Best Web Hosting Services

For some, this dream about your business, others - people who disappeared with their money for hosting, reseller for third - is the person who provided the stable operation of the site, helped to configure and customize the system and not for a very high fee is hosting, sometimes non-standard configuration, which is obtained from large companies difficult.

Considering as client.

Reseller business is simple and complex at the same time. It does not require a major investment, or even a schoolboy with $ 10-20, resellers can open an account by the owner or the largest server hosting company and the next day (if you are lucky) 2-3 clients accounts to sell their classmates. A week later - a few more, and have already returned their money, and effort in and earn a few bucks.

With the advent of a greater number of clients has become solidly profitable, in a couple of months is the time when the papers still need disk space at the “higher level” - which is also often a reseller, only larger. Business is growing and growing, BUT …

The above picture is not always so fine and easy because:

Schoolboy (among them many beginners resellers), is not always have the minimum of knowledge to provide at least some support for their customers, and if there is a more complex issues at the user’s response have to wait for days until the gore-reseller clarify somewhere reply and answer you. If the answer …
In the case of such an organization is difficult to expect that people from the computer is rooted, and that the decision raised questions you have - № 1 priority from your reseller. The degree of responsibility - relevant. And just now, you may tire reseller …

Another problem. The money collected. On the same day spent on film (wine, cigarettes) - no matter where. A 3-5 days to pay the owner nothing server and the Pope did not give more money. Result - disabling 10-20 reseller account and client accounts with him … Could rasproschatsya with their money, and that it is often more serious and sad - all data bases and their account. If this is a simple html - site - restore it’s not a problem. And if the dynamic? Forum or portal? And you are not doing backup 2-3 weeks? Even if you figure out a server that was your site (that is not a fact) - base with him you have given, because you are not data-center owner and not the customer.

So, despite benefiting from the usual cheap these accounts, the problem often outweigh the benefits.

This question, the answer to that is obvious to an experienced webmaster might be put to a standstill newcomer.

Below, a comparison of the two most popular platforms - UNIX, and Windows supported by the overwhelming majority of providers. Just an attempt to dispel some misconceptions regarding these platforms.

One of the biggest misconceptions among newcomers - that you have to run the site on the platform, which was used in the design, ie, if it is placed on the project under the UNIX server, then it needs to be developed on the machine under UNIX. This is not the case. The operating system on which you are working on your computer, creating a site that can be anybody.

Accessibility hosting platform

In recent years, providers have made every effort to facilitate the administration of clients and sites under UNIX and Windows machines. Today there is no difference between these platforms relative to the simplicity and ease of use. If you - and the advanced user to use shell, select UNIX. However, if you are a newcomer, you will find on both platforms user friendly control panel with a web interface.

Hosting Reliability

Specialists agree that UNIX is more reliable. However, my personal experience 3 - IIS 3.0 years of operation under Windows NT 4.0, shows that the reliability of Windows platform can be significantly closer to UNIX. In far more impact on the reliability of the proficiency of staff. This means that you can decide on the choice of platform, given the differences in the first features of other platforms.

Performance Hosting

There is not any significant difference between the two platforms on the performance on tasks hosting.

Functionality hosting

This factor, the platform on which the two differ most. But there are not many tasks implemented on a single platform, and which can not be sold to another. The main difference is how to achieve this result. For example, if your site uses a database, you can use a link PHP / MySQL under UNIX or ASP / MS SQL for Windows. The trend develop solutions that will be supported on both platforms. For example, Microsoft FrontPage, and supported UNIX and Windows.

The cost of hosting

Here UNIX has an advantage due to the fact that, firstly, the majority of UNIX software products distributed under a license free of charge, and secondly, to UNIX is much easier to achieve the same level of reliability and performance than Windows.

If you definitely do not plan to use technologies and solutions, supported only Windows platform (see below), it likely makes sense to choose the UNIX platform.

The most important thing that distinguishes American from hosting any other - is its great diversity. In the United States, thousands of providers offering the widest range of services, and accordingly, very different in their prices. Therefore, the choice of provider in the United States - sometimes very difficult case. Almost impossible to identify any specific features, it is inherent in hosting American - you can choose for everyone.

Hosted in the United States as providing specialized hosting companies, and ISPs that provide Internet connectivity. The second type of hosting - the most primitive and expensive, and yet many of them quite enjoyed, as it is convenient - easier to deal with one company than with several. Convenience is imaginary, as the provider for providing connectivity to the Internet hosting - is a side business, in which he has invested almost no money or time. Yes and experience in this area it is usually not enough - it is not just his business. But many, especially those new to the Internet, in all of this is not dealt with, and take that is closer.

But most of all the same, the services of specialized hosting companies. As I already wrote, a huge choice, so most importantly - decide that you need, and then begin to search provider. But it is a separate and very big issue.

The most common hosting in the United States, as elsewhere, is based on Unix or Linux platforms. It is good that it is reliable and inexpensive platform, it is determining the majority of users. Only, which is now added to almost all such plans of hosting - is support FrontPage extensions, as these expand greatly increase the functionality of hosting and hence its popularity.

The second type of hosting is also very popular in the United States - a Windows platform. As a server used either Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003. This type of hosting more expensive because Windows itself is quite expensive compared to a much cheaper Unix or Linux servers. Moreover, since Windows more vulnerable to viruses and hacker attacks, we have to raise additional layers of protection that is not free. If a provider offers Unix and Windows hosting for the same price - consequently, the price for hosting Unix severely inflated. But providers love to work with Windows largely because of the very good support provided by Microsoft. The popularity of the same hosting due to the fact that in the United States so many developers are using technology from Microsoft, which is fully supported only Windows. The first technologies such as ASP, ASP.NET, ADO, ADO.Net, SQL Server, Microsoft Access, Excel, and FoxPro. And while there are special supplement to, for example, use ASP or ASP.NET technology to Unix servers, are these programs are expensive, and providers set their rare. The popularity of Windows hosting especially increased in recent years because of the proliferation of technologies ASP.NET, and the emergence of the latest versions of SQL Server, which they are able to catch almost Oracle databases, although faces are still cheaper, so many companies are moving their . MySQL in the United States is rarely used, especially in business, because all large and medium-sized companies can afford much more powerful and light in the SQL Server database, but in small firms is very popular Microsoft Access, again requiring a Windows environment.

Usually providers offer SQL Server for an additional fee, but not all offer such an opportunity at all. Still, such frameworks as SQL Server and Oracle are used primarily by corporate clients who have dedicated server.

Plans to pay for hosting differ very much. Most plans allow monthly pay, with a semi-annual or annual payment discount, often by the system: subscribing for a year - and pay for 11 months. Return usually guaranteed money in the period from 14 to 30 days.

In recent years, the American hosting undergone major changes. First, in connection with the development of modern technology as prices plummeted. Secondly, the system has been modified user support. Initially, almost every provider of support provided by e-mail or by phone, with a mandatory provision of free number, and often around the clock. All of this is most directly reflected in the prices. Subsequently, in connection with the improvement of hosting technology, hosting increase reliability, simplicity of management site, as well as the development of powerful information databases need for such support has become a decrease. Many providers have become reduce the level of support and thus provide a cheaper hosting. Today you can find a company to continue to provide support “for the full program, and the company, limited to the provision of minimum support in the form of e-mail, information databases and the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). All are becoming more common alternative means of support - malostoyaschie, but mostly very effective, such as forums on the website provider or chat in real time with a specialist.

In the United States, there is a huge surplus of computer resources, or large amount of disk space, the range of transmission and other computer resources remain untapped. All of this, as well as the rapid growth of computer technology suggests that hosting in the United States will continue to rapidly improve and also quickly buyout, and that is precisely what we are seeing today.

This is a very important moment for you. Normally, under bekapom hosts understand two things:

• installed in the server drives in the plural included via raid controller;
• all your data once a day are archived and stored on a separate disk (single server).

If the provider has raid, it is wonderful. Mean these things, with the right approach to the case, that all your data is not stored on a single hard disk, but at least two. And if one of the disks ordered to live long, it will not be a problem. The provider simply changed the defective disc and the work will continue. Ideally, you would not even notice, and learn about, not because raid arrays imply “hot” shift discs.

If your host is not only a raid, but also makes a copy of your site, it’s just wonderful. In case you accidentally deleted my site, or some well learn your password (as a rule is either to the host than to be much easier to steal passwords from the user) and broken site, you can ask your host to restore data from CVS. But keep in mind: if you notice that your site does not, spusty month, another provider, you do not help. Typically, the archives are stored only in the past week.

In any case, whatever your backup is not kept host, always keep a copy of your site hosting. Any happens. If no technical difficulty of the hosting arise because, as they say, piano fall on the server.

There are several points in this choice.

If your host is “young and hot”, all the teething problems you are going to face together. This downtime and servers for a few days to several (not episodic, but such strong downtime). But on the other hand, you can make some important concessions for you. I module, which ask, and even put some important software for you. Yes, and the cost of services are most likely to be lower than in large or medium companies.

If this is a large company, that in general, there plus minus one client here - they are not afraid. Your voice in which case, surely, will not be heard. But the quality of service tends to be higher, it is true, and the relevant requirements of customers. If you ask - “but I put such a module, it is likely to receive a waiver. All will be well under the time limit.

As in any case, most find their middle solution - that hosting, where you will be important as a client. True, this is not the only occasion to feel the client and keep appropriately. In the middle of all good.