How to Create a Website - Part 2 - The Hosting

I'm only going to be talking about managed hostedthe server, most websites are very small about
servers, i.e the hosting 99% people use for normal200mb for a average site.
websites.Bandwith / Traffic allowance: This is the amount of
Note: If you currently have domains namesdata that you are providing to people, webpage use
registered, I would recommend using their hostinglittle bandwith and videos use lots of bandwith.
services to reduce complications. Okay lets getYoutube for example use a large amount of
started. What is a managed website hosting server?bandwith because of the big files and the high
The web host server simply provides your websitenumber of users.
to anybody that types in your domain name. YourMy SQL Databases: Many websites depend on my sql
domain name points to a location on a web hostdatabases for features such as forums, blogs, forms
server and this location would normally have yourcustomer forms, ecommerce and more. A single my
website in it.sql database can be used for multiple features but if
The first thing you need to do is work out exactlyyou have heavy usage then it would be better to
what you want from your website hosting provider.split to load over several my sql databases.
If you don't have any specific need for MicrosoftCustomer Service: I highly recommend choosing a
Hosting to use Access or Visual basic scripts thenhost in your local country with 24 Hour telephone
you should choose Linux/Unix hosting service. Mostsupport, from time to time you will need to contact
hosting providers provide pretty much the samethem for problems you never expect to occur. I
features for examplerecently lost secure encryption on one of my
Small Package:- Webspace 5GB, Bandwith 5GB, Emaildomains than should of automatically renewed. A
Accounts 10, Sub Domains 10,...phone call fixed the problem.
Medium Package:- Webspace 10GB, Bandwith 10GB,Cost: The cost varies greatly, some company
Email Accounts 20, Sub Domains 20,...provide very cheap domains with more expensive
Large Package:- Webspace 20GB, Bandwith 20GB,hosting and some vice versa. Shop around and see
Email Accounts 50, Sub Domains 50,...what offers you can get but try not to be suckered
I would generally recommend purchasing the smallestin by stuff you don't need. A typical medium package
package and then upgrade at a later date if youshould not cost more than $9.99 a month.
need to, almost every hosting package is on a 12All of the hosting providers will have a huge list of all
month subscription. Its always easier to upgrade thanthe features their package has, but they are all
downgrade to a smaller cheaper package. Okay sopretty much the same, they all do the same things.
what do all the features do?The stuff above is the important parts.
Webspace: The amount of webspace provided on