is integrated very tightly with scripting language such as PHP and Perl, simplifying the process of creating dynamic web sites.
phpMyAdmin
PHPMyAdmin is a web based front-end administrator to your MySQL database(s). Written in PHP, it allows users to create, modify, and delete tables and data without necessarily knowing the more complex command line tools.
Unlimited PostgreSQL Databases
PostgreSQL is a database management system based on Unix platform. It allows you to add, access, and process stored data. The SQL part of PostgreSQL stands for "Structured Query Language" - the most common standardized language used to access databases.
phpPgAdmin
phpPgAdmin is a web-based administration tool for PostgreSQL.
Unlimited Microsoft SQL Databases
Microsoft SQL Server
ASP.NET MSSQL Enterprise Manager (Windows Only)
One of the easiest ways to administer your MSSQL databases is using the software we offer called ASP.NET SQL Manager. The SQL Manager is a set of ASP.NET scripts that allow you to easily create, modify, and drop tables as well as execute, select, update, delete, and add queries. Simply login to the Ashrava H-sphere control panel and select MSSQL Manager from the web options screen (Please note that you have to activate .NET to use MSSQL Manager).
ODBC Data Source Names (DSN) (Windows Only)
To make it easier for developers to connect an ASP application to a database, the system administrator can add a system data source name (DSN) to the ASP Server. DSN store information about a database that the ASP Server and ODBC Manager use for connecting to it. Developers can use the system DSN in connection strings on ASP pages to incorporate database information by reference, rather than specifying the complete set of information in each string.
MS Access Database (Windows Only)
Access 2003 provides a powerful set of tools that are sophisticated enough for professional developers, yet easy to learn for new users. Create or use powerful database solutions that make organizing, accessing, and sharing information easier than ever. You can upload your access databases right to your root directory.
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FTP
FTP access
You will have unlimited access to your account via FTP 24-hours a day to set up and maintain your web site. You can work on HTML documents, graphics, and scripts locally and then upload files to your web site when ready.
Anonymous FTP
Anonymous File Transfer Protocol allows the public to log into an FTP server with a common login (usually "ftp" or "anonymous" and any password (usually the person's e-mail address is used as the password). Anonymous FTP is beneficial for the distribution of large files to the public, avoiding the need to assign large numbers of login and password combinations for FTP access.
FTP Sub Accounts (Unix Only)
Authorizes internet users to enter clients' home directory on the server with full FTP permissions to clients' home directory, but not to the control panel. No dedicated IP is required for FTP sub-accounts. FTP sub-domains traffic is included in the Total/Summary traffic.
Virtual FTP (Unix Only)
Virtual FTP server provides ampler possibilities than FTP sub-accounts. It allows to give access to more than one directory, specify a different set of permissions for each directory, etc.
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Support
Telephone Support
Call our friendly team between 8am to 6pm Central time at (608) 446-6094.
Online Helpdesk
The Ashrava Help Desk intelligently routes new support requests to staff members with the appropriate skills and time availability. Unique tracking IDs are issued to help eliminate annoying and repetitive support "re-explanations".
Extensive Manuals
Browse our manuals for hundreds of frequently asked questions to find quick answers to your questions.
Resource Meters
Log into your Ashrava H-sphere control panel for a birds eye view of your account. You'll be able to monitor your data storage, transfer statistics and many other items.