Hosting Description

Running your very own personal web portal is a necessity in present-day society. The introduction of the Internet in our everyday lives implies that, in order for someone to become noticed, or to make his opinion heard, one needs to make a web site and publish it online. In order to accomplish that, you actually demand two elements - a web site and a hosting solution. Before developing a web site, however, it's necessary to realize that there are separate varieties of website hosting services and that not all websites can work with a randomly chosen hosting. In order to describe this better, let's commence with the chief point:

What is Website Hosting?

Hosting, or also famous as 'web hosting', is an appellation that relates to the actual hosting server, or the web hosting supplier that runs the server. A web hosting server is a computer that's connected to the Internet and that's configured to use PHP, MySQL, Perl, etc., which permits the customers to upload their files on the server and to publish them on the Internet. There are 2 major kinds of hosting servers, determined by the Operating System of the server - Windows and Linux. The 2 OSs are quite dissimilar and, in the majority of cases, not at all compatible with one another. This is the reason why, prior to picking the appropriate service, one should first determine what kind of web hosting server is required for their website.

If you haven't constructed the website yet, then let us have a more exhaustive look at the difference between the 2 types and at what their benefits are.

What platform should you go with - Windows or Linux?

As mentioned, there are software apps, which are solely consistent with a certain Operating System. For instance, JAVA scripts, .ASP pages, .NET Framework, Adobe ColdFusion are all based on Windows and will not operate on a Linux web hosting server. Hence, if you intend to build your web site utilizing any of the above, you should be searching for a Windows service. Windows, however, is not an open-source software platform, which indicates that it provides limited possibilities as far as server security and privacy are concerned. Thus, Linux is used by web server admins worldwide and most hosting providers use it on their servers. Using Linux, the admin can configure the web hosting server in a wholly customizable manner, and if the hosting server is correctly set up, it can guarantee thorough safety against hackers and malware. Also, the flexibility of Linux allows for greater optimization, which contributes to better site operation. For that reason, if you want utmost protection and web server functioning, then you should build your site in such a way that it runs with a Linux-driven server. This is not difficult to fulfill, as the most famous Content Management Systems, also famous as CMSs, like Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, Moodle, etc., are fully consistent with Linux web servers and are known all around the world for being one of the best software platforms for developing and administering sites. Surely, this doesn't mean that each web hosting vendor that's using Linux will have administrators who are able to properly run a Linux web server. Selecting the right company is quite difficult these days, since the majority of them do not have the capability to employ a professional, experienced web admin. A Linux hosting server that hasn't been accurately configured can be highly dangerous to your web site and private information. Therefore, when picking a hosting company, it's invariably advisable to settle on an established vendor that's been in business for at least several years.

How to spot the appropriate hosting vendor for my website?

These hosting service providers are easily recognizable by the manner in which they are offering their hosting packages. Experienced web hosting companies provide custom-developed functionality, different free PHP-driven scripts or software applications. The most experienced, though, possess even their very own custom-devised web hosting CPs made especially for their system. A hosting CP is an online-based interface, through which the customer manages the whole web hosting account. Smaller-sized web hosting companies make use of pre-developed hosting Control Panels like cPanel or DirectAdmin. In order, however, to ensure ultimate security and performance for their services, the biggest hosting vendors supply their customers with their very own custom-developed website hosting CPs made by their own administrators. We, at 'SVHost', don't only offer our very own personal custom-made CP, but have also created a free-of-cost PHP script installation tool, which allows our customers to easily install any of the aforesaid open-source Content Management Systems. Specs such as these reveal that we have the ability, the resources and the experience to be entrusted with keeping your private info private and your website - reachable on the web.