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Low Cost Web Hosting

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 posted by admin 6:46 pm



Web hosting means giving out space on a web server to people who wish to make their own websites, or simply require web space to put in some information. This web space can be given to individuals, organizations or even other small-scale web hosts.

Until a few years ago, web hosting was very expensive and could only be afforded by big companies with expensive Internet budgets. However, due to the increasing competition in this market the prices of web hosting have gone down considerably. This has made several low cost webs hosting services available to people whom wish to have their identities on the net. In fact, some web hosting is free, while others may be run on advertisement-generated revenue.

But there are some considerations to think about before opting for low cost web hosting. You must make a correct analysis of how much disk space and how much bandwidth you will need. This will save you from having to pay extra money. One way of cutting costs is to opt for shared web hosting, where many people or organizations use the same server. This could create problems with identity and secrecy and hold restrictions on the nature and volume of data that can be stored on the website. You can also reduce the cost of your web hosting services by reducing or avoiding the number of streaming images or videos you use, as these take up a lot of space on the server.

When shopping for a web host, do not settle for the lowest price. Of course, price is a major consideration, especially if this is your first website and you have to work within a modest budget. But you must also consider the business potential that your website can create. For this, you must check how much traffic the web server will generate, i.e., how many clicks your website will have per day. Also, verify if the web server is restricting some areas or some countries from accessing their website.

There are some web-hosting providers that claim to give unlimited web hosting. This is the cheapest kind, as they will allow unlimited domain registries on their web server. But, the disadvantage is that the domains registered, the slower the website. That may cut down your business.

Low cost web hosting has made creating websites an inexpensive available to large and small businesses. It generates more revenue and is vital to the business world as a whole.

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Web Hosting – The Difference Between VPS and Dedicated

Sunday, February 3, 2008 posted by admin 7:11 pm





Shared hosting is no longer an option. Your website receives now a lot of traffic and there are quite a few visitors online making SQL requests in the same time. Your web host is concerned that you are hogging the shared server and make the other customers unhappy. They are asking you to move to a VPS or a dedicated server.

This is a common scenario and a desired one; the need for an upgrade usually means that your website has become popular. Let’s see what VPS hosting is, what is the difference between VPS and dedicated web hosting and let’s try to figure out what’s the best solution.

VPS stands for Virtual Private Server and can be the first step from “leaving” shared hosting, if you don’t want to manage a dedicated server. Virtual Private Servers provide you with root level access to the server while having the simplicity of a shared hosting account. VPS hosting is usually cheaper than dedicated hosting even if you’re not in charge of managing the server, but that’s because dedicated servers usually have better hardware configurations.

The VPS is like a dedicated server except that you “own” only a part of the server’s resources (CPU, RAM, etc.). This is done by creating “layers”; at the base resides the standard host operating system, next is the virtualization layer with a proprietary file system and a kernel service abstraction layer that ensure isolation and security of resources between different virtual environments. The virtualization layer makes each virtual environment appear as a standalone server. Finally, the virtual environment itself houses the application or workload.

So, the main difference VPS-dedicated is that with a VPS plan, you will still be sharing the physical resources (but you will enjoy the freedom of a private server) compared with a dedicated plan where you have the web server all to yourself. If you are at the “limits” of your shared account, maybe a VPS is a better benefits/costs choice than a dedicated account, because you don’t need yet a whole server. If you estimate a rapid growth of the website then consider jumping directly to dedicated to avoid moving again in the near future.

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How to Choose a Good Web Host

Saturday, February 2, 2008 posted by admin 12:28 am



You will hear words like 25MB, bandwidth, ftp, email forwarding, php, cgi-bin and fantastico. All of these are things that are offered with different packages that you will find. Before you decide, let’s look at what you might need and how to know that you are receiving this.

Most website hosting companies will have their packages grouped by the various things they offer, of course the more you get the larger the price will be. The basic package is usually around 25MB of web space. This is how much space the hosting company will allow you to have on their web server. This is with shared hosting. There will be other websites also on this server with you, each with their own packages and amounts of space.

Bandwidth is how much data you are allow to use in a certain amount of time, usually monthly. Bandwidth is used each time you upload web pages, images, or some one visits your website. If you are only allowed a small amount of bandwidth like say 50MB then you may run out of bandwidth if you plan on adding a lot of pages, or you are expecting many visitors.

Ftp is a way of getting into your website through the backdoor. This will enable you to upload your web pages, images and install scripts in a pretty easy fashion. All you need to do is place the folders in the proper place in the correct folder.

Email forwarding can be very useful. You can have any email that is sent to your website forwarded to another email account that you have. This way no matter how many websites you have you have all the emails forwarded to one main account.

Php is a way in which website are coded. This is used for building scripts and even some template designs. Php is very popular for its fast loading time. Some php scripts will also require MySql database. This is another feature that you can add. These databases are very fast loading and do not require any maintenance after they are up.

Cgi-bin is another way to host different scripts. If you wish to use cgi scripts you must be sure that you have a cgi-bin included in your hosting package. These are some what more difficult than php scripts but many people enjoy these types of scripts.

Fantastico is a compilation of several scripts that can be installed directly from your control panel.

You can search online for hosting companies and remember to compare. If you are just wanting a simple website you will probably not need all the extra goodies and normally no more than 25MB of web space and around 500MB of bandwidth should work. You may even wish to try some free hosting until you understand how everything works. But, remember more than likely you will be offered a sub-domain like yoursite.theirdomainname.com. This is not the best way to get web traffic, so I would only use a free hosting company that would allow your own domain name and check out paid hosting as well. Many of these paid hosting companies can give you so much more than a free hosted site and the cost is not always tremendous.

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Web Hosting Server – Build Your Own Or Use a Service?

Wednesday, December 13, 2006 posted by admin 8:00 am





A web hosting server is a combination of software and hardware that your website resides at and where it is displayed to the World Wide Web. When choosing a web server you should take into consideration that several people may try to connect to your website at the same time, so you should ensure that the server has a large enough processor and ample RAM. Software that a web hosting server uses is also very important. You want your website and pages to be delivered as quickly as possible and with very few errors. A fast and reliable internet connection should also be used, either T1 or T3. Security is another very important factor. The web hosting server software needs to be secure to prevent hackers from gaining access into your website. Not only could hackers change or steal information from your site, but any credit card information that is stored on your server could also become at risk.

If on your website you handle any type of personal and or financial information it is extremely important that you have a high level of encryption. In the United States a 128-bit rate of encryption is the minimum rate, however the higher the rate, the more secure the connection will be. Running your own web hosting server can be done on most any computer. The computer should have a sufficient amount of hard drive space and memory. Websites that contain more than 100 MB of data or transfers more than 500 MB per day should have its own dedicated server. It is possible to operate your own web server, however it takes at a lot of work and time. Unless you have a full understanding of computers, software and programming, you should not attempt to set up your own server.

A much easier way to find a web hosting server is locate a hosting company that provides you with a server for a monthly rate. There are several hosting companies that offer dedicated servers and also virtual servers. There are several advantages to using someone else’s server. For starters, they are responsible for the up keep and maintenance of the servers.

Another advantage is that the server company is also responsible for the security and keeping all of the software updated. To find the right web hosting server provider for you, you need to match your needs with what they offer. Many hosting server providers offer a slight variation in their plans and the cost of the plans will also vary. Matching what you actually need with what they offer will help you from over paying by paying for only the things that you need, rather than paying extra for added features that you do not need. With that in mind, you should consider the future needs of your site.

Choosing a web hosting server that will also meet your future needs will eliminate the need of having to move your entire site to a different hosting server later down the road. No matter which type of server you choose, rather it is to build your own server or use the services of a hosting server provider, take time to fully research your needs and match the best web hosting server option that will meet your needs.

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