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What is Web Hosting?

Having your own personal web site is obligatory in modern-day society. The entrance of the Internet in our daily lives suggests that, in order for someone to become seen, or to make his voice heard, one needs to construct a web page and publish it online. In order to do that, you actually demand 2 elements - a site and a hosting service. Prior to developing a website, however, it's crucial to have in mind that there are separate varieties of hosting services and that not all websites can perform with a randomly chosen web hosting. In order to clarify this better, let's commence with the primary point:

What is Web Hosting?

Hosting, or otherwise famous as 'web hosting', is a designation that relates to the actual web hosting server, or the hosting corporation that owns the web server. A web server is a computer that's connected to the Internet and that's configured to work with PHP, MySQL, Perl, and so on, which enables the clients to upload their web site files on the server and to make them visible on the web. There are 2 primary varieties of servers, determined by the OS of the web server - Windows and Linux. The 2 Operating Systems are very different and, in the majority of instances, not at all consistent with one another. That's why, before choosing the proper solution, one should first examine what sort of web hosting server is necessary for their web site.

If you haven't developed the website so far, then let's take a more comprehensive look at the difference between the 2 types and at what their benefits are.

What solution should you go with - Windows or Linux?

As pointed out, there are apps, which are only compatible with a certain OS. For example, JAVA scripts, .ASP pages, .NET Framework, Adobe ColdFusion are all based on Windows and will not perform on a Linux server. Therefore, if you would like to develop your web site using any of the above, you should be looking for a Windows solution. Windows, however, is not open-source software, which implies that it provides restricted options when it comes to server safety and privacy. So, Linux is utilized by server admins around the Globe and the majority of hosting firms use it on their hosting servers. Using Linux, the administrator can configure the web server in a completely modifiable manner, and if the hosting server is appropriately configured, it can provide supreme protection against computer hackers and malware. Moreover, the flexibility of Linux permits for greater software optimization, which results in better website functioning. Therefore, if you are looking for ultimate protection and web server performance, then you should devise your web site in such a manner that it runs with a Linux-driven hosting server. This is not a troublesome thing to do, as the most popular Content Management Systems, also known as CMSs, such as Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, Moodle, etc., are completely compatible with Linux web servers and are famous all over the world for being one of the best software programs for constructing and administering websites. Surely, this doesn't imply that each hosting firm that's using Linux will have admins who are able to appropriately manage a Linux web server. Selecting the proper web hosting firm is very hard at the moment, because most of them do not have the ability to employ a competent, practiced web administrator. A Linux server that hasn't been appropriately configured can be quite risky to your site and private details. Therefore, when selecting a hosting service provider, it's always recommendable to select an established hosting distributor that's been in business for at least several years.

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

These hosting service providers are easily recognizable by the manner in which they are distributing their hosting plans. Experienced companies provide custom-built features, different open-source PHP-driven scripts or web app frameworks. The most experienced, however, possess even their own custom-created website hosting Control Panels devised particularly for their system. A website hosting CP is a web-based graphical interface, via which the customer handles the entire web hosting service. Smaller-sized companies utilize ready-made web hosting CPs like cPanel or DirectAdmin. In order, however, to guarantee maximum security and effectiveness for their website hosting services, the leading web hosting firms furnish their customers with their very own in-house built CPs built by their own admins. We, at 'glinthost', don't simply provide our very own custom-built Control Panel, but have also created a free-of-charge open-source PHP-powered script installer, which permits our clients to easily install any of the aforementioned content management software apps. Specs such as these demonstrate that we have the capacity, the resources and the experience to be entrusted with retaining your private info confidential and your site - accessible on the web.