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what art most important features to look for in a web hosting service?

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I аm חеw аt web design, аחԁ іח tһе process οf trying tο find a ехсеƖƖеחt web hosting service. I рƖοt οח having lots οf videos аחԁ photos οח mу sites, аחԁ wаѕ wondering wһаt kind οf features аrе tһе mοѕt vital fοr mе tο bе looking fοr wһеח searching fοr a web host. Arе ѕοmе servers qυісkеr tһаח others? If ѕο, wһісһ аrе tһе fastest? Aחԁ іѕ іt better tο ɡο wіtһ a windows οr linux server? Arе tһеrе аחу οtһеr vital features tһаt I need tο look fοr? Thanks іח advance fοr аחу suggestions!

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  • vicesofvirtues says:
    April 25, 2010 at 8:03 am

    Since you’re having lots of videos and photos, you want LOTS of and I mean LOTS of bandwidth (amount of data conveying). Web space is vital too especially with videos taking up a lot of space, but you really need bandwidth to really let users see the videos. And, you want excellent uptime, at least 95%. What’s the point of all that space and bandwidth if you can’t use it?

    Also, it depends on if you’re plotting to do lots of cgi/php/other similar languages scripting. If you do, you may want to find places that have more than one MYSQL list.

    But for your purposes, the most vital things are 1) bandwidth 2) webspace

  • ? says:
    April 25, 2010 at 8:53 am

    Windows or Linux doubtless not much difference for you. A excellent place to look for techie “consumer reports” on hosts is http://www.webhostingtalk.com but if you’re not especially technically savy it may be a bit over your head.

    You want excellent uptime, enough space, support for any software you KNOW IN ADVANCE you’ll need on the host IN THE FUTURE! (may be hard to figure, but give it your best estimate and be generous. All at a very decent fee. And with a “control panel” YOU can handle with ease.

    At the above website I found http://www.asmallorange.com to be a very satisfactory host, at a excellent fee. But that’s me.

  • mfewhui says:
    April 25, 2010 at 8:58 am

    The features you need, support and up time. I rate the best web hosts on my site http://www.webmastercritic.com

  • jburdon14 says:
    April 25, 2010 at 9:43 am

    Excellent questions!

    There are many things to consider when choosing web hosting.. I found this article that talks about many vital issues about web hosting:

    http://www.alreadyhosting.com/articles/guide-to-web-hosting.php

    That sites also has nice reviews!

  • Dave G says:
    April 25, 2010 at 10:42 am

    You need a quick web host supporting multimedia with huge bandwidh. Take a look at: http://bluehost-service.atspace.com . I’m sure it would work for you and fulfill all your requirements. They have a really fantastic offer & I have used them for over 3 yrs now, and have never had a single problem with them. Their service is really fantastic and simple to use.

  • cj baby says:
    April 25, 2010 at 10:56 am

    1. BIG storage of course, for your videos and photos.
    2. Large file conveying for your videos and photos
    3. PHP enabled
    4. Of course, FREE! I still reckon it’s very unreasonable to charge for something that the company knows you can get for free.

    Here’s something to get started with…
    This one is the BEST one out there!
    -FREE
    -250 MB STORAGE
    -100GB TRANSFER
    -PHP and MYSQL ENABLED

    http://www.000webhost.com/68268.html

  • Daniel R says:
    April 25, 2010 at 11:51 am

    Well, it depends on how much you want to spend.

    1. If you’re willing to pay $20+/monthly for hosting I recommend:

    http://www.mediatemple.com
    http://www.slicehost.com

    2. If you want something cheaper I recommend Dreamhost http://www.dreamhost.com/hosting.html

    Their standard fee is $119.40/year ($9.95/month if you pay yearly) but they currently have a promotion. You can use the ad code PLUS at sign up page and get the $50 money off + 2 Free domain names. This way you get them for $69.40/year ($5.78/month). You can use their huge Disk Space and host unlimited number of subdomains and domains on a single plot.

    Disk space: 500 GB
    Bandwidth: 5000 GB
    2 Free domain names
    Fee: $5.78/month ($69.40/year)

  • adam says:
    April 25, 2010 at 12:17 pm

    To make a website you need a domain and webhosting.The best way to buy a domain for free is to hold your domain and webhosting together. In this way it is possible to get your domain for free. Some webhosting companies offer this as a gift .Bluehost is the best one

    http://www.bluehost.com/track/bluehostwebhosting/

  • Ross the Boss says:
    April 25, 2010 at 1:09 pm

    Bandwidth and disk space is vital for you, linux servers are the fastest. I can provide hosting for you starting at $1.99 per a month and a domain for $9.00 per year

  • banana says:
    April 25, 2010 at 1:34 pm

    The most vital feature is reliability at a excellent fee. You don’t want you site to go offline. You want your site to be FAST as well. I also want to be able to host unlimited domains/subdomains and to have unlimited band available. Also I want tons of databases available. All for less than $10. Any more than this is a rip off.
    IX are the best for all this.
    Btw,
    if you are wanting to have videos on your site, the shrewd way to do is to upload them on youtube (where they also get traffic on their own right) and then just embed them into your site so you won’t use any band and you have youtube reliability.
    Linux is the most used, you’ll come across tons of scripts that need linux to run.

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