Shared Hosting Description

Owning your own personal web site is a must these days. The entrance of the Internet in our everyday lives suggests that, in order for somebody to get seen, or to make his opinion heard, one has to construct an online portal and post it online. In order to achieve that, you actually demand 2 elements - a web site and a hosting solution. Prior to establishing a web site, however, it's important to know that there are different types of web hosting services and that not all sites can function with a randomly selected shared hosting. In order to explain this better, let us start with the prime point:

What is Website Hosting?

Hosting, or otherwise popular as 'web hosting', is a term that refers to the web hosting server itself, or the hosting vendor that provides the server. A server is a computer that's connected to the World Wide Web and that's set up to work with PHP, MySQL, Perl, etc., which enables the users to upload their website files on the server and to make them visible on the World Wide Web. There are two major varieties of servers, on the basis of the Operating System of the web server - Windows and Linux. The two OSs are very different and, in most instances, not at all consistent with each other. For this reason, prior to picking the suitable solution, one should first verify what sort of server is necessary for their site.

If you haven't designed the web site yet, then let's take a more exhaustive look at the difference between the 2 types and at what their pluses are.

What service should you pick - Windows or Linux?

As stated, there are web app frameworks, which are only compatible with a given Operating System. For instance, JAVA scripts, .ASP pages, .NET Framework, Adobe ColdFusion are all based on Windows and will not perform on a Linux server. Therefore, if you intend to develop your web site utilizing any of the above, you should be looking for a Windows solution. Windows, though, is not open source-based, which signifies that it provides restricted possibilities when it comes to server safety and privacy. So, Linux is utilized by web server admins worldwide and most hosting service providers use it on their web servers. Utilizing Linux, the administrator can set up the server in a fully modifiable manner, and if the web server is appropriately set up, it can offer complete security against hackers and malware. Plus, the flexibility of Linux allows for greater software optimization, which brings about better web site operation. So, if you are looking for supreme protection and web server operation, then you should set up your website in such a way that it operates with a Linux-driven server. This is not a troublesome thing to fulfill, since the most commonly used Content Management Systems, also popular as CMSs, like Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, Moodle, and so on, are completely consistent with Linux web servers and are popular all around the world for being one of the best software platforms for designing and managing web sites. By all means, this doesn't imply that each hosting corporation that's utilizing Linux will have administrators who are capable to appropriately manage a Linux hosting server. Choosing the right host is very troublesome at the moment, since the majority of them do not have the ability to employ an able, experienced admin. A Linux web server that hasn't been accurately set up can be highly dangerous to your site and private info. Thus, when selecting a hosting corporation, it's always advisable to go with a well-established web hosting corporation that's been in business for at least a few years.

How to recognize the appropriate hosting provider for my site?

These hosting distributors are easily recognizable by the manner in which they are offering their hosting services. Established hosting service providers provide custom-built functionality, various free PHP-powered scripts or applications. The most practiced, however, have even their very own custom-made website hosting CPs designed especially for their system. A website hosting Control Panel is a web-based GUI, via which the user manages the whole web hosting service. Smaller-sized web hosting corporations make use of ready-to-use website hosting CPs like cPanel or DirectAdmin. In order, however, to guarantee ultimate safety and effectiveness for their website hosting services, the leading service providers furnish their customers with their own custom-developed website hosting CPs built by their very own admins. We, at 'Princesage Online Branding', don't merely provide our own custom-made CP, but have also developed a free-of-charge PHP-driven script package, which enables our customers to effortlessly install any of the aforesaid CMS software platforms. Features like these certify that we have the capability, the means and the experience to be entrusted with preserving your personal information confidential and your website - accessible on the Internet.