Definition of Shared Hosting

Possessing your very own private web portal is very important in present-day society. The entrance of the Internet in our daily lives denotes that, in order for somebody to get seen, or to make his opinion heard, one needs to create a web portal and bring it online. In order to do that, you actually require 2 things - a web site and a hosting solution. Before constructing an online portal, though, it's crucial to have in mind that there are various kinds of web hosting services and that not all sites can work with a randomly selected shared hosting. In order to illustrate this better, let us start with the chief issue:

What is Hosting?

Hosting, or otherwise famous as 'web hosting', is a term that relates to the actual web server, or the company that owns the 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 clients to upload their files on the hosting server and to publish them on the web. There are two main varieties of hosting servers, depending on the OS of the web hosting server - Windows and Linux. The 2 OSs are quite different and, in the majority of instances, not at all consistent with one another. Hence, before selecting the proper solution, one should first examine what sort of server is demanded for their online portal.

If you haven't made the web site yet, then let us take a more detailed glance at the difference between the two types and at what their upsides are.

What service should you select - Windows or Linux?

As stated, there are web applications, which are solely consistent with a certain OS. For instance, JAVA scripts, .ASP pages, .NET Framework, Adobe ColdFusion are all Windows based and will not operate on a Linux server. So, if you aim to develop your site using any of the above, you should be searching for a Windows solution. Windows, though, is not an open-source platform, which means that it provides restricted opportunities in terms of server security and privacy. So, Linux is preferred by server admins worldwide and the majority of hosting distributors use it on their servers. Using Linux, the admin can set up the server in a totally customizable manner, and if the web hosting server is appropriately configured, it can guarantee total safety against hackers and malicious software. Besides, the flexibility of Linux permits for better software optimization, which brings about better web site functioning. For that reason, if you are looking for utmost security and web server functioning, then you should devise your web site in such a manner that it performs with a Linux-based hosting server. This is not a difficult thing to do, because the most famous Content Management Systems, also famous as CMSs, like Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, Moodle, and so on, are completely compatible with Linux web servers and are known all over the world for being one of the best software apps for developing and handling websites. Of course, this doesn't mean that every hosting company that's utilizing Linux will have administrators who are capable to appropriately handle a Linux web server. Selecting the appropriate web hosting service provider is very tough nowadays, since most of them do not have the capability to hire a capable, experienced web administrator. A Linux web hosting server that hasn't been accurately configured can be very risky to your web site and personal information. For that reason, when picking a hosting service provider, it's always recommendable to opt for a solid web hosting vendor that's been in business for at least several years.

How to recognize the appropriate web hosting distributor for my website?

These web hosting vendors are easily detectable by the manner in which they are offering their web hosting services. Experienced providers offer custom-built features, different free open-source PHP-based scripts or software programs. The most practiced, however, possess even their very own personal custom-developed hosting Control Panels devised especially for their system. A website hosting CP is an online-based panel, through which the customer manages the entire web hosting service. Smaller service providers avail of ready-to-use web hosting CPs such as cPanel or DirectAdmin. In order, though, to ensure utmost protection and effectiveness for their web hosting services, the leading web hosting distributors provide their customers with their own custom-built Control Panels created by their own administrators. We, at 'Vista 8 Online', don't merely provide our own personal custom-built Control Panel, but have also set up a free-of-charge script installation tool, which permits our clients to easily activate any of the aforementioned Content Management Systems. Specs such as these imply that we have the capacity, the resources and the necessary experience to be entrusted with maintaining your personal details confidential and your web site - visible on the web.