Hosting a site on a server requires its owner to choose a storage package, one that will suit his needs and meet his requirements. Web hosting is a broad and highly competitive field, there are many companies that offer a wide variety of storage packages tailored to the customer's needs, the prices of the storage packages vary according to the company as well as according to the type of package. In this article we will review the important aspects that must be known before taking a step towards purchasing a website hosting package.
In order to choose the amount of server volume that will fit your website storage, you must check what type of website you have and what it contains. We will represent here from Sections that directly affect the server volume needed for storage.
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site capacity
An important and initial section that must be checked is the amount of capacity that the site needs. A site with various images and media files will consume more capacity than a basic text-only site. Therefore, the volume of the server that the site will require will be accordingly. In order to get information about the amount of capacity that the website needs, you can review the properties of the website folder.
Database on the storage server
1. Mysql
This database is mainly used for open source programming languages such as PHP, the Mysql database is not limited by external capacity and does not incur an additional charge for exceeding physical weight. Limiting the space of the Mysql database is based on the storage volume defined in the customer's account.
2. Sql
The Sql database is mainly used for Microsoft technologies and fully interfaces with the ASP and ASP.NET programming languages. This database runs many times on Windows-type servers, Sql server in versions 2003, 2007, 2011. This database involves an additional payment and is made according to the volume of the license required for the database on the website.
Storage server traffic space
Traffic space on the server is measured according to the amount of data required to transfer between the site and its users. Sites with low activity such as content and image sites will consume a smaller traffic area than sites with more activity such as portal and trading sites where browsing data is wider. In order to get a better perspective on this figure, as well as to know better what the needs are for the use of the server traffic areas, it is necessary to follow the statistics of surfers' access to the site.
operating system
An operating system on the server constitutes the work environment in which the storage package will be located. There are two common types of operating systems in the market, Linux and Windows. In order to know which of them will suit the customer's needs, advance knowledge of the types of software the customer plans to use is required.
Linux
This operating system belongs to the UNIX company known for its famous logo, which is the penguin. Linux operating system has gained its name and popularity among many web developers and web professionals. The main distribution of the system is thanks to its business model which is based on open source at no cost, without restrictions, with full accessibility to all the desired programming. The business model of Linux is based on the independent development of the users while being based on an economic model based on donations only. This business model includes many solutions for small businesses and programmers who wish to develop software and systems at no external cost. This model includes several main disadvantages, the first and most significant disadvantage is the lack of father and mother. As the company is based on non-profit donations, it disclaims any obligation for support and service or product integrity. This disadvantage is mainly on paper and the UNIX company does everything in its power to provide the best product.
Windows
operating systemIt belongs to Microsoft. The version of Windows that is used on WEB servers is completely different from the version of Windows that we are familiar with and is mainly used as a working infrastructure for the use of servers with better interfacing capability and better monitoring. This operating system mainly supports Microsoft technologies, such as ASP.NET and Classic ASP.
Ancillary services
domain registration
There are web hosting companies that offer a domain registration service. Registering a domain for the website is an important and critical part of the process of storing it on the server. Without registering a domain address to the site, surfers will not be able to access it. Therefore, it is necessary to check with the company whether it has this service and what are the conditions of the service provided in the package.
Email boxes
Another service provided as part of the purchase of a web hosting package is the use of an email box. Using an email box allows the owner of the storage package to track all references of the surfers/customers made through the site as well as to receive different types of messages from the site such as user registration, various faults of surfers on the site, clearing credit cards, purchase performance, etc.