What Exactly is Shared Hosting?

Having your own personal web page is vital in modern-day society. The introduction of the Internet in our daily lives implies that, in order for someone to be seen, or to make his voice heard, one needs to make a web site and bring it online. In order to accomplish that, you virtually need 2 elements - a site and a hosting solution. Prior to constructing a web page, however, it's crucial to understand that there are various varieties of hosting services and that not all websites can perform with a randomly chosen shared hosting. In order to clarify this better, let's commence with the prime issue:

What is Hosting?

Hosting, or otherwise popular as 'web hosting', is an appellation that relates to the hosting server itself, or the web hosting service provider that manages the web server. A server is a computer that's connected to the World Wide Web and that's set up to work with PHP, MySQL, Perl, and so on, which permits the customers to upload their web files on the web hosting server and to publish them on the Internet. There are 2 primary sorts of hosting servers, based on the Operating System of the web server - Windows and Linux. The two OSs are very dissimilar and, in the majority of instances, not at all consistent with each other. Thus, prior to picking the correct service, one should first find out what sort of web hosting server is needed for their web portal.

If you haven't made the site yet, then let's have a more detailed glance at the difference between the two types and at what their strengths are.

What service should you opt for - Windows or Linux?

As stated, there are web application frameworks, which are only compatible with a specific Operating System. For instance, JAVA scripts, .ASP pages, .NET Framework, Adobe ColdFusion are all Windows based and will not work on a Linux hosting server. For that reason, if you want to make your web site utilizing any of the above, you should be looking for a Windows service. Windows, though, is not open-source software, which signifies that it provides limited options when it comes to server safety and privacy. That's why, Linux is preferred by server administrators worldwide and the majority of hosting distributors utilize it on their web servers. Utilizing Linux, the administrator can set up the web hosting server in an entirely modifiable way, and if the hosting server is correctly set up, it can guarantee total safety against computer hackers and malware. Plus, the customizability of Linux allows for better optimization, which leads to better website operation. For that reason, if you want ultimate safety and server performance, then you should set up your website in such a way that it functions with a Linux-based web hosting server. This is not problematic to fulfill, since the most famous Content Management Systems, also popular as CMSs, such as Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, Moodle, and so on, are fully consistent with Linux web servers and are famous all around the world for being one of the best software platforms for designing and administering sites. Surely, this doesn't suggest that each web hosting firm that's utilizing Linux will have administrators who are capable to appropriately administer a Linux web server. Choosing the proper hosting corporation is quite hard at present, as most of them do not have the ability to hire a capable, experienced web administrator. A Linux server that hasn't been appropriately configured can be extremely risky to your website and personal details. Hence, when picking a web hosting supplier, it's always advisable to opt for an established hosting corporation that's been in business for at least a few years.

How to recognize the correct hosting provider for my web site?

These hosting providers are easily identifiable by the way in which they are supplying their website hosting packages. Practiced hosting companies offer custom-developed functionality, different free PHP-driven scripts or frameworks. The most practiced, though, have even their own personal custom-designed CPs created especially for their platform. A web hosting Control Panel is a web-based tool, via which the customer administers the entire web hosting account. Smaller-sized web hosting vendors make use of pre-built Control Panels such as cPanel or DirectAdmin. In order, though, to ensure utmost safety and efficacy for their web hosting services, the biggest hosting corporations furnish their clients with their very own in-house developed website hosting CPs built by their own admins. We, at 'Avarhost', don't simply provide our very own custom-devised CP, but have also set up a free-of-charge PHP-based script software package, which permits our customers to easily activate any of the mentioned content management software applications. Features like these show that we have the capacity, the resources and the necessary experience to be entrusted with preserving your personal info private and your site - live on the web.