How to choose a good web host?

There are many packages offered by various web hosts depending on the different services offered by them. With every added service the price will increase.

You can search online for hosting companies, but always compare and get the one that suits your requirements. Get a package you need, since paying for services you don’t need is wasteful. Free hosting offer very few services and are good for small personal sites only.

hosting man Shared hosting - The basic package is usually around 25MB of web space which the hosting company will allow you to have on their web server. There will be other websites also on this server with you, each with their own web host plan and space.

Bandwidth – is based on a monthly quota, and is the amount of information that passes between the web hosting server and a visitor's computer. Bandwidth is used each time you upload web pages, images, or some one visits your website. If your site is used a lot or has big files and contains visuals, or audio you will need high bandwidth.

FTP - will enable you to upload your web pages, images and install scripts easily. Email - You can have any email that is sent to your website forwarded to another email account that you have.

PHP – is a programming language used for building scripts and even some template designs. It is very popular for its fast loading time.

My SQL database - These databases are very fast loading and do not require any maintenance.

CGI-bin - is another way to host different scripts. If you wish to use CGI scripts you must be sure that you have a CGI-bin included in your hosting package. Fantastico - is a compilation of several scripts that can be installed directly from your control panel.

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