What is Web Hosting?

Possessing your very own private web portal is very important today. The integration of the World Wide Web in our daily lives signifies that, in order for someone to get seen, or to get his voice heard, one needs to create an online portal and post it online. In order to achieve that, you actually demand 2 elements - a web site and a hosting service. Before developing a web page, however, it's necessary to bear in mind that there are various types of website hosting services and that not all web sites can perform with a randomly picked web hosting. In order to explain this better, let's commence with the central issue:

What is Hosting?

Hosting, or otherwise known as 'web hosting', is an appellation that refers to the actual web server, or the web hosting distributor that owns the server. A server is a computer that's connected to the World Wide Web and that's configured to work with PHP, MySQL, Perl, etc., which enables the clients to upload their web files on the server and to publish them on the Internet. There are two major varieties of servers, determined by the Operating System of the hosting server - Windows and Linux. The two OSs are very dissimilar and, in most instances, not at all compatible with one another. So, prior to choosing the suitable solution, one should first examine what sort of hosting server is required for their web portal.

If you haven't created the web site so far, then let us have a more exhaustive glimpse at the distinction between the two types and at what their strong sides are.

What platform should you pick - Windows or Linux?

As stated, there are software programs, which are solely compatible 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 server. Thus, if you consider to create your site utilizing any of the above, you should be searching for a Windows service. Windows, though, is not an open-source software platform, which denotes that it offers limited choices when it comes to server security and privacy. So, Linux is used by server admins around the world and most hosting firms use it on their hosting servers. Using Linux, the admin can set up the web hosting server in a thoroughly modifiable manner, and if the web server is properly configured, it can offer full protection against hackers and malicious software. Also, the customizability of Linux allows for greater software optimization, which brings about better web site operation. Thus, if you are looking for ultimate security and server functioning, then you should build your web site in such a manner that it operates with a Linux-driven server. This is not a problematic thing to do, since the most widespread 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 over the world for being one of the best web apps for making and managing sites. Sure enough, this doesn't suggest that every provider that's using Linux will have administrators who are capable to correctly handle a Linux hosting server. Choosing the right hosting distributor is very difficult nowadays, since the majority of them do not possess the ability to employ a skilled, experienced administrator. A Linux web hosting server that hasn't been accurately set up can be very dangerous to your website and private details. So, when picking a hosting firm, it's always advisable to go with an established web hosting firm that's been in business for at least several years.

How to spot the correct web host for my website?

These hosting vendors are easily identifiable by the way in which they are delivering their website hosting plans. Practiced web hosting companies provide custom-built features, different free open-source PHP-powered scripts or applications. The most experienced, though, have even their own personal custom-developed CPs built especially for their system. A website hosting Control Panel is a web-based user interface, via which the client administers the whole web hosting account. Smaller web hosting suppliers make use of ready-for-use web hosting Control Panels such as cPanel or DirectAdmin. In order, though, to ensure utmost security and efficiency for their website hosting services, the biggest web hosting service providers supply their clients with their very own personal in-house made website hosting CPs made by their very own admins. We, at 'intellifi', don't merely offer our own personal custom-designed CP, but have also created a free-of-charge PHP-based script software package, which allows our customers to easily activate any of the abovementioned open-source CMS apps. Specs such as these show that we have the capacity, the means and the experience to be entrusted with retaining your personal information confidential and your site - reachable on the World Wide Web.