How Website Hosting Functions

Having your very own personal site is a must nowadays. The integration of the World Wide Web in our everyday lives signifies that, in order for somebody to get seen, or to get his voice heard, one has to have a web page and bring it online. In order to achieve that, you practically demand two elements - a website and a hosting solution. Prior to making a web page, though, it's essential to know that there are separate kinds of website hosting services and that not all websites can function with a randomly selected website hosting. In order to describe this better, let us start with the central topic:

What is Hosting?

Hosting, or otherwise known as 'web hosting', is a term that refers to the web hosting server itself, or the hosting provider that offers the web hosting server. A web hosting server is a computer that's connected to the web and that's configured to support PHP, MySQL, Perl, etc., which enables the users to upload their website files on the web hosting server and to have them published online. There are two primary types of web servers, based on the OS of the web hosting server - Windows and Linux. The 2 OSs are very dissimilar and, in most cases, not at all compatible with each other. This is the reason why, before picking the proper service, one should first discover what sort of web server is required for their web site.

If you haven't developed the site so far, then let us take a more detailed glimpse at the distinction between the two varieties and at what their benefits are.

What solution should you opt for - Windows or Linux?

As pointed out, there are apps, which are only consistent with a specific Operating System. For example, JAVA scripts, .ASP pages, .NET Framework, Adobe ColdFusion are all Windows based and will not function on a Linux server. Therefore, if you plan to make your website utilizing any of the above, you should be seeking a Windows service. Windows, though, is not an open-source software platform, which indicates that it provides limited options as far as server safety and privacy are concerned. Therefore, Linux is utilized by server administrators worldwide and most hosting companies utilize it on their servers. Using Linux, the admin can set up the web hosting server in an entirely customizable manner, and if the hosting server is appropriately configured, it can ensure supreme security against hackers and malicious software. Besides, the flexibility of Linux allows for greater optimization, which brings about better web site operation. Thus, if you want utmost safety and web server operation, then you should build your website in such a way that it functions with a Linux-powered web server. This is not a troublesome thing to fulfill, because the most widespread Content Management Systems, also famous as CMSs, like Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, Moodle, etc., are fully consistent with Linux servers and are famous all over the world for being one of the best software platforms for making and administering web sites. Certainly, this doesn't imply that every hosting corporation that's utilizing Linux will have admins who are capable to correctly handle a Linux hosting server. Selecting the appropriate web hosting company is very hard today, since most of them do not have the capacity to appoint a proficient, practiced admin. A Linux web hosting server that hasn't been correctly configured can be highly dangerous to your website and private information. For that reason, when choosing a web hosting vendor, it's always advisable to choose a well-established hosting company that's been in business for at least a few years.

How to recognize the correct web host for my web site?

These hosting companies are easily recognizable by the manner in which they are offering their hosting plans. Established hosting companies offer custom-developed functionality, various free open-source scripts or web applications. The most practiced, though, possess even their own custom-invented web hosting CPs developed especially for their system. A website hosting CP is a web-based GUI, through which the user handles the whole web hosting service. Smaller-sized web hosting distributors avail of pre-built CPs such as cPanel or DirectAdmin. In order, however, to ensure supreme protection and performance for their web hosting services, the leading hosting suppliers offer to their customers their own personal custom-developed hosting Control Panels developed by their own admins. We, at 'Geekforce Hosting', don't merely provide our own custom-devised CP, but have also created a free open-source PHP-powered script installation tool, which allows our clients to effortlessly activate any of the abovementioned open-source PHP-based scripts. Specifications like these verify that we have the capacity, the resources and the necessary experience to be entrusted with keeping your personal info private and your site - accessible on the World Wide Web.