Website Hosting
Not all website hosts are created equal. Choosing the right host for the site requirements will ensure that your pages are delivered to the visitor as fast as possible with the minimum of delay.
The hosting requirements of any site depend on the resources required. The vast majority of sites available on the Internet are delivered by means of 'shared hosts'.
- Shared Hosting is where multiple sites are grouped together on one physical server. This is entirely satisfactory in the majority of cases. There is a tendency for host providers to offer 'unlimited' resources, such as bandwidth, file space, email accounts etc. There is nothing 'unlimited' or 'free' and especially bandwidth, it costs money! This only seems to work because, it is highly improbable that all hosted sites, on one server require all resources at the same time.
- Virtual Servers are effectively where a physical servers' resources are divided into a known percentage and allocated to an account. All the allocated resources of the account are available and again it is possible to host numerous websites or just one. This type of hosting would be suitable for highly trafficked sites that requires a higher level of resources than shared host could provide
- Dedicated Servers are where an entire resources of a physical server are available. The cost of maintaining servers is fairly expensive but, there are many managed solutions available where for a regular monthly fee a hosting company will provide the required services. Anticipate having to spend at least 200€ per month.
We are pleased to be able to offer Unix (Linux) based shared hosting which has enough space and bandwidth for most websites and the following major characteristics
| Attribute | Availability |
|---|---|
| Server File Compression | Yes, Apache mod_deflate |
| MySQL databases | 5 (MySQL version 5) |
| PHP Scripting | Yes (Version 5.2) |
| Zend Optimiser | Yes |
| Ioncube Loader | Yes |
| SSL ready | Yes SSL Certificate Possible |
| Dedicated IP | Yes extra 5€/month |
| Subdomains | Yes |
| Email Accounts | 10 |
| Webmail | Yes |