What Precisely is Shared Hosting?

Possessing your own private web page is fundamental in present-day society. The fusion of the Internet in our daily lives suggests that, in order for somebody to get noticed, or to make his voice heard, one needs to have an online portal and bring it online. In order to achieve that, you in fact require 2 elements - a website and a hosting solution. Before setting up a site, however, it's important to know that there are distinct types of hosting services and that not all sites can operate with a randomly selected shared hosting. In order to describe this better, let's begin with the prime topic:

What is Hosting?

Hosting, or otherwise known as 'web hosting', is a name that relates to the actual web hosting server, or the hosting company that provides the web hosting server. A web server is a computer that's connected to the web and that's set up to work with PHP, MySQL, Perl, etc., which allows the users to upload their web site files on the server and to make them visible on the World Wide Web. There are 2 main types of servers, based on the Operating System of the server - Windows and Linux. The two OSs are quite dissimilar and, in most instances, not at all compatible with one another. So, prior to picking the suitable service, one should first examine what type of hosting server is demanded for their web site.

If you haven't created the web site so far, then let's have a more detailed glance at the distinction between the two varieties and at what their strengths are.

What platform should you select - Windows or Linux?

As mentioned, there are frameworks, which are only consistent with a certain Operating System. For example, JAVA scripts, .ASP pages, .NET Framework, Adobe ColdFusion are all Windows based and will not function on a Linux hosting server. Thus, if you aim to develop your web site using any of the above, you should be looking for a Windows solution. Windows, though, is not an open-source platform, which implies that it offers limited opportunities in terms of server security and privacy. Therefore, Linux is utilized by server admins worldwide and most hosting companies utilize it on their web hosting servers. Using Linux, the administrator can configure the hosting server in a wholly modifiable manner, and if the server is properly configured, it can provide supreme defense against computer hackers and malware. Moreover, the customizability of Linux allows for greater optimization, which contributes to better web site operation. Hence, if you are looking for supreme security and web server functioning, then you should set up your site in such a way that it functions with a Linux-powered hosting server. This is not troublesome to fulfill, because the most widespread Content Management Systems, also famous as CMSs, such as Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, Moodle, etc., are fully compatible with Linux web servers and are famous all over the Globe for being one of the best web application frameworks for designing and managing websites. Of course, this doesn't mean that every hosting service provider that's utilizing Linux will have admins who are able to appropriately manage a Linux hosting server. Picking the right hosting vendor is quite tough nowadays, as most of them do not have the capacity to hire a skilled, practiced administrator. A Linux server that hasn't been properly set up can be extremely hazardous to your website and personal info. Therefore, when selecting a hosting corporation, it's always recommendable to go with a solid hosting supplier that's been in business for at least a couple of years.

How to spot the right web host for my site?

These hosting vendors are easily identifiable by the manner in which they are offering their hosting services. Experienced hosting corporations offer custom-developed functionality, diverse free PHP-based scripts or programs. The most practiced, however, have even their very own personal custom-created CPs built especially for their platform. A website hosting Control Panel is a web-based user interface, through which the user handles the whole web hosting account. Smaller-sized service providers utilize pre-built web hosting CPs such as cPanel or DirectAdmin. In order, though, to ensure utmost protection and efficiency for their website hosting services, the leading hosting companies offer to their clients their own custom-built website hosting CPs made by their very own administrators. We, at 'Host2net Limited', don't just offer our own custom-designed Control Panel, but have also set up a free-of-cost PHP-powered script package, which permits our clients to easily install any of the aforementioned web content management applications. Features such as these show that we have the capacity, the means and the necessary experience to be entrusted with retaining your private information confidential and your web site - live on the World Wide Web.