Web hosting-basic features

Web hosting is the place that your websites files and documents are located which allows your site to be pulled up on the Internet. Your web host should be reliable. If the server is not working, then neither will your web site.

Some basic features that you should keep in mind when looking for a good host is:

ô Choice of programming languages

ô Databases

ô Email addresses

ô Bandwidth allowance

ô Disk space

ô Number of domains allowed to host

ô Know what kind of server and administration or control panel is offered.

o Linux based and Windows based are the two main options.

Most users prefer to use Linux based web hosting because it is usually less expensive compared to Windows based hosting. Linux also offers the MYSQL and PHP programs that one would need for their online business. Most Linux based programming and databases are free which is another reason why it is less expensive.