How to determine Bandwidth

webstarter · #1 (**permalink**) 02-03-10, 08:03

I do not know if this question has been asked yet, but exactly how do we determine bandwidth?

I know it has something to do with all the files of our site, but how do we go from there to calculate how much we will need each month?

Divine Angel · #2 (**permalink**) 02-05-10, 13:57

Hello Webstarter,

If is the Linux and cPanel, you can see the utilized bandwidth in the stats section which is on the left of the screen.

Also you can check out Bandwidth under Logs > Bandwidth. Over here it will show you the complete stats, Traffic for today, Traffic for the month, and Traffic for the year.

If it is Windows and Plesk Panel, then you can check the bandwidth under Statistics > Traffic Usage. In plesk it will show you bifurcated stats for traffic utilized by FTP, HTTP, POP3/IMAP and SMTP.

Caddie · #3 (**permalink**) 02-06-10, 10:11

What if you are just buying services and have no idea what you might need for bandwidth? I've always been told the smaller sites don't need much but I think I have learned that it is not so much the site size as it is the traffic the site gets, am I right?

webnubie · #4 (**permalink**) 02-07-10, 12:39

I agree with you Caddie. Small websites usually have no issue with their storage space provided by their web host. It is bandwidth that they are desparate for when they start getting more traffic.