Hosting Description

Possessing your very own personal website is very important in modern-day society. The entry of the World Wide Web in our daily lives implies that, in order for somebody to become noticed, or to make his voice heard, one needs to set up a site and post it online. In order to fulfill that, you practically demand 2 things - a web site and a hosting service. Before designing a website, however, it's essential to understand that there are diverse sorts of website hosting services and that not all web sites can perform with a randomly picked hosting. In order to explain this better, let's begin with the chief theme:

What is Website Hosting?

Hosting, or also popular as 'web hosting', is an appellation that relates to the actual web server, or the service provider that manages the web hosting 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, etc., which permits the users to upload their website files on the hosting server and to make them visible online. There are 2 primary varieties of web servers, on the basis of the Operating System of the web hosting server - Windows and Linux. The 2 OSs are quite dissimilar and, in the majority of cases, not at all consistent with each other. So, before selecting the proper solution, one should first learn what type of server is necessary for their online portal.

If you haven't created the web site so far, then let's take a more comprehensive look at the difference between the two types and at what their pluses are.

What platform should you select - Windows or Linux?

As stated, there are applications, which are only consistent with a specific OS. For instance, JAVA scripts, .ASP pages, .NET Framework, Adobe ColdFusion are all Windows based and will not work on a Linux server. Therefore, if you intend to construct your web site using any of the above, you should be seeking a Windows platform. Windows, though, is not an open-source platform, which denotes that it provides limited possibilities as far as server security and privacy are concerned. Therefore, Linux is preferred by server admins around the Globe and the majority of hosting service providers use it on their hosting servers. Using Linux, the admin can set up the web hosting server in a completely modifiable manner, and if the web hosting server is properly set up, it can ensure complete safety against computer hackers and malicious software. Also, the flexibility of Linux allows for better optimization, which brings about better web site operation. Therefore, if you are looking for utmost protection and server operation, then you should design your website in such a manner that it functions with a Linux-powered web server. This is not difficult to do, since the most commonly used Content Management Systems, also known as CMSs, like Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, Moodle, etc., are completely consistent with Linux servers and are famous all over the Globe for being one of the best software applications for creating and handling websites. Sure enough, this doesn't suggest that each and every hosting service provider that's utilizing Linux will have admins who are capable to properly administer a Linux web server. Picking the proper hosting distributor is very problematic at present, because the majority of them do not have the capacity to employ a proficient, practiced web admin. A Linux web server that hasn't been appropriately configured can be quite hazardous to your site and personal information. Thus, when selecting a web hosting distributor, it's always advisable to opt for an established hosting distributor that's been in business for at least a few years.

How to recognize the appropriate hosting corporation for my web site?

These providers are easily identifiable by the manner in which they are providing their web hosting services. Experienced hosting service providers offer custom-built functionality, various open-source PHP-driven scripts or programs. The most practiced, however, have even their very own custom-created website hosting Control Panels created particularly for their platform. A hosting Control Panel is an online-based interface, via which the client manages the whole web hosting account. Smaller hosting providers make use of pre-built website hosting CPs such as cPanel or DirectAdmin. In order, however, to guarantee maximum protection and efficiency for their web hosting services, the leading web hosting providers supply their clients with their own in-house built hosting CPs designed by their own administrators. We, at 'New Millennium Tecknology', don't merely provide our very own custom-made Control Panel, but have also set up a free-of-charge open-source script package, which enables our customers to effortlessly activate any of the mentioned PHP-driven scripts. Specifications like these signify that we have the capability, the means and the necessary experience to be entrusted with retaining your private info private and your site - available on the World Wide Web.