Description of Web Hosting

Owning your own private online portal is vital these days. The entry of the World Wide Web in our everyday lives suggests that, in order for someone to get seen, or to get his voice heard, one has to devise a website and bring it online. In order to fulfill that, you actually need 2 elements - a site and a hosting service. Before designing an online portal, however, it's necessary to understand that there are different varieties of website hosting services and that not all web sites can function with a randomly selected web hosting. In order to explain this better, let us commence with the central question:

What is Web Hosting?

Hosting, or also known as 'web hosting', is a designation that refers to the web hosting server itself, or the hosting corporation that owns the server. A web hosting server is a computer that's connected to the World Wide Web and that's set up to support PHP, MySQL, Perl, and so on, which permits the customers to upload their web site files on the hosting server and to have them published on the Internet. There are two major sorts of web servers, depending on the Operating System of the web hosting server - Windows and Linux. The 2 Operating Systems are quite different and, in most instances, not at all consistent with each other. That's why, prior to choosing the right solution, one should first learn what type of server is demanded for their web portal.

If you haven't devised the website yet, then let us take a more detailed glimpse at the difference between the two varieties and at what their positive sides are.

What platform should you go with - Windows or Linux?

As stated, there are frameworks, which are only consistent with a specific OS. For instance, JAVA scripts, .ASP pages, .NET Framework, Adobe ColdFusion are all Windows based and will not function on a Linux web server. So, if you consider to devise your web site utilizing any of the above, you should be seeking a Windows solution. Windows, however, is not an open-source platform, which signifies that it offers limited possibilities in terms of server safety and privacy. For this reason, Linux is utilized by server admins worldwide and most hosting providers use it on their web servers. Utilizing Linux, the administrator can configure the hosting server in a fully modifiable manner, and if the web hosting server is appropriately set up, it can offer absolute safety against computer hackers and malware. Additionally, the customizability of Linux permits for greater software optimization, which brings about better web site functioning. So, if you are looking for ultimate security and server functioning, then you should set up your site in such a manner that it operates with a Linux-driven server. This is not tough to accomplish, as the most widely used Content Management Systems, also popular as CMSs, such as Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, Moodle, and so on, are completely compatible with Linux servers and are popular all around the world for being one of the best platforms for constructing and handling websites. Surely, this doesn't suggest that every service provider that's using Linux will have admins who are capable to properly run a Linux web hosting server. Picking the correct web hosting vendor is very hard nowadays, because most of them do not have the ability to appoint a proficient, experienced web administrator. A Linux hosting server that hasn't been properly set up can be quite dangerous to your site and personal information. Thus, when picking a hosting vendor, it's always advisable to select an established hosting service provider that's been in business for at least a couple of years.

How to identify the correct provider for my site?

These hosting distributors are easily identifiable by the manner in which they are delivering their hosting packages. Established web hosts provide custom-developed features, different free open-source PHP-based scripts or web application frameworks. The most practiced, however, possess even their own custom-made website hosting Control Panels created especially for their system. A website hosting Control Panel is an online-based GUI, through which the customer handles the entire web hosting account. Smaller web hosting service providers make use of pre-built CPs such as cPanel or DirectAdmin. In order, however, to ensure maximum security and effectiveness for their website hosting services, the biggest web hosting vendors supply their customers with their very own personal custom-built website hosting CPs made by their very own administrators. We, at 'Hosting Nigeria', don't simply provide our very own personal custom-devised Control Panel, but have also set up a free-of-charge PHP-driven script installer, which enables our customers to effortlessly activate any of the mentioned web content management software applications. Specifications like these verify that we have the capability, the resources and the experience to be entrusted with keeping your private information confidential and your site - live on the web.