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How
Much Hosting Space Do You Need?
Copyright
2002 Herman Drost
Many web hosts try to sell you a
large amount of web hosting space that then costs you a lot
each month. However, you may not need this much space. Have
you ever calculated just how much disc space (MB) your web
site uses? Do you really need an expensive hosting solution
for your web site?
For my first web site, I purchased 20mb of disc space and
wondered if this would be enough as I added pages to it.
Well, recently I checked the size of this site which had
grown to over 20 pages. To my surprise the size was only
3,269KB. This means it only uses a little over 3Mb of disk
space.
Most of my friends sites also
only use 2-3Mb for their sites. Therefore it is not
necessary to purchase a large amount of space for a small
site (if 20 pages = 3Mb, then 20Mb = 140 pages approx). Are
you paying TOO much for the actual space you need?
How
Do You Calculate The File Size Of
Your Web Site?
1. First you need to understand how file size is measured.
The smallest unit on a computer is a bit. One bit is one
electronic on or off pulse. 8 bits strung together make one
byte. One byte of information can put a letter, such as
“B” on your screen.
If you put 1024 bytes
together and then you have one unit of information called a
kilobyte. Put 1024 kilobytes together and you have a
megabyte. (Most floppy disks hold around 1.4 megabytes of
information). Most of your graphics and web pages are
measured in bytes or kilobytes.
2. To determine your total site file size, right click on
the root folder where your web site is housed – this will
not only give you the total site size but also how many
files and folders are contained in your site.
3. If you use an editor, such as FrontPage, go to the
reports view, click on the site summary and you will get a
reading of the total site file size. In Dreamweaver, just
use the method in No 2.
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If you put 1024 bytes
together and then you have one unit of information called
a kilobyte. Put 1024 kilobytes together and you have a
megabyte. (Most floppy disks hold around 1.4 megabytes of
information). Most of your graphics and web pages are
measured in bytes or kilobytes.
2. To determine your total site file size, right click on
the root folder where your web site is housed – this
will not only give you the total site size but also how
many files and folders are contained in your site.
3. If you use an editor, such as FrontPage, go to the
reports view, click on the site summary and you will get a
reading of the total site file size. In Dreamweaver, just
use the method in No 2.
Prepare To Expand Your Hosting
Plan
You may want to add pages, graphics, features eg scripts,
databases etc, to your site in the future. Begin with a
small hosting plan at first (even 5mb is enough to start
out with), and then expand it as you add new features.
Check with your web host, if you can easily upgrade your
hosting plan as you grow your site. You don’t want to go
through the hassle of changing hosts every few months.
Once you have determined your total site file size, check
what hosting plan you have purchased and how much disc
space has been allocated for your site. If you are only
using 3mb of disc space but are paying for 100mb, then you
may want to switch hosting plans and save yourself a ton
of money each year.
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Herman Drost is a Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW)
owner and author of iSiteBuild.com
Web Site Design and Low Cost Hosting
(http://www.isitebuild.com)
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