What Does Shared Hosting Stand for?

Running your very own personal site is necessary these days. The entrance of the Internet in our daily lives denotes that, in order for somebody to get noticed, or to get his idea noticed, one needs to construct a site and bring it online. In order to do that, you actually need two elements - a web site and a hosting solution. Before devising an online portal, though, it's essential to understand that there are diverse sorts of website hosting services and that not all web sites can work with a randomly chosen shared hosting. In order to clarify this better, let us start with the major subject:

What is Web Hosting?

Hosting, or also popular as 'web hosting', is a term that relates to the web server itself, or the hosting firm that runs the server. A hosting server is a computer that's connected to the Internet and that's set up to work with PHP, MySQL, Perl, and so on, which enables the users to upload their files on the web hosting server and to make them visible on the World Wide Web. There are 2 major types of servers, on the basis of the OS of the server - Windows and Linux. The two Operating Systems are quite dissimilar and, in most cases, not at all compatible with one another. Hence, before picking the appropriate solution, one should first check what type of server is necessary for their website.

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

What solution should you opt for - Windows or Linux?

As pointed out, there are web applications, which are solely compatible with a specific OS. For instance, JAVA scripts, .ASP pages, .NET Framework, Adobe ColdFusion are all Windows based and will not operate on a Linux hosting server. For that reason, if you would like to build your web site utilizing any of the above, you should be seeking a Windows platform. Windows, however, is not an open-source software platform, which means that it offers restricted opportunities when it comes to server security and privacy. Hence, Linux is utilized by web server admins worldwide and most hosting firms use it on their web hosting servers. Utilizing Linux, the administrator can set up the server in a fully customizable manner, and if the web hosting server is appropriately configured, it can guarantee complete protection against computer hackers and malicious software. In addition, the customizability of Linux allows for better optimization, which leads to better site operation. For that reason, if you are looking for supreme security and server operation, then you should make your web site in such a way that it functions with a Linux-driven web server. This is not problematic to do, since the most widely used Content Management Systems, also famous as CMSs, like Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, Moodle, and so on, are fully consistent with Linux web servers and are famous all around the Globe for being one of the best web applications for developing and managing web sites. Surely, this doesn't imply that each and every web host that's utilizing Linux will have administrators who are capable to appropriately run a Linux web hosting server. Selecting the right hosting corporation is quite problematic at the moment, because most of them do not possess the capacity to employ a good, trained web administrator. A Linux web hosting server that hasn't been appropriately set up can be extremely hazardous to your site and personal info. Hence, when selecting a web host, it's always advisable to settle on a well-established web hosting vendor that's been in business for at least a couple of years.

How to spot the proper host for my website?

These hosting corporations are easily recognizable by the way in which they are providing their web hosting packages. Established hosting vendors offer custom-built functionality, various free PHP scripts or programs. The most experienced, though, possess even their own custom-devised website hosting Control Panels designed particularly for their platform. A website hosting CP is a web-based dashboard, through which the client administers the entire web hosting service. Smaller hosts utilize pre-developed website hosting Control Panels such as cPanel or DirectAdmin. In order, though, to guarantee maximum security and performance for their web hosting services, the biggest web hosting companies furnish their clients with their very own in-house built website hosting CPs created by their very own administrators. We, at 'WardHost.com', don't merely offer our own custom-built Control Panel, but have also set up a free-of-cost PHP script software package, which enables our customers to effortlessly install any of the mentioned open-source content management platforms. Specs such as these testify that we have the capacity, the resources and the experience to be entrusted with preserving your personal information private and your site - up and running on the Internet.