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Managed hosting
Managed hosting is actually a simple and easy to learn process. For newbies, it is necessary to learn some basic terms known and commonly used in the managed hosting world.
Despite the complex and foreign-sounding jargons used by high-tech people, the concepts that revolve around managed hosting are actually simple and user-friendly. So, in order to understand managed hosting, you need to define managed hosting terms.
The first managed hosting term is obviously webhost. Webhost are businesses or services that offer your web site a ‘house’ where it can be accessed from. Be sure to contact a webhost before you sign up for any packages. Ask their tech support for any questions or more information.
Another managed hosting term is disk space. This is the space allocated by the webhost to your website. This is either in megabytes (MB) or gigabytes (GB). This will allow you to store data on your site. How much you can store will depend on the amount of disk space you avail of.
Bandwidth is a popular managed hosting term. This is the amount of data retrieved from your sight in a bandwidth period. Bandwidth period refers to the amount of time before your bandwidth gets reset again. Reset usually takes a month. You need to know your expected bandwidth before availing of web hosting package.
Domain name is a managed hosting term that refers to the name you use that identifies you on the internet. This is typed in the web browser’s address bar to be able to reach your site. Some managed hosting companies offer a domain name for free. Others will let you pay a minimal cost. SQL or MySQL refers to Structured Query Language that is used to interact with databases.
HTTP or Hyper Text Transfer Protocol is how the internet works. This protocol is used by managed hosting to transfer web pages from one place to another. HTML or Hyper Text Markup Language is what is used to make your website whether directly or indirectly. FTP or File Transfer Protocol is a method used by managed hosting to send pages from your PC to a server. POP3 is used to store emails for retrieval and SMTP or Simple Mail Transfer protocol is used to send mails in a managed hosting.
There are a number of languages used by managed hosting to enhance websites among them are JAVA, Perl, ASP, NET, PHP and others. You should know first which managed hosting service to approach. It is important to know the basic features they offer in each package like disk space, data transfer and email accounts. Also, know your requirements for these features. Allow some extra disk space or data transfer for your web site. Since a web site has dynamic feature, you might need some additional pages later on. And the package you avail of might not be able to support the additional pages. You might end up paying for features you can do without. Do some research on the managed hosting service before signing up. This could save you a lot of trouble later on.
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