What is Shared Hosting?

Running your very own private web portal is essential nowadays. The entry of the World Wide Web in our daily lives implies that, in order for someone to be noticed, or to make his voice heard, one needs to create a website and post it online. In order to achieve that, you actually demand 2 things - a website and a hosting service. Prior to creating a web page, however, it's important to bear in mind that there are separate sorts of web hosting services and that not all web sites can perform with a randomly selected shared hosting. In order to describe this better, let's commence with the major question:

What is Hosting?

Hosting, or also popular as 'web hosting', is a designation that relates to the actual web server, or the provider that manages the web server. A web server is a computer that's connected to the World Wide Web and that's set up to use PHP, MySQL, Perl, and so on, which enables the clients to upload their web files on the web hosting server and to make them visible online. There are two principal sorts of web servers, determined by the OS of the web server - Windows and Linux. The two Operating Systems are very dissimilar and, in the majority of cases, not at all compatible with each other. Hence, before selecting the relevant service, one should first ascertain what type of web hosting server is demanded for their site.

If you haven't set up the website so far, then let's have a more exhaustive glance at the difference between the two varieties and at what their advantages are.

What solution should you select - Windows or Linux?

As pointed out, there are frameworks, which are only consistent with a specific OS. For instance, JAVA scripts, .ASP pages, .NET Framework, Adobe ColdFusion are all based on Windows and will not operate on a Linux hosting server. Therefore, if you intend to develop your web site using any of the above, you should be seeking a Windows service. Windows, however, is not open-source software, which means that it offers restricted options as far as server security and privacy are concerned. That's why, Linux is utilized by web server admins around the world and most hosting providers use it on their web hosting servers. Using Linux, the administrator can configure the server in a wholly customizable way, and if the web server is appropriately configured, it can ensure complete protection against computer hackers and malware. Besides, the customizability of Linux permits for greater optimization, which brings about better website operation. Therefore, if you want maximum safety and server operation, then you should develop your website in such a manner that it performs with a Linux-powered web server. This is not problematic to fulfill, as the most popular Content Management Systems, also popular as CMSs, such as Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, Moodle, and so on, are fully compatible with Linux servers and are famous all around the Globe for being one of the best software applications for making and administering websites. Of course, this doesn't imply that each host that's utilizing Linux will have admins who are capable to correctly manage a Linux hosting server. Picking the appropriate web host is quite hard at the moment, because the majority of them do not possess the capability to appoint a capable, practiced administrator. A Linux server that hasn't been appropriately configured can be extremely dangerous to your website and private details. Hence, when choosing a web hosting firm, it's invariably advisable to opt for a bigger web hosting vendor that's been in business for at least a couple of years.

How to spot the appropriate provider for my site?

These web hosting distributors are easily recognizable by the way in which they are supplying their web hosting services. Established hosting providers provide custom-developed functionality, different PHP-driven scripts or software apps. The most practiced, though, have even their own personal custom-developed Control Panels developed particularly for their platform. A web hosting CP is a web-based GUI, via which the client handles the entire web hosting service. Smaller companies make use of ready-to-use web hosting CPs such as cPanel or DirectAdmin. In order, though, to guarantee utmost safety and efficiency for their website hosting services, the leading hosting companies provide their customers with their very own personal custom-built website hosting CPs devised by their own administrators. We, at 'WANTOK Web Hosting', don't just offer our own custom-made Control Panel, but have also developed a free open-source PHP-powered script software package, which allows our clients to effortlessly activate any of the aforementioned web application frameworks. Features such as these certify that we have the ability, the means and the necessary experience to be entrusted with retaining your personal details private and your website - live on the web.