What is Web Hosting
Hosting that money with the name of Turkish hosting, web page publishing on the internet for your area is to rent. In other words, the hosting, a web site will be published in the requested page, images or documents on a computer can access by internet users is kept.
If you want to set up a web site, you can not have the computers on your home computer to store your files, because even if you have the necessary computer programs and equipment for the job of your internet connection speed will usually be insufficient.
Specifically produced for broadcasting on the internet site, with a fast connection to the internet, to serve hundreds of simultaneous users on a computer (server ie server) must be stored in files. Web site for the files belonging to the store and serves on computers that are available to Internet users access the web server (web server), the data storage and publishing process is called web hosting.
Hosting operations points to be aware of
Before renting or purchasing hosting some important issues. Following features, you should consider your needs, or respect.
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running on the server operating system (platform) and hardware (Hardware)
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the type of server (Dedicated, Co-location, Virtual, Shared)
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The server to connect to the internet speed
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Disk space and Bandwidth (bandwidth)
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of the server program and the general features that are supported
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The owner of the company’s server features
(A) Web servers running on operating systems (Platform) and Hardware (Hardware)
“Platform” is used on the server on Windows, Unix, MacOS, Linux is a term used for operating systems such as. In its simplest sense, the server running on the management of all services and hardware to other operating system. According to the software you need on your site, you should use the operating system will also change. Your site will use only HTML files, Windows or Unix systems do not carry any difference to you.
Today, a new Windows and Unix platforms form the most used Linux server systems.
If your site ASP, FrontPage, MSSQL, Access, or you want to use Microsoft products, you must use Windows-based hosting.
If your site Php, Mysql, Cgi and Perl if you want to use the Unix hosts more are preferred. Unix systems usually cheaper compared to Windows systems and is stable. Unix in terms of security, in terms of handling and ease of installation while Windows is preferred.
It is very important to have the hardware of the server. Processor, disk, memory, network card details such as respect, the most compatible and fast as possible to target hardware. If you are committed to security Firewall, which serves to prevent the assault on your site, the equipment must also be preferred.
B) Type of the server
1 – What is Dedicated Hosting: One of the server entirely by a person renting “dedicated hosting” is called. In general, for hosting a server do not have to rent the entire server, a portion of the site is sufficient for. However, some sites, for reasons such as performance requirements, and visitor density, with a portion of a server and a server can not even settle on a few servers are hosted. For example, mail, file, search engines or site of performance counters for music downloads for the bandwidth they use on a single server are hosted.
Dedicated hosting packages from other hosting packages are more expensive. Addition, the price of the server itself only with matters not related to the server by the company’s lease was in connection with the service will also change. For example, for managed dedicated server, is more expensive.
Dedicated Hosting service “managed” to be the server hosting company managed by charterer whether manage. If the server is managed by the hosting company it is called Managed Dedicated Server. These servers should be preferred to have the following features:
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Maintenance of the server operating system to be updated to make
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Located on the file and database server (database) to be backed up at regular intervals
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We will help the team get problems or technical support line is
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The number of programs on the server too, have advanced features (statistics, antivirus, mail, etc.).
If the technical knowledge to manage a server for the outside, server problems, or when the crash when it is not enough to save enough to make transaction is managed will be a better choice to get a server.
2 – What is Co-location Hosting: A web server, high-speed Internet access, security, backup and can provide technical support services such as a Network Operations Center is hosting. That is your own server, internet connection is continuously, power outages and cooling services will not come to give special rooms designed to house special is the process of holding areas. To accommodate these special centers to provide a fee is required. Operating system, hardware and all other details to check the owner’s liability is entirely server. Co-location In general, access to the server via the Internet through a control panel is provided.
3 – What is Virtual Hosting: A web server’s share of its resources to create multiple servers within; Alan, memory and link separated into sections, each section to operate independently of each other is called Virtual Hosting. Virtual Hosting, few people must have been opened to the use of. In addition, individual users are authorized servers (root access) should be verimiş. So that the user has the possibility of greater control on the server too.
4 – What is Shared Hosting: Shared Hosting, Virtual Hosting by more users to share the same server. So a lot of server user (in some cases more than 100) are used together, this also means that on a server hundreds barıdırması site. These types of servers and prices, and the performance is much lower.
C) The server’s Internet speed
Pages for your site load speed is an important issue. Each type of connection to transfer information at different rates and this unit as megabits per second (Mbps) is measured as. That form in the international internet backbone speed of 155 Mbps OC3 connections. This speed of 43 Mbps T3 lines are more than 3 times. If comparison be made, a T3 line, each with a capacity of 1544 Mbps of data transfer capacity of up to 30 T1 lines, a T1 line as the total capacity of 54 grains has a 28.800 modem. T1 lines typically do not meet the needs of a Web Hosting provider. Therefore, good companies through redundant T3 lines meet the needs of the customer web site. However occupancy of the line is an important factor. Web sites, instant speed limits, to avoid interruption of the lines under the occupancy rate of 50% must have a capacity.
A visitor of the site visit by the two major causes is slow when there is:
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The computer can not have enough to disrupt
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Hosting speed internet access to the server that you
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As a file size of your pages
Hosting velocity is lower to the Internet Server that you receive or the capacity of the hosting services provided on pages load as if the natural rate is slow. In addition, the speed and size of the page in question also refers to programs that prepare. Because some sites with flash and animation programs are prepared. Prepared in this case, the HTML format of the site compared to sites that use flash will cause a slower drop.
D) Disk space and Bandwidth (bandwidth)
Disk space: the size of your site (how many megabytes of server) of course needs and the extent that your money will vary. If you think a site more comprehensive and content to your site, you get the size of the area must also be larger. Your site plenty of pictures, music, flash if you plan to use the site please take care field to be large. If you will e-mail service on your site, this service also means a lot of places do not forget.
In general, personal pages (images, audio, video, e-mail service that does not reveal) 5-25 MB, 50-250 MB for small organizations and institutions, large institutions and services for an area of over 250 MB is advisable.
Bandwidth: Bandwidth, briefly refers to monthly data transfer limit. Of visitors on a web site requests and transactions over the network as a result of outgoing and incoming electronic data type other than the amount usually is limited to Dedicated Hosting. Readers in the address line when they enter a site address from the server browser and the server asks for the appropriate page of the site with a data communication between the reader’s browser is. If your website is how many visitors you will need so much bandwidth.
20,000 visited each month by 50 kilobyte’lık a web page, a gigabyte of traffic per month means. (50.000 x 20.000 views = 1 billion bytes or bytes 1 gigabyte). Your server will provide you with the company’s monthly bandwidth is exceeded and that the issues sure to find out what will happen here.
E) of the server program and the general features that are supported
Log in to your site on the internet and be able to send files, we will use the control panel to manage this title is the most basic elements. Control panel you file, database, domain name, e-mail on issues such as management allows. Therefore, both new and should be safe.
Supported by your server software, will directly affect what you want to do on your site. Internet sites of presentation as well as dynamic forms prepared with different functions (the job application forms, claim forms, such as credit card sales) are fulfilled. This type of form for the preparation of programming languages (ASP, PHP, SQL, Javascript, Perl, CGI, etc.) are done with. Each of these tools, such as software or updated versions, so there are also differences. In addition, details about the language or prepare the site should not be forgotten.
Hosting companies usually because of cost open source (open source) software is preferred. Will use your site for services previously performed research and determine which software and version you need to try.
F) The owner of the company’s server features
Determine the requirements of the web site you will prepare and budget for this job Once you’ve decided you are considering separation, the order comes to web hosting companies to choose between. Companies have to pay attention on picking the main points are:
1) Do research on selected companies: Aim for your hosting package offered written comments about the company, has been read reviews. For example, to visit Google and the webmaster intensive search in the forum can find various comments. However, in doing so you also do not believe any more. Some comments by the company or by competitors written comments may be advertising or for defamation.
2) See the references of the company: Company’s web site to the number of references, qualifications, browse their importance. If you can do to get a larger version in a few references to the mail administrator of the site at which they are not satisfied with the hosting company, whether the fast and efficient technical support issues.
3) The company’s technical support offered to customers: one the easiest way to measure the company’s technical support, e-mail sent to them to test. E-mail to send your answer, even if the site is written in technical questions and issues to take care to keep long. Sent in response to questions sent carefully whether you cursory review. If they are providing support for the phone or msn technical support by using it in ways test every way.
4) The company’s order during the service contract you confirm: If the company’s service contract does not exist, do not prefer. Because the service contract, in case the current dispute is the legal document. The site not be included in service contracts article may be articles. Therefore, carefully read and you promised in the package of features is reflected in services contract examine how. Sometimes you read the contract specifications as the unlimited limit can see.
5) Company truth – the virtual you check for this company is real or virtual, e-mail, you can learn. To send e-mail whether or not registered with the chambers of commerce and the information requested from their problems. Many amateur web hosting company doing business the company is becoming, in case any problem is disappeared. Become a problem in companies that the company is not easily compared.
6) The company’s office address and phone number, ask: Development wisely to address and phone information received from the company. If you have the possibility to go to their address or contact them by phone and check the accuracy.
7) Money back guarantee that firms prefer: Some companies do not remain satisfied customers for 15 days or 30 days money back guarantee-term rates. This warranty companies that offer services to take, change your mind in case your money would be useful to allow the recovery is. Companies offer money back guarantee instead of the free trial account, you can evaluate this opportunity also.
