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Owning your own personal web portal is compulsory in present-day society. The fusion of the Internet in our daily lives suggests that, in order for someone to get seen, or to make his voice heard, one has to have a website and publish it online. In order to accomplish that, you practically need two elements - a site and a hosting solution. Before devising a site, however, it's necessary to comprehend that there are separate kinds of website hosting services and that not all websites can operate with a randomly chosen shared web hosting. In order to explain this better, let us begin with the primary question:

What is Web Hosting?

Hosting, or otherwise popular as 'web hosting', is a term that refers to the actual web hosting server, or the web hosting company that possesses the server. A hosting server is a computer that's connected to the World Wide Web and that's configured to support PHP, MySQL, Perl, and so on, which enables the users to upload their web files on the server and to have them published on the Internet. There are 2 principal kinds of web hosting servers, based on the OS of the web server - Windows and Linux. The two Operating Systems are very different and, in the majority of instances, not at all compatible with each other. That is the reason why, prior to choosing the relevant service, one should first find out what type of web server is needed for their site.

If you haven't built the website so far, then let us take a more exhaustive look at the distinction between the two varieties and at what their pluses are.

What service should you pick - Windows or Linux?

As mentioned, there are frameworks, which are solely consistent with a particular OS. For instance, JAVA scripts, .ASP pages, .NET Framework, Adobe ColdFusion are all Windows based and will not run on a Linux web hosting server. So, if you aim to construct your site utilizing any of the above, you should be looking for a Windows solution. Windows, however, is not open source-based, which denotes that it offers limited choices in terms of server security and privacy. Therefore, Linux is used by server admins around the world and the majority of hosting suppliers utilize it on their hosting servers. Utilizing Linux, the admin can configure the server in a thoroughly modifiable manner, and if the hosting server is properly set up, it can guarantee complete defense against computer hackers and malicious software. What's more, the flexibility of Linux allows for better software optimization, which results in better web site functioning. Thus, if you want maximum protection and web server performance, then you should construct your site in such a manner that it runs with a Linux-driven web hosting server. This is not difficult to achieve, as the most famous Content Management Systems, also known as CMSs, such as Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, Moodle, and so on, are fully consistent with Linux web servers and are popular all over the Globe for being one of the best software programs for creating and managing web sites. Surely, this doesn't mean that each hosting supplier that's utilizing Linux will have admins who are able to correctly run a Linux hosting server. Choosing the correct web host is quite problematic today, because the majority of them do not possess the ability to employ a skilful, experienced administrator. A Linux hosting server that hasn't been accurately configured can be extremely hazardous to your web site and personal details. So, when picking a hosting vendor, it's invariably advisable to pick an established host that's been in business for at least a few years.

How to recognize the appropriate web hosting supplier for my website?

These hosting service providers are easily detectable by the way in which they are distributing their website hosting packages. Experienced web hosting companies offer custom-built features, various PHP-based scripts or apps. The most experienced, though, possess even their very own personal custom-made website hosting Control Panels designed especially for their system. A website hosting Control Panel is an online-based graphical interface, through which the client handles the whole web hosting service. Smaller-sized web hosting companies utilize ready-made hosting CPs like cPanel or DirectAdmin. In order, though, to ensure ultimate protection and performance for their hosting services, the leading web hosting companies supply their clients with their own custom-made Control Panels devised by their very own administrators. We, at 'MindMeld Networks, LLC', don't merely provide our own custom-developed Control Panel, but have also developed a free-of-cost script software package, which allows our clients to easily install any of the aforesaid web content management software platforms. Specs like these manifest that we have the ability, the resources and the necessary experience to be entrusted with retaining your personal information confidential and your web site - available on the Internet.