7 Key Points to Consider When Choosing a Web HostWith literally thousands of web hosting companies in the industry all vieing for your business, carefully consider these key points to ensure you make the most well informed decision possible.
1. Server Space
First, think about how much space your site will take up on a server. Unless you are planning on running a software repository or an image gallery, the files that make up your website will probably only use between 1 and 5 megabytes of disk space. Many companies will offer several hundreds of megabytes of webspace for a very reasonable price in attempt to out perform their competitors, but ask yourself "Do I really need that much space?". Though it's true that you should allow your site "room to grow", don't opt for what seems like a great deal on a massively sized account if you'll never use all of the space offered. Chances are you'll find an even better deal on an amount of space more suitable for your site size.
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| Plan: | Value Plan |
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| Plan Type: | Shared |
| Platform: | Unix or Linux |
| Price Per Month: | 2.99 |
| Price Per Year: | 35.88 |
| Setup Fee: | No Set Up Fee |
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| Disk Space (MB): | 50 |
| Extra Disk Space: | n/a |
| Bandwidth Allowed: | 3 GB |
| Extra Bandwidth: | n/a per GB |
| Backup Frequency: | Daily |
| Account Setup Time: | Within 6 Hours |
| Minimum Contract: | No minimum |
| Money Back Guarantee: | 15 Days |
| Email Accounts: | Unlimited |
| Email Autoresponders: | Unlimited |
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| Databases Supported: | Unlimited |
| Server Component List: | Scripting Support: CGI, PHP, SSI, Java, Perl, XML, Python. Upload Methods: Browser, Frontpage, FTP. Email Services: POP3, Web-based, Forwarding, Lists |
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| Connection Speed: | OC12 |
| Server Hardware: | Multiple 1.7Ghz P4 servers. |
| Server Software: | Linux RedHat, Plesk Control Panel, mySQL,POSGRESQL, Frontpage Extensions, |
| Sites per Server: | 400 |
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| Business Hours: | 8:00AM - 8:00PM |
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Managed Hosting - Whats it all about?A new trend, appearing in the Web Hosting industry, is the concept of Managed Web Hosting. Web hosts have been offering dedicated servers for a while now, however, because dedicated servers can be difficult to operate technically, there has been a demand for web hosts to provide extra services such as: reporting and monitoring; managed load balancing; managed security; managed storage; and, managed databases. These extra services are referred to as 'managed hosting'.
Do you need it?
Before you think about managed hosting you will first need to decide whether or not you need a dedicated server. You will need a dedicated server if you have a high-traffic web site. If you only have a small web site with low traffic levels then a shared hosting arrangement should be fine. A dedicated server is more expensive to rent and more difficult to operate than a shared hosting solution but if your business depends on a steady service then you should seriously consider renting a dedicated server.
The only disadvantage with dedicated web hosting is that you will have to do a lot of the server administration yourself, and to do this you will need to possess some technical skills; hence the demand for managed hosting. If you fall into this category of needing a dedicated server but you need your host to provide system administration services such as security, firewalls, monitoring and reporting services, and data backup then most likely you will need managed hosting.
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