How Does Hosting Work?

Possessing your very own personal website is compulsory today. The entry of the World Wide Web in our daily lives means that, in order for somebody to get seen, or to make his voice heard, one has to construct a web page and get it online. In order to do that, you virtually require 2 things - a website and a hosting solution. Prior to devising a site, though, it's crucial to know that there are different sorts of web hosting services and that not all web sites can function with a randomly picked hosting. In order to clarify this better, let's start with the major theme:

What is Web Hosting?

Hosting, or also popular as 'web hosting', is a name that refers to the web hosting server itself, or the web hosting distributor that owns the web server. A web hosting server is a computer that's connected to the Internet and that's configured to work with PHP, MySQL, Perl, etc., which permits the customers to upload their website files on the hosting server and to publish them on the web. There are 2 primary sorts of web servers, based on the Operating System of the web hosting server - Windows and Linux. The 2 Operating Systems are quite dissimilar and, in most cases, not at all consistent with one another. That is the reason why, prior to selecting the suitable service, one should first examine what sort of web hosting server is needed for their site.

If you haven't built the site so far, then let's take a more detailed glance at the difference between the two types and at what their strengths are.

What solution should you select - Windows or Linux?

As pointed out, there are web app frameworks, which are solely consistent with a particular OS. For example, JAVA scripts, .ASP pages, .NET Framework, Adobe ColdFusion are all Windows based and will not perform on a Linux web server. For that reason, if you are looking to create your website utilizing any of the above, you should be searching for a Windows service. Windows, though, is not an open-source software platform, which means that it provides limited choices as far as server safety and privacy are concerned. Therefore, Linux is used by web server admins around the Globe and most hosting suppliers use it on their web hosting servers. Utilizing Linux, the admin can set up the server in a totally modifiable manner, and if the web server is correctly configured, it can offer total defense against hackers and malicious software. What's more, the customizability of Linux allows for better optimization, which brings about better site functioning. Hence, if you want maximum security and web server operation, then you should design your website in such a manner that it performs with a Linux-based hosting server. This is not tough to achieve, because the most famous Content Management Systems, also famous as CMSs, like Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, Moodle, etc., are completely compatible with Linux web servers and are known all over the world for being one of the best frameworks for creating and handling web sites. Certainly, this doesn't mean that each provider that's using Linux will have administrators who are capable to correctly handle a Linux web hosting server. Choosing the proper hosting service provider is very difficult now, because most of them do not possess the ability to appoint an able, experienced web admin. A Linux server that hasn't been correctly configured can be very hazardous to your web site and personal information. So, when picking a web hosting provider, it's always recommendable to opt for a bigger hosting provider that's been in business for at least several years.

How to recognize the correct company for my website?

These hosting distributors are easily detectable by the way in which they are providing their web hosting packages. Established web hosting corporations provide custom-developed features, diverse open-source PHP-powered scripts or frameworks. The most experienced, however, have even their very own custom-invented Control Panels developed especially for their platform. A CP is an online-based graphical user interface, through which the customer handles the whole web hosting account. Smaller-sized hosting firms use pre-built CPs like cPanel or DirectAdmin. In order, though, to guarantee maximum protection and performance for their website hosting services, the biggest providers supply their clients with their own personal in-house made website hosting Control Panels made by their own administrators. We, at 'Hosting Bunker', don't simply provide our very own custom-created CP, but have also set up a free open-source PHP-driven script installation tool, which enables our customers to easily activate any of the aforesaid CMS frameworks. Features such as these imply that we have the ability, the resources and the necessary experience to be entrusted with maintaining your private information confidential and your web site - reachable on the Internet.