Which Web Hosting Plan?
Posted by freewebspace1 on July 10, 2008
Are you trying to decide which web hosting service plan to choose? There are so many different types and such different features on different platforms – we’ll help you figure it out!
PHP Web Hosting – This is usually for dynamically driven sites that use PHP functions/extensions and is commonly used with mysql hosting. Almost any Linux/Unix based server will be able to serve PHP pages.
Linux Web Hosting – This is a server that is based on the operating system called Linux. There are different versions, but the most common is RedHat. Plans based on this O/S are typically cheaper than those based on Windows because of licensing fees for software. These are very popular for PHP/MYSQL hosting plans.
Windows Web Hosting – These are plans that are stored on a server with the Windows O/S. These servers are usually able to handle ASP web hosting plans. Windows Servers are good, but can be slower than a standard linux/unix config.
FrontPage Web Hosting – Microsoft FrontPage Hosting can be on almost any server as long as the frontpage server extensions are installed. Hosts must pay a license fee to use the extensions to offer the full support for the program which enables users to create and upload a website with ease. Some newer hosts don’t offer the support because the program is almost phased out with another product to replace it. The extensions were cumbersome to hosts and made things run slower on the servers. Frontpage web hosting is widely offered if you’re stuck on using the program.
Country Specific – is it important for you to find a Canada Web Hosting company or a UK web hosting company for one reason or another? There are many web hosts located in each, but you’ll need to be careful. Some are companies based in another country but their servers/datacenter are located in the U.S. which could pose a problem for you.
Reseller Web Hosting – This is where you plan to host other people’s websites. This could also be accomplished on a Multiple Domain Hosting plan, or a Virtual Private Server, and dedicated web servers. This enables someone to host sites for a fee and assign unique FTP/login information to limit access. We recommend HostMonster if you’re looking for a good plan to accomplish this.
Free Host Plans – we’ve posted articles on how to find the best free host. We recommend 20m.com or 150m.com for free hosting plans – both are stable and offer loads of free web space.
Domain hosting – we recommend Godaddy if you’re just looking to park a site – they offer free email and DNS services and the domain will only cost you $9 or so with all the fees.
Good luck in finding your perfect web hosting service plan.
