SHARED HOSTING
With so many hosting companies on the internet you would be spoilt for choice in making the decision to go with a particular web host. This said, there are some basic things that do need to be considered before you take the plunge.
If you are completely new to the hosting market then there are some concepts that you need to understand.
WEB HOSTING
A website is made is made up of many different type of files. These files are normally html (code and content), css (styling of objects on a webpage) and image (pictures and graphics) files. Together these files provide the website that your users can see when they browse to your website. Now these files need a public location from where they can be viewed 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. This area where the files are put is known as the hosting space provided by a web hosting company.
WHY SHARED?
The term shared is used simply because the total pool of disc space, memory and network and power on the servers that host your website are shared between you and other users. These other users are probably using their web space for similar purpose. The hosting space itself although on shared between many users is segregated by security so that no one user can see the other users files if they are private. This makes shared hosting a very cost effective and popular solution for many website owners.
WHY US?
At Microcom IT we don’t think that our job end by just selling you web hosting services but rather that’s where it begins. With technicians on standby to service your requests, we are available to talk to you in great detail about how you like to use your services and how we can help you achieve your desired results.
SHARED FAQ
Assuming that your primary operations are in the UK and that you consider your target audience to be based in the UK, some important questions would be:
- In which country is the server that hosts my Website?
- What applications are running on the server other than the Web Server?
- What advanced database services are included in my hosting package?
- Do you provide an easy to use control panel to manage ALL aspects of hosting?
- Do you provide free support for all Web hosting and Website installations?
LINUX HOSTING
Linux is an open source operating system. That mean that the source code is available freely for people to develop. It is for this reason that many businesses have invested a lot of time and money on developing the operating system further over the years. Linux has gained significant popularity for these reasons as a web hosting operating system and many companies have developed custom modules for web hosting.
To understand what hosting platform you need for your web hosting requirements you must find out the coding of your pages. Typically Linux web hosting packages are designed for html, php and perl scripts. These are the languages that the operating system best handles. If you already have a website, find out from your web developer what platform it is. If for some reason this is not possible then contact us and we will be happy to guide you.
WINDOWS HOSTING
Microsoft Windows is not only a desktop operating system software but also a web hosting server platform. Microsoft Windows Servers have been used within organisation since they were developed but it has been gaining more and more momentum over the last few years as an advanced web platform. Typically the websites that run on Windows hosting platform are based on ASP.NET but this has changed as Microsoft pushes the technology to bring native Linux programmability and execution to its web platform. This makes it even more compatible than Linux as a web hosting environment.
Although a lot of the above does depend on what your web hosting provider has provisioned or the package that you purchase but Microcom IT Ltd provides all the above as a free option in all our Windows web hosting environments.
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