Rabu, 28 September 2011

A Simple Guide To Guaranteeing Your Hosting Software Is Always Running The Latest Version

By Jan Hewitt


It is a safe assumption that only those who know and understand how website hosting scripts work would be looking for a guide on how to update the same. Scripts are the very basic programming tools that are used to give web pages their different capabilities. Scripts are used to enable colors, motion and sound, online interaction and much more. Billing software, image galleries, forums, blogs, online shopping carts are some of the applications enabled by scripts. Scripts are either available through vendors or as free ware that can downloaded from the internet. Pearl, PHP, ASP are examples of popular scripts.

There are clearly a number of reasons as to why updating scripts is important. The first and foremost is the fact that updates will come with major improvements compared to the original version. The improvements will include better security and improved capabilities. Your customers as well as their clients will enjoy positive impact for web hosting scripts that have improved capability and security. Anyone selling online should consider updating the shopping cart scripts to enhance the level of security.

Ensuring that your web hosting script updates are from a trusted source is the first step. One of the things that would result to serious damage for you and your clients is using one of the many malicious scripts that are corrupt and are available from the internet. It is important to establish that the source of your scripts that can be trusted.

Once you have established that your web hosting scripts are from a source you can trust you will then need to ensure that you have backed up all your data. There is no alternative to this and you must always backup all your data before any attempt at updating your scripts. Failure to backup could result to loss of data or corruption of the same if your scripts have issues.

After backing up your data you can then proceed to update the scripts. The process is very simple and it takes a few minutes. The old scripts are automatically replaced by the new ones. The old scripts need not be uninstalled as it may result to loss of data. The new scripts are programmed to take the place of the old ones and this will enable a seamless upgrade.

Once the new scripts are done installing, you will need to test the working of the now upgraded applications. This is a step that aims to guarantee that the new scripts are working and will not cause problems. Expecting an improved performance and better security would not be a long short with the now updated scripts. It is recommended to consult an expert to run the script update process for you if you are not sure you can handle the process to avoid damage.




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