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Web Hosting Fundamentals

Book Image When you are going to do online business for the first time and going to launch your website then you may feel all the things very confusing and tough. There are many sites that can provide you information regarding your site, if you are going to launch it for the first time but you may feel it very difficult to understand the concept that is provided by the site. But in fact the process of doing online business and launching your site on internet is very simple but sincere process and as your site is launched and you start your online business you will really feel that how easy it is and as the time will pass you will forget all the small difficulties you faced before launching your site. So in this article you will be explained all the basics and fundamentals of web hosting. You will understand all the terms that are used in the hosting and online atmosphere. The words and terms that are used in the process of making and launching of any web site are very long but they are very easy in reality.

Host or Provider:

Web host or provider are the persons who launch you website on there server so as it can come online. They provide disk space on there server for your site. So you have to choose the host who can provide you good plan for your site and also the best of his services and as you select any host and launch your website on to his server then your site comes in the ocean of internet and now any visitor or customer can access your site. So before launching your site you need to check the host as to ensure yourself that he will provide good tech support.

Space on Server:

This space is given by the provider for your site as you can launch your site and it can display on internet. This space on the server of the host is also called disk space. Disk space is as same as the space on your computers hard disk. Any host will give you this space according to the need of your site. This space is generally measured in MB or GB. And with this space you can store your data on to your site.

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Linux Web Hosting

Under Linux web hosting operating system, there is, database, server software and gathering of coding. Linux is the most preferred and demanded operating system because of its features and vigorous environment it the next best alternative to Microsoft and UNIX operating system. Linux is widely used and chosen worldwide due to its permanent network and server operating system. Linux operating system and APACHE web server, MYSQL database, PHP server coding applications are clustered under one roof that is Linux web hosting and for this, it is also known as LAMP server. The most reliable web hosting under web based applications is the Linux, and Apache is grabbing the market of Microsoft servers according to a survey over million of sites.

 

Advantages:

The great liking of Linux operating system is due to its features like reliability, functionality and price with security has made it popular among the hosting industry.

If we talk about its reliability feature you can find number of cases that will prove its working, Linux server runs smoothly for about one year without any technical difficulty or any downtime. Where as, this is not possible with Microsoft operating system as they need programmed restart as to refresh system resources.

Another advantage of Linux operating system is security. Whereas the installations done without any protection, so Linux put patches on those leakages as to make the operating system more solid and to provide best of all security feature than any other operating system of windows.

One more advantage of Linux operating system is its functionality. It is this feature which makes Linux most popular among the server providers and site owners. Like other companies Linux hosting has power and respect among its users.

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