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Hosting Plans Definition

Owning your own personal online portal is essential today. The entry of the Internet in our daily lives denotes that, in order for someone to become noticed, or to make his voice heard, one has to build a web portal and post it online. In order to achieve that, you practically demand two things - a web site and a hosting service. Before making a web site, however, it's vital to understand that there are various varieties of hosting services and that not all web sites can perform with a randomly selected hosting. In order to explain this better, let's start with the major issue:

What is Web Hosting?

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Hosting, or otherwise known as 'web hosting', is a name that relates to the web hosting server itself, or the host that offers the server. A server is a computer that's connected to the Internet and that's set up to support PHP, MySQL, Perl, and so on, which enables the customers to upload their web site files on the web server and to make them visible on the web. There are two major types of web hosting servers, based on the OS of the hosting server - Windows and Linux. The two Operating Systems are quite different and, in most instances, not at all compatible with one another. Therefore, before choosing the right solution, one should first examine what type of web server is demanded for their web site.

If you haven't constructed the website yet, then let's take a more comprehensive look at the distinction between the two types and at what their benefits are.

What solution should you choose - Windows or Linux?

As mentioned, there are web apps, which are only compatible with a certain OS. For example, JAVA scripts, .ASP pages, .NET Framework, Adobe ColdFusion are all Windows based and will not operate on a Linux hosting server. Hence, if you plan to devise your site using any of the above, you should be seeking a Windows solution. Windows, though, is not an open-source platform, which denotes that it provides restricted options as far as server security and privacy are concerned. For this reason, Linux is utilized by web server administrators worldwide and the majority of hosting suppliers utilize it on their web hosting servers. Utilizing Linux, the admin can configure the web server in a thoroughly modifiable manner, and if the web server is correctly configured, it can ensure total security against computer hackers and malicious software. Furthermore, the customizability of Linux permits for better software optimization, which leads to better web site operation. Hence, if you are looking for supreme protection and server functioning, then you should make your web site in such a manner that it runs with a Linux-based web server. This is not a hard thing to fulfill, because the most famous Content Management Systems, also known as CMSs, such as Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, Moodle, etc., are completely compatible with Linux servers and are popular all over the Globe for being one of the best web applications for setting up and handling websites. Certainly, this doesn't imply that every hosting corporation that's utilizing Linux will have admins who are able to correctly manage a Linux web server. Selecting the appropriate hosting company is very difficult at present, since the majority of them do not have the ability to hire an able, trained admin. A Linux web server that hasn't been appropriately set up can be quite risky to your web site and personal information. Hence, when selecting a hosting supplier, it's always advisable to select a bigger hosting company that's been in business for at least a couple of years.

How to spot the correct web hosting corporation for my web site?

These web hosting companies are easily recognizable by the way in which they are providing their website hosting services. Practiced web hosts provide custom-developed features, different open-source PHP-powered scripts or software programs. The most practiced, though, possess even their own custom-invented website hosting Control Panels developed especially for their platform. A website hosting CP is a web-based user interface, through which the client handles the whole web hosting service. Smaller-sized web hosting firms avail of pre-built hosting CPs like cPanel or DirectAdmin. In order, though, to guarantee supreme safety and efficiency for their website hosting services, the biggest web hosting firms give to their clients their very own personal in-house developed website hosting CPs made by their very own admins. We, at 'SWH - Sierra Web Hosting', don't just offer our own personal custom-created CP, but have also developed a free open-source PHP-based script package, which enables our customers to effortlessly activate any of the aforesaid open-source CMS apps. Specs like these indicate that we have the capability, the means and the necessary experience to be entrusted with retaining your private information private and your site - reachable on the web.