Choosing a Web Hosting Service
October 20th, 2008
In some forums I use to read, I saw many people asking what web hosting service or what web hosting company to choose.
There are some things to consider when you choose a web host, and I’ll list below some of them.
Web space - usually, the offers vary from 5 MB to unlimited space. You must know what is the total size of your files, and to consider that your site may grow.
Bandwidth - it is difficult to calculate the amount of bandwidth you will need as it is a factor of the size of the pages downloaded from your site and the amount of traffic visiting the site.
My advice regarding the web space and bandwidth is to make some approximations, to choose an account which covers your first needs, then, if you notice that your site is growing, you can upgrade pretty easy to a bigger account.
Software supported - depending on your needs, you must check what software does the web hosting support, like PHP, ASP, MySQL, MSSQL… Also, a plus for a web host is Fantastico, a soft from which you can install a lot of scripts in just 2-3 steps.
Control panel - the most popular control panels are Cpanel and Plesk. Personally, I like Cpanel, which only runs on Linux and which contains find more features than Plesk. Most beginners and other users would be more suited to Cpanel, as it runs on the cheaper platform of Linux.
Technical support - before you choose a web host, you can check their technical support; you can send them some emails, you can chat live or you can call them on phone and check how fast they answer, how friendly they are and what degree of technical knowledge the operators have.
Now, these are some important things to look for when you want to choose a web host. Of course, you may want to look for extra features, depending on what your business is. If you reach a web host but you are not sure about it, you can check these two forums: Web Host Directory and Web Hosting Talk, where you can find many opinions about various web hosting companies and services.
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Nice article. Thanks.
Eugene
Also a very cheap hosting wil mean poor services. I’ve had a 3 usd per month hosting and that server was up only half of the time.
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I agree completely about Fantastico. It makes one-click installs so easy that I would never even consider using a hosting provider that doesn’t offer it. Thanks for the great post!
I think decision to choose a server on Linux or Windows should be done according to the needs of your website. Differences between Windows and Linux are not huge, both are very fast in terms of global work. But people who use them make a difference, so I would recommend you to take time to search a provider of web hosting with an old reputation, well known for quality service and support.
And dear, now a days there are a number of free hosts as well.. and i would recommend not to go with them..
(pss.. i tried with 110mb for some time as a free host and now quit using them.. lotta issues are there for a free host..
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Another aspect is uptime of their servers. I have changed my server just for that reason. Although I am on a shared server but it is very good, effective and fast. I am gaining a good amount of traffic in these days and my server(servergrid) is handling it very well. It supports my windows application as well as my wordpress blogs
For beginner, free web hosting is recommended because free web host can be great experimental for those who want to build a site.
Nice list. Thanks for these. They are going to be real helpful.
i recently switched my web hosting to hostgator. They are reasonably cheap yet offer excellent service. Have not had any problems since being with them. Its is so important to choose the right one because if you don’t then your website is going to suffer greatly like mine use to.
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