Our shared server accounts are run on high end IBM 330x series servers running Linux RedHat 8.0, with level 1 RAID and a gig of RAM. Basically that means your site is in good hands with HostingMI.com, hosting for Michigan!

Each account comes with Appies™ Web Site Manager - a one of a kind Web based software that helps Webmasters and business owners make the most out of their Website. Unlike most "control panels", Appies™ was created with the business person in mind who counts on tools and applications to help their business succeed on the Internet. This intuitive software comes pre-installed on each HostingMI.com account. Try it with the WP0 package and see how easy running your own Website can be! Choose a different package for initial set up assistance with available applications, site design and domain name registration.

Standard Features and Web Packages (WP) WP0 WP1 WP2 WP3 WP4 WP5 Monthly Hosting fee per month. Hosting is collected annually. Our ordering system will charge the remainder of the current month plus next month. The rest of the hosting fee for the year is included with the setup charges. $15 $15 $15 $15 $15 $15 Setup WP0 is for the do-it-yourselfer and includes only the remainder of the annual hosting fee. For the rest of us, choose a setup package depending on how many initial applications & services you want configured with your new hosting account. The prices here will be applied to the total project quote and are minimum estimates for 5 applications basic setups. New account services available are: New Domain Name Registration & Assistance. New Home Page Design. Calendar, Knowledge Base and Photo Gallery Installations. $165 $225 $285 $345 $405 $465 Apache Web Server Apache has been the most popular web server on the Internet since April of 1996. The August 2002 Netcraft Web Server Survey found that 63% of the web sites on the Internet are using Apache, thus making it more widely used than all other web servers combined. yes yes yes yes yes yes IBM x330 Does hardware really matter? It sure does. Reliable "name brand" hardware leads to better performance, more uptime and more security. yes yes yes yes yes yes Linux RedHat 8.0 Linux is one of the fastest growing and most widely used operating systems on the Net today. yes yes yes yes yes yes Data Transfer [ gigabytes per month ] Data transfer refers to how much data is uploaded to and downloaded from your website. 12 12 12 12 12 12 Disc Space [ megabytes ] We allow ample disc space for all accounts with no hard limits set. 300 300 300 300 300 300 Appies(tm) Web Site Manager Appies(tm) is the industries hottest new Website "control panel" that is both easy to use and very powerful. yes yes yes yes yes yes Your Own CGI-BIN A cgi-bin folder allows you to run dynamic programs to make your site interactive. Our packages with cgi-bin access come standard with formmail.pl, a page counter and guestbook script. yes yes yes yes yes yes Applications Available. Installation Services Extra. WP0 WP1 WP2 WP3 WP4 WP5 Appies SiteShare Appies Siteshare creates a "share this site with a friend" type box that can be added to any of your Web pages for increased exposure. yes yes yes yes yes yes Appies Pop Under Manager [ popunder campaigns ] With the Appies Pop Under Manager, you can create an unlimited number of pop under ads and a number of campaigns based on which hosting package you have. 5 5 5 5 5 5 Appies Calendar [ calendars ] The Appies Calendar is a very useful web based calendar application that is both easy to use and to read. It's primary use is for events, but certainly can be used for things like news releases, special sales and more. 10 10 10 10 10 10 Appies Banner Manager [ banner campaigns ] The Appies Banner Manager is a tool for managing banner or image based ad campaigns. Banners are a great way to promote business and increase traffic to any URL. 5 5 5 5 5 5 Appies Company Directory Appies company directory is an easy to use application for creating a company directory with photos, contact information and other staff member information. yes yes yes yes yes yes Appies Knowledge Base [ knowledge bases ] The Appies Knowledge Base is a very powerful "learning" application that replaces the standard static FAQs. An Appies KB can be setup in seconds and can also be customized to use the exact colors and images you desire. 10 10 10 10 10 10 FlashChat Chat Rooms [ chat rooms ] Appies uses FlashChat for it's chat software. This is a very attractive, easy to use chat software package that uses Flash technology to minimize strain on the server and allow for more simultaneous users. 5 5 5 5 5 5 Discussion Board System Appies uses phpBB - a high powered, fully scalable, and highly customizable open source bulletin board package. phpBB has a user-friendly interface, simple and straightforward administration panel, and helpful FAQ. yes yes yes yes yes yes Site Map Creator Appies site map creator is a useful tool for building and easily maintaining a site map on the fly. This site map is coded for spiders and robots to use as well as humans. Increase traffic to your site and build a site map! yes yes yes yes yes yes Admin Map Creator Appies admin map creator is a useful tool for building and easily maintaining an administration page with relevent links and descriptions to tools and documents you use most often. yes yes yes yes yes yes Photo Gallery Gallery is a slick web based photo album written using PHP. With Gallery you can easily create and maintain albums of photos via an intuitive interface. Photo management includes automatic thumbnail creation, image resizing, rotation, ordering, captioning, searching and more. Give accounts to your friends and family and let them upload and manage their own photos on your website! yes yes yes yes yes yes Appies Prospect Manager [ prospect manager tables ] The Appies Prospect Manager is a web-based sales organization tool that can be used by any number of sales people residing in one or more locations to manage leads and prospects. 5 5 5 5 5 5 Web Based E-mail Webmail is a very useful application that allows you, and any POP account user on your server, the ability to check and send messages in a Web based environment that can be customized to the look and feel of your Website. yes yes yes yes yes yes GNU Mailman List Software [ lists ] GNU Mailman is software to help manage email discussion lists, much like Majordomo and Smartmail. Unlike most similar products, Mailman gives each mailing list a web page, and allows users to subscribe, unsubscribe, etc. over the web. 10 10 10 10 10 10 Appies Website Creator [ saved websites ] Use this great tool to easily create fantastic looking template driven Websites. A true web-based WYSIWYG editor and ability to publish to any FTP site! 10 10 10 10 10 10 Domain Management WP0 WP1 WP2 WP3 WP4 WP5 New Domain Registration Use our registration service and register new domains or transfer existing domains for very competitive rates. yes yes yes yes yes yes Additional Domain Management [ domains ] Manage more than one domain within Appies using the domain management system. Great tool for virtual hosting. 2 2 2 2 2 2 DNS Service Tool Manage your own DNS and save days of waiting on someone else to make DNS changes. A yearly per domain charge may apply. yes yes yes yes yes yes Sub Domains [ subdomains ] Make use of subdomains (anything.yourdomain.com) and create URLs that are easier for your prospects to remember. 2 2 2 2 2 2 Domain Forwarding Instantly forward any of your domains to any URL on the Internet. yes yes yes yes yes yes E-commerce WP0 WP1 WP2 WP3 WP4 WP5 Appieshop(tm) Shopping Cart [ number of items in store ] Appieshop is a very user friendly and Powerful secure shopping cart system that is ideal for less than a few hundred products. You can be up and running with Appieshop in a short time. 100 100 100 100 100 100 Shared Secure URL Your e-commerce application is secured by our wildcard certificate. The URL will be https://[your_username].ourdomain.com. yes yes yes yes yes yes Email Management WP0 WP1 WP2 WP3 WP4 WP5 E-mail Aliases [ number of aliases ] Create email "forwarders" that use your domain and can forward to any other e-mail address on the Internet. 75 75 75 75 75 75 POP Accounts [ number of POP accounts ] POP Accounts are files where your e-mail finally ends up. This is what you enter a username and password for when downloading mail from a server. 30 30 30 30 30 30 Autoresponders [ number of autoresponders ] Have messages instantly be sent back to those who send you mail with autoresponders. Use the vacation option to quickly turn off and on autoresponders. 20 20 20 20 20 20 List Accounts [ number of list accounts ] List accounts are e-mail addresses that can be sent to two or more addresses. Users can use a Web based tool to add or remove themselves from the list. 20 20 20 20 20 20 Appies Spam Filter Eliminate over 95% of all spam you receive with this intuitive tool. After using it, you will wonder how you lived without it. yes yes yes yes yes yes File Management WP0 WP1 WP2 WP3 WP4 WP5 Appies File Manager Use our Web-based file management system to upload, edit, create, remove and view files on your server, all from your browser. yes yes yes yes yes yes Web-based WYSIWYG Page Creator If you use IE 5.5 or above, use our javascript WYSISYG Web page creator tool to quickly create professional looking content. yes yes yes yes yes yes Appies Backup Manager You choose when you want your site backed up - what days and even what time. Download your "tar" (zipped) file to your local PC and have peace of mind. You can easily expand your backups and restore files right online. yes yes yes yes yes yes Customized Error Pages Don't let your error pages go to waste, customize each page and provide users with helpful information and/or use the space for marketing. yes yes yes yes yes yes FrontPage WP0 WP1 WP2 WP3 WP4 WP5 Microsoft Frontpage(tm) 2002 You can install Frontpage extensions on your server instantly with one click. Many management options also available. yes yes yes yes yes yes FTP Accounts WP0 WP1 WP2 WP3 WP4 WP5 FTP Access Access your server via FTP and use one of the many FTP clients available for managing your account. yes yes yes yes yes yes Databases WP0 WP1 WP2 WP3 WP4 WP5 MySQL MySQL is a very powerful database and one of the most widely used on the Internet today. Create databases capable of holding millions of records. yes yes yes yes yes yes phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin is a Web based utility for accessing MySQL databases and tables. yes yes yes yes yes yes Account Management WP0 WP1 WP2 WP3 WP4 WP5 Color Themes Customize the look of your Appies Web Site Manager by choosing or creating a color theme that you like looking at. yes yes yes yes yes yes View/Pay Invoices View and/or pay your invoice on-line and always have instant access to your payment history. yes yes yes yes yes yes Customer Information Edit Edit your information any time on line. yes yes yes yes yes yes Multi Media WP0 WP1 WP2 WP3 WP4 WP5 Windows Streaming Media / Quicktime / MP3 Serve streaming audio and video files and make your Website come alive. Simply upload files encoded for Windows streaming media, Quicktime, or MP3 anywhere in your web space. yes yes yes yes yes yes Security WP0 WP1 WP2 WP3 WP4 WP5 Password Protect Folders Use our Web-based tool to password protect folders on your server. You can also use this tool to block/allow hosts to any of your Web pages. yes yes yes yes yes yes Password Administrator yes yes yes yes yes yes Statistics WP0 WP1 WP2 WP3 WP4 WP5 Search Log Files Search your raw log files and find information that can help you troubleshoot scripts and better market your site. yes yes yes yes yes yes Detailed Web Stats View detailed daily, weekly and/or monthly stats on line or have them e-mailed to you. Detailed stats include unique visitors, referrers, keyword reports, top accessed files and much more. yes yes yes yes yes yes View Current Stats View your current stats for the day at anytime without waiting for the following day's stat report. yes yes yes yes yes yes View Current Stats Size [ megabytes ] The maximum size of the log file that can be viewed in real time. 1 1 1 1 1 1 Stats per Domain Subdomains/addl domains can log to their own log file. yes yes yes yes yes yes Technical Support WP0 WP1 WP2 WP3 WP4 WP5 Detailed On-line Manual Access your own detailed on-line manual that has been customized for your account. yes yes yes yes yes yes Appies Forums Participate in our interactive discussion boards and let us know your ideas for new features, suggestions and or comments. Read our Appies Tips and Tricks and pick up great information that you won't find in the manual. yes yes yes yes yes yes Appies Knowledge Base A quick reference to the most frequently asked questions about Appies. yes yes yes yes yes yes Appies Viewlets Watch our multi-media presentations on-line as we walk you through some of the features of Appies. yes yes yes yes yes yes SupportFreaks Freebies(tm) Do you have a technical question unrelated to hosting? Send your question to hundreds of professionals and get up to 25 answers back. yes yes yes yes yes yes Ticket System On-line ticket system where you can submit questions 24 hours a day. Average response on tickets is less than 10 MINUTES. yes yes yes yes yes yes Telephone Support Feel like speaking to a human? We provide telephone support with techs standing by to assist you. yes yes yes yes yes yes