Hosting Platforms
Windows Hosting Server
:
If you are a
Windows lover then you will find many hosting servers running different flavors
of Windows and you can buy space from these servers. Normallyserver are more
expansive because of lot of software incensing costs are involved with these
servers
Hosting Components
Disc Space: A small or medium web site
will need between 10 and 100MB of disk space. If you plan to keep lot of audio
and Video on your web site then you need plan to buy more space. Before buying
server space you should check the options available to expand your disc space if
you need it in future.
Monthly Traffic: A small or medium web site
will need between 1GB and 10GB of data transfer on monthly basis. If you plan to
keep lot of audio and Video on your web site then you need plan to look for more
data transfer capacity. Check different options based on your requirements. What
are other options available in case you cross the given data transfer limit.
Your site should not be stopped in case you reach to the given limit.
Processing Speed: If you are buying space on
a shared machine then you can not guess how much speed will be given to you. In
that case only way is to see other hosted sites with the same service provider
to know about their hosting quality. But if you are buying virtual dedicated
server or dedicated server then you should consider how much RAM is being
allocated to you. Your pricing will depend on the given processing power to you.
Connection Speed: Now a days very fast
connection speed is available from most of the service providers. So choose a
service provider who is giving better connection speed in terms of bits per
second. You can have connection speed ranging from 64Kb per second to 2.488Gb
per second.
Latest Technologies: You should make sure that your web server is equipped with all the latest
technologies. It should have latest version support for PHP, PERL, ASP and JAVA
etc
Databases: There are many databases
available MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server etc. So you should choose your server based
on your database requirement. If you are buying space on a shared server then
you need to verify how much space will be allocated for your database. Many ISP
does not give more than a limited space for databases. So if your site needs lot
of database size then you should go for virtual dedicated server.
Server Uptime: This is very important to
buy a web server from a reliable and reputed ISP. You should make sure your ISP
is giving you 99.99% server uptime. If there is server down then there are many
service providers who gives you compensation in case your sites goes down more
than a limited time.