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		<title>How to Find the Best Windows Hosting Providers for Your Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 20:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hostek_Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To remain competitive in the modern marketplace, every business needs to invest time and money into establishing a rich, exciting online presence. By offering your customers attractive content as well as the ability to purchase products and services from your &#8230; <a href="http://hostek.com/resource-center/windows-hosting/how-to-find-the-best-windows-hosting-providers-for-your-business/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To remain competitive in the modern marketplace, every business needs to invest time and money into establishing a rich, exciting online presence. By offering your customers attractive content as well as the ability to purchase products and services from your website, you can not only generate more revenue, but you can also improve customer satisfaction to keep existing customers coming back for more. Delivering a great web presence means using one of the <a title="best Windows hosting providers" href="http://hostek.com/">best Windows hosting providers</a> to host your content and make it accessible to visitors.</p>
<p>But what particular features are offered by the best Windows hosting providers? Are there specific skills and areas of expertise offered by the best Windows hosting providers? What is it about the best Windows hosting providers that makes them more able to deliver the kind of powerful, dependable, and flexible service that you need to develop dynamic content or to run existing web applications?</p>
<p>In this article, professional <a title="Windows hosting provider" href="http://hostek.com/">Windows hosting provider</a> Hostek.com explores the traits of the best Windows hosting providers, educating you on what to look for when choosing a Windows host. Read on to learn about the most important criteria that you should consider as you look for a Windows hosting service provider, as well as the features that help the best Windows hosting providers deliver exceptional hosting.</p>
<p><span id="more-323"></span><strong>The best Windows hosting providers are committed to Windows</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Like any business, a successful web host will offer a wide range of different services in an attempt to give customers what they are looking for. Between web hosting control panels, operating systems, and optional managed features, it is important for every web host to facilitate the creation of a tailored hosting plan for every customer. However, in some cases, an expansive web hosting service portfolio means that a host has only superficial understanding of each individual product.</p>
<p>One great way to start your search for the best Windows hosting providers is to find out more about the company history of a particular host you are considering, including how long they have been offering Windows hosting services. You may find that this Windows host is actually far more experienced in working with Linux, and may be less able to help you with Windows hosting-related issues. Usually, the <a title="best Windows hosting providers" href="http://hostek.com/">best Windows hosting providers</a> are most experienced at working with Windows, specifically.</p>
<p>In addition, having years of experience in Windows web hosting services makes it inevitable that your host will have encountered, worked with, and developed an understanding of related software such as Microsoft ASP.NET and Microsoft MS SQL databases.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Windows hosting services need to work effectively with Windows web development tools</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>One of the leading reasons that businesses choose Windows web hosting for their content is the availability of proprietary web development tools including Microsoft ASP.NET hosting and MS SQL relational databases. If you have existing web applications that use these platforms, or you plan to develop a new application for your website from scratch, it is vital that your host understands the importance of these tools and works to keep them up-to-date at all times.</p>
<p>Some companies that claim to be the best Windows hosting providers actually limit your options by charging additional fees for MS SQL databases. As you explore the options available to you, be sure to check that you will receive a fair allocation of MS SQL space needed to work effectively with your dynamic applications.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Get complete control from the best Windows hosting providers</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Another reason that businesses choose to use a Windows shared hosting, Windows VPS hosting, or Windows dedicated server hosting plan is their familiarity with the Windows operating system. Windows remains the most popular operating system in the world, used daily by millions of users. There is a good chance that you will have worked extensively with Windows in the course of your own personal and professional life, giving you a head start in using your <a title="Windows hosting" href="http://hostek.com/">Windows hosting</a> plan.</p>
<p>However, your familiarity with Windows is irrelevant if you are not given the access that you need to work directly with the operating system. While shared hosting must limit access in order to maintain security, you should always look for full root access in a Windows virtual private server hosting plan or Windows dedicated server. For Windows shared hosting and general website administration, check that your <a title="Windows hosting provider" href="http://hostek.com/">Windows hosting provider</a> offers a robust, easy-to-use web hosting control panel. Some of the best Windows hosting providers even offer completely customized control panels for seamless integration with your Windows web hosting functionality.</p>
<p><strong>The best Windows hosting providers offer the best hosting services, whatever your operating system</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>If you are looking for a Windows web hosting solution, it is easy to spend a long time thinking about web hosting features specific to the Windows operating system. However, the best Windows hosting providers tend to be able to deliver the best services to every user, regardless of their preferred operating system.</p>
<p>Fundamentally, finding good hosting is about receiving a generous allocation of system resources at a price that is competitive. The best Windows hosting providers offer tiered Windows hosting plans, giving you the flexibility to choose your ideal amount of disk space, bandwidth, and in the case of VPS hosting or dedicated server hosting, RAM. Ideally, you should look for a Windows host that invests in a dependable network infrastructure, offers a clear network uptime guarantee, and is capable of delivering great customer service in the event that you need assistance.</p>
<p>By considering the <a title="Windows hosting" href="http://hostek.com/">Windows hosting</a> features of your host alongside the more general web hosting features they offer, you can find the best Windows hosting provider to help you get your web presence off the ground.</p>
<p><strong>The best Windows hosting services from the best Windows hosting provider</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>With years of experience in delivering the highest quality <a title="Windows hosting services" href="http://hostek.com/">Windows hosting services</a>, Hostek.com is uniquely placed to get your business started with a Windows web hosting plan and to help you as your web presence grows increasingly successful.</p>
<p>Hostek.com provides a number of different Windows hosting plans with generous disk space and bandwidth allocations. Hostek.com currently offers Windows shared web hosting services, Windows VPS hosting services, and Windows dedicated server hosting plans for larger businesses. Whichever plan you require, you will get access to the Hostek.com Custom Windows Hosting Control Panel, giving you complete control over every aspect of your plan.</p>
<p>Hostek.com also offers a 99.99% network uptime guarantee, ensuring that your Windows hosting will always be available to your customers.</p>
<p>To find out more about <a title="Windows hosting" href="http://hostek.com/">Windows hosting</a> from Hostek.com, call 918-392-7870 or visit <a title="Visit Hostek.com" href="http://hostek.com/">hostek.com</a> today.</p>
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		<title>Getting the Most out of Your Hostek.com Windows Hosting Control Panel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hostek_Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you are a complete novice to Windows hosting or an expert developer who has recently moved to Hostek.com, your Windows hosting control panel is an incredibly important tool. A control panel is a browser-based online application that interfaces directly &#8230; <a href="http://hostek.com/resource-center/windows-hosting-control-panel/getting-the-most-out-of-your-hostek-com-windows-hosting-control-panel/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whether you are a complete novice to <a title="Windows hosting" href="http://hostek.com/">Windows hosting</a> or an expert developer who has recently moved to Hostek.com, your Windows hosting control panel is an incredibly important tool. A control panel is a browser-based online application that interfaces directly with the many different features of a Windows hosting service, giving you complete access to configure and run your Windows hosting plan as required for your business. In fact, Hostek.com believes that your choice of control panel is so important that we provide Windows hosting customers with a custom control panel, tailored for easy access to the various configuration features included in a <a title="Windows hosting service" href="http://hostek.com/">Windows hosting service</a>.</p>
<p>To help you get the most out of your Hostek.com Windows hosting control panel, this article explains the core features you will encounter most frequently in the day-to-day administration of your website. Read on to learn more about the five major features of the Hostek.com Windows hosting control panel, along with how to get more help to use every individual feature fully.</p>
<p><span id="more-318"></span><strong>The five core features of the Hostek.com Windows hosting control panel</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>When you first log on to your Windows hosting control panel, the sheer volume of options available to you can be intimidating. Over time, you will become familiar with each of these features and how they can be used to get the most out of your Windows hosting plan. For now, let’s examine the Windows hosting settings that you will need to configure in the very early stages of your web presence.</p>
<p><strong>1. Working with Windows hosting files using the “Files” panel<br />
</strong>Whatever kind of rich and dynamic web presence you plan to launch on your Windows hosting plan, even the most advanced websites are made up of files and folders, just like the ones on your home computer. Building your website depends on being able to upload files, and the Hostek.com Windows hosting control panel provides several options for doing this. First, you can set up FTP accounts for use with an external FTP client. This piece of software that you install on your computer acts as an interface between your desktop PC and your remote <a title="Windows hosting server" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/vps/windows-vps-hosting.asp">Windows hosting server</a>. Alternatively, you can use our convenient, online File Manager tool, a completely browser-based system for working with files without having to install additional software.</p>
<p><strong>2. Altering your Windows hosting domains<br />
</strong>Using the “Domains” panel, you can configure various domain-related settings to give your users different methods to access your content. Oftentimes, your visitors will access your homepage by typing in your standard web address … but why not launch different sections of your website with their own individual addresses? The “Sub Domains” feature allows you to configure alternate addresses in the format of “subdomain.yourwebsite.com,” each of which points to a different folder on your website. You can also use this area of the control panel to change the DNS settings associated with your Windows hosting plan (for externally hosted domains).</p>
<p><strong>3. Working with Windows hosting email<br />
</strong>In the earliest days of using your <a title="Windows hosting plan" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/windows/asp/windows-asp-hosting.asp">Windows hosting plan</a>, you will want to set up various email addresses located at your domain. After all, encouraging your visitors to send an email to an address linked to your web address immediately makes you appear more professional and helps to improve customer confidence. One method of working with email is to establish forwarding rules to redirect emails to your personal email address. Alternatively, why not set up addresses using the “Users” option? In addition to creating an inbox in your name, you can also create addresses for specific areas of your business, including sales and support.</p>
<p><strong>4. Configure databases for your Windows hosting development<br />
</strong>One of the most common reasons businesses and individuals choose <a title="Windows hosting" href="http://hostek.com/">Windows hosting</a> for their web presence is the availability of proprietary development platforms including Microsoft ASP and Microsoft ASP.NET. However, every web application needs to interface with a database, where information is stored for retrieval by your users. The “Databases” pane of the Hostek.com Windows hosting control panel can be used to create databases and users for MySQL as well as MS SQL.</p>
<p><strong>5. Monitor the usage of your Windows hosting solution<br />
</strong>Finally, as your website grows and your traffic increases, you may want to monitor the way that your Windows hosting plan is being used. To make sure that your hard disk and bandwidth usage is within the limits agreed per your chosen Hostek.com Windows plan, selecting the “Usage” function provides a quick summary of essential statistics. For monitoring visitors to your website, you can also access SmarterStats by clicking on the “Stats” button.</p>
<p>Of course, understanding how to use these features is just the first step of using your Windows hosting plan. So where should you go next for more help? How can you begin to learn more about the features of our custom Windows hosting control panel?</p>
<p><strong>Getting help from within your Windows hosting control panel</strong></p>
<p>One of the most impressive features of the Hostek.com Windows hosting control panel is the fact that it has been designed from the ground-up to make configuring your website quick and easy. Every feature is located on the home screen, rather than hidden beneath a number of different menus and sub-menus. As a result, it is easy to get even more out of your Windows hosting control panel by exploring the different features for yourself.</p>
<p>If you are wondering what any of the buttons on the home screen do, you can click them to open a pop-up panel containing certain settings. In the top right-hand corner of each of these panels, you will notice a “Help” button. Clicking this button reveals a quick summary of what this individual feature will do to your <a title="Windows hosting plan" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/windows/asp/windows-asp-hosting.asp">Windows hosting plan</a> and how settings should be changed. Using only this context-sensitive help system, you can quickly familiarize yourself with even the most advanced Windows hosting control panel options.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Take control of your Windows hosting with Hostek.com</strong></p>
<p>Developing a customized Windows hosting control panel represents Hostek.com’s approach to customer service. At Hostek.com, we work hard to make Windows hosting accessible to everyone, whether you hope to develop a vast and complex dynamic application using ASP.NET and an MS SQL database, or you just want to get your site up-and-running with some basic content.</p>
<p>Hostek.com includes the custom Windows hosting control panel free on every Windows hosting plan and even offers a convenient, free iPhone application for managing your website on the move. Both of these tools are also available with reseller features, giving Windows reseller hosting users the same flexibility as end-users. Whichever <a title="Windows hosting service" href="http://hostek.com/">Windows hosting service</a> you choose, Hostek.com provides 24/7/365 customer support, a 99.99% uptime guarantee, and a 30-day money-back promise as standard.</p>
<p>For more information on <a title="Windows hosting" href="http://hostek.com/">Windows hosting</a> from Hostek.com and the custom Windows hosting control panel, call 918-392-7870 or visit <a title="Visit Hostek.com" href="http://hostek.com/">hostek.com</a> today.</p>
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		<title>How Virtual Dedicated Server Hosting Can Unlock Your Online Potential</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hostek_Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the Internet encourages one thing, it’s thinking big. When you launch your website online, the entire world is at your fingertips, with millions of potential visitors waiting for you to seize their attention. But for businesses or individuals who &#8230; <a href="http://hostek.com/resource-center/virtual-dedicated-servers/how-virtual-dedicated-server-hosting-can-unlock-your-online-potential/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If the Internet encourages one thing, it’s thinking big. When you launch your website online, the entire world is at your fingertips, with millions of potential visitors waiting for you to seize their attention. But for businesses or individuals who are in the initial stages of growing their web presence, it can be difficult to strike a balance between seeking the incredible success that the Internet can bring, and being realistic about where your website is now, and how its pattern of growth will unfold.</p>
<p>Some of the most affordable web hosting services are available at low prices because they have a tendency to stand in the way of long-term growth and expansion. For example, while a shared web hosting service reduces your overhead through the sharing of hardware and system resources, this can result in insufficient server power or bandwidth to handle your visitor numbers as they increase over time. Equally, choosing a dedicated server solution with more hardware power than you really need can cripple a business financially, making it impossible to achieve a good return on your investment.</p>
<p>In this article, you will learn why <a title="virtual dedicated server hosting" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/dedicated/virtual-dedicated-hosting.asp">virtual dedicated server hosting</a> is the ideal middle-ground solution for hosting web presences that demand lightning-speed processing alongside flexibility and scalability. You will also learn more about the differences between virtual private server hosting (VPS web hosting) and virtual dedicated servers (VDS hosting), as well as the surprising affordability of VDS web hosting that can make your business more profitable.</p>
<p><span id="more-310"></span><strong>What is dedicated virtual server hosting?</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>In an ideal world where cost and revenue are not important, every web hosting customer would use a dedicated server hosting service. A dedicated server is a single, always-on hardware server connected to the Internet, ensuring that your visitors can always access your content, learn about your products and services, or contact you. However, the cost of running an entire dedicated server prohibits most businesses from starting out with this option.</p>
<p>One solution is shared web hosting, where several users essentially share the costs of running a dedicated server. Each user receives their own allocation of system resources that they can use to deploy their website. However, these shared hosting plans suffer degradation in performance when web hosting providers oversell their hardware. The result is hosting that is unpredictable, unreliable, and inconsistent.</p>
<p>Virtual dedicated hosting and <a title="VDS hosting services" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/dedicated/virtual-dedicated-hosting.asp">VDS hosting services</a> use a technology called virtualization to bridge the gap between shared hosting and dedicated servers. The process of virtualization creates virtual machines, or VMs, each with their own allocated system resources and operating system. These self-contained <a title="virtual servers" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/dedicated/virtual-dedicated-hosting.asp">virtual servers</a> appear and perform exactly like a dedicated server, but since several virtual machines can be hosted on the same hardware, virtual dedicated hosting servers are available at a fraction of the cost.</p>
<p>The result is a web hosting solution that provides the stability, consistency, and power of a dedicated server solution while remaining accessible and affordable for individuals and businesses of all sizes.</p>
<p><strong>The difference between VPS hosting and VDS hosting services</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Since both types of web hosting use essentially the same virtualization technology, it is not surprising that the line between VPS hosting and <a title="VDS hosting" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/dedicated/virtual-dedicated-hosting.asp">VDS hosting</a> is poorly defined. In both cases, you will receive a virtual server that performs, essentially, like a dedicated server solution, with its own allocated system hardware resources and self-contained operating system, such as Windows or Linux.</p>
<p>But the majority of web hosting providers still sell VPS web hosting and VDS web hosting services as two distinct products. In practice, the way that a web hosting provider uses these two terms is largely a matter of how they want to market their service options.</p>
<p>The most commonly adopted model for accurately identifying the type of <a title="virtual server hosting" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/dedicated/virtual-dedicated-hosting.asp">virtual server hosting</a> being offered depends on how the virtualized server utilizes resource dedication, ranging from shared hosting resource allocation to dedicated server resource allocation. VPS hosting is similar to shared web hosting, but offers the benefits of virtualization, including fixed RAM and CPU power that shared hosting cannot offer. In fact, virtual dedicated hosting is closer to dedicated server hosting, but with the benefit of virtualization.</p>
<p>VPS web hosting gives you a way to take your shared hosting service and make it more secure and more dependable. VDS hosting takes the power of a dedicated server and the built-in security and reliability of the platform, but reduces your overhead through virtualization.</p>
<p><strong>Power, security and control with virtual dedicated hosting services</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>If you are in the early stages of developing your web presence or web application, it may be difficult to understand why you might need a dedicated virtual server hosting plan. Your existing shared web hosting service may be able to cope with the demands of your traffic today – but what about as you grow?</p>
<p>Virtual dedicated server hosting offers the following three key benefits of dedicated server hosting, without the need to increase your expenditure and squeeze your margins:</p>
<p><strong>1. Consistent hardware power for predictable performance</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>One of the most unattractive features of shared hosting is the way that system resources are allocated. Your hardware is shared with other users, and in the event that any one user uses system resources intensively, every other account will notice decreased performance, slower page loading times, and unhappy customers.</p>
<p><a title="Virtual dedicated servers" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/dedicated/virtual-dedicated-hosting.asp">Virtual dedicated servers</a> are given specific attributes, including dedicated CPUs, RAM, and bandwidth. As a result, you can be completely confident that your web presence always performs at its best.</p>
<p><strong>2. Secure containment to protect your data and increase your compliance</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong>An online business thrives on its data, and web hosting security is important to almost every webmaster. Your mission-critical data could include customer details, confidential transaction information, or even credit card strings and passwords. It is your obligation to protect this data against the multitude of threats facing any online marketplace.</p>
<p><a title="Virtual dedicated hosting" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/dedicated/virtual-dedicated-hosting.asp">Virtual dedicated hosting</a> sees every virtual machine as a secure container, where data cannot be accessed by other users or penetrated using exploits on other accounts.</p>
<p><strong>3. Take charge of your hosting with complete SSH access</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong>When you select a web hosting provider for your web presence, it is not always possible for you to physically interact with your remote server. The data center that stores your data and your website could be anywhere in the world, and outside of your reach when it comes to system administration. Most web hosts provide virtual dedicated server customers with basic control panel access to handle routine administration such as setting up mailboxes or working with files on the server.</p>
<p>The best <a title="virtual dedicated server hosting services" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/dedicated/virtual-dedicated-hosting.asp">virtual dedicated server hosting services</a> come complete with full SSH access. SSH, or secure shell, allows web developers to access the server remotely to perform even the most complex of root access level tasks. From a remote reboot to full reconfiguration, SSH access is a must-have if you are to run your server how you choose.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Contact Hostek.com to start your virtual dedicated server hosting service now</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>With years of experience in providing virtual dedicated server hosting that helps businesses to grow their web presence with complete peace of mind and outstanding server performance, Hostek.com offers a selection of virtual dedicated hosting services to suit your specific development goals.</p>
<p>Every Hostek.com virtual dedicated server hosting plan includes 120GB of high-availability cloud disk space, four 6.384GHz CPU cores, and 4GB RAM as standard. In addition, our <a title="virtual dedicated servers" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/dedicated/virtual-dedicated-hosting.asp">virtual dedicated servers</a> come complete with 4Mbps burstable bandwidth, ensuring that your website can easily handle high traffic volumes and unpredictable traffic spikes. The current range of VDS hosting plans from Hostek.com includes Windows and Linux virtual dedicated hosting, in addition to more niche hosting types, including ColdFusion virtual dedicated hosting, ASP.Net VDS hosting, and Railo VDS hosting services.</p>
<p>Each of these virtual dedicated server hosting plans includes 24/7/365 customer support, a 99.999% uptime guarantee, and a 30-day money-back promise.</p>
<p>For more information on Hostek.com <a title="virtual dedicated hosting services" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/dedicated/virtual-dedicated-hosting.asp">virtual dedicated hosting services</a>, call 918-392-7870 or visit <a title="Visit Hostek.com" href="http://hostek.com/">hostek.com</a> today.</p>
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		<title>Why You Should Choose a Shared Linux Hosting Service for Your Website</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hostek_Guru</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When you are preparing to launch an online business, or you want to move your exiting business website to a new web hosting provider, finding the right web hosting plan can be a complex and time-consuming process. Many business owners, CEOs, and other individuals are looking for a type of web hosting service that allows them to get online quickly, build out their initial content and online functionality, and experiment with different techniques to increase their revenue. To maximize return on investment (ROI), finding a flexible Windows or <a title="Linux web hosting" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/linux-cpanel-hosting-control-panel.asp">Linux web hosting</a> plan at an affordable price point is an important first step for any new online business.</p>
<p>Shared web hosting plans are ideal for matching affordability with flexibility. Unless you have very specific server requirements, a Windows shared hosting or Linux shared web hosting service is a fantastic choice for getting your website up and running. But here is the bad news: choosing a type of web hosting is only one piece of the puzzle. Did you know that your choice of operating system (OS) also has a significant effect on the responsiveness, reliability, and stability of your hosting plan? With the wrong operating system at the heart of your shared hosting plan, it is possible that you could find yourself restricted as your business changes over time.</p>
<p>In this article, you will learn more about the importance of choosing the right operating system for your needs and the potential consequences of choosing an OS that is improperly matched to your business. You will learn about <a title="shared Linux web hosting services" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/linux-cpanel-hosting-control-panel.asp">shared Linux web hosting services</a> and the features of the Linux operating system that make Linux shared hosting the number one choice of web hosting for small businesses online.</p>
<p><span id="more-303"></span><strong>How does your choice of operating system affect shared hosting services?</strong></p>
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<p>Working as the software foundation on which your entire shared hosting plan is built, an operating system, or OS, is the software that makes it possible for your applications to run successfully. Imagine your home computer, which probably runs Microsoft Windows or Apple OS X. A home computer operating system does not offer a great deal of functionality in and of itself, but it is a vital element of how you use your computer. An operating system bridges the gap between applications and hardware.</p>
<p>As a result, your choice of operating system has a direct influence on the ability of your hosting hardware to meet your expectations. This applies to all types of hosting services, from shared hosting plans to dedicated server hosting plans. However, in the case of <a title="shared hosting" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/linux-cpanel-hosting-control-panel.asp">shared hosting</a>, it is not unusual for an operating system to work particularly hard. Since multiple shared web hosting plans run on the same hardware, it is the job of your operating system to maintain availability and performance across each individual account.</p>
<p>Linux, an open source OS available in a number of different distributions, remains the most popular choice for the web hosting industry. <a title="Shared Linux web hosting" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/linux-cpanel-hosting-control-panel.asp">Shared Linux web hosting</a> solutions provide businesses worldwide with hosting services that are reliable, perform consistently, and keep information secure. Shared Linux web hosting solutions are also highly compatible with other useful tools for your web presence.</p>
<p><strong>Shared Linux website hosting offers unrivalled availability</strong></p>
<p>If you are to take advantage of online opportunities to generate revenue, your website needs to be available 24/7/365. A reliable web presence helps build customer confidence and encourage repeat visits, as well as provide the tools that your potential customers require to place that all-important first order.</p>
<p>Shared Linux hosting solutions are particularly reliable since the Linux OS was designed with dependability in mind. While many operating systems aimed at the home and business environment will regularly use every available system resource, including maximum RAM and CPU power, Linux takes a more conservative approach to hardware usage. By using hardware resources only as necessary, <a title="shared Linux hosting services" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/linux-cpanel-hosting-control-panel.asp">shared Linux hosting services</a> are better able to cope with unpredictable traffic spikes that could cause unexpected downtime.</p>
<p>In contrast to other types of shared web hosting, where the behavior of your neighbors can cause your website performance to suffer, the way that Linux works with hardware makes it possible for you to keep your web presence online and give your customers the experience they expect.</p>
<p><strong>How shared Linux hosting plans deliver exceptional performance</strong></p>
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<p>At a time when every business needs to deploy rich, highly interactive, database-driven content to attract customers, finding a shared hosting solution that performs consistently is important. With such a conservative approach to hardware usage, it would be natural to assume that a <a title="shared Linux hosting" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/linux-cpanel-hosting-control-panel.asp">shared Linux hosting</a> service could not cope with the performance demands of dynamic web applications. However, most Linux builds are relatively lightweight in terms of their own system requirements, leaving more hardware power available to host your website.</p>
<p>Being open source, the core functionality and code of Linux has been edited and improved by thousands of programming and development experts over many years. This means that every Linux distribution is now built from streamlined, highly efficient code that has a negligible footprint on your system resource usage. In addition, since Linux is highly compatible with other open source applications including PHP, MySQL, and the Apache web server, you can be confident that the performance of Linux shared hosting will remain consistent, regardless of the software you run on it.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Order your shared Linux hosting plan from Hostek.com today</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Hostek.com is an experienced <a title="shared Linux hosting " href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/linux-cpanel-hosting-control-panel.asp">shared Linux hosting</a> provider, offering reliable and powerful shared Linux hosting services to customers worldwide. Hostek.com offers a number of plans to suit your individual needs, with 99.99% uptime guaranteed.</p>
<p>Hostek.com currently uses the Linux CentOS distribution on every shared Linux web hosting solution. CentOS is derived entirely from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux distribution (RHEL), featuring a wealth of community-led support available online, as well as regular security updates to keep the information that you host with us safe. In addition to providing a generous, unlimited shared Linux hosting service, Hostek.com can also provide Linux ColdFusion hosting for your specific web development needs.</p>
<p>Whichever Linux shared hosting service you select, you will receive access to the powerful and easy-to-use cPanel control panel, making your website administration simple. In the event that you need a little extra help, Hostek.com customer support is available 24/7/365.</p>
<p>For more information on <a title="shared Linux web hosting" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/linux-cpanel-hosting-control-panel.asp">shared Linux web hosting</a> services from Hostek.com, call 918-392-7870 or visit <a title="Visit Hostek.com" href="http://hostek.com/">hostek.com</a> today.</p>
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		<title>The Features You Need to Make Shared Hosting a Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hostek_Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While it is by far the most popular form of web hosting for small businesses and individuals, shared web hosting is surrounded by a number of misconceptions. Since shared hosting is a more affordable alternative to virtual private server (VPS) &#8230; <a href="http://hostek.com/resource-center/shared-web-hosting/the-features-you-need-to-make-shared-hosting-a-success/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While it is by far the most popular form of web hosting for small businesses and individuals, <a title="shared web hosting" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/web-hosting/best-web-hosting.asp">shared web hosting</a> is surrounded by a number of misconceptions. Since shared hosting is a more affordable alternative to virtual private server (VPS) hosting and dedicated server hosting plans, some people looking to get their web presence up and running become concerned that a shared hosting solution will not meet the demands of their business. However, shared hosting is a fantastic choice for organizations of all sizes that are looking to get online with ease.</p>
<p>In this article, we explore shared web hosting and how shared hosting services work. We also discuss the benefits of quality shared hosting solutions, including the features that make shared hosting easy to use and simple to manage. In addition, we look at the limitations of a <a title="shared web hosting service" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/web-hosting/best-web-hosting.asp">shared web hosting service</a> and how the best shared hosts help customers recognize when they have begun to outgrow their hosting plan.</p>
<p><span id="more-296"></span><strong>What is a shared web hosting plan?</strong></p>
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<p>The single most important function of a shared hosting service – or, for that matter, any kind of web hosting plan – is to make your content accessible to users via the Internet. Whether you are looking to offer an online store, videos, or straightforward, static web pages, a quality hosting service helps make your vision a reality. The content you want to serve must be hosted on a computer that is permanently connected to the Internet and capable of processing requests for information from many users at once. This kind of specially optimized computer is called a web server.</p>
<p>In the earliest days of the Internet, the only way to host your website was with a dedicated server solution – an entire web server committed to your web presence. However, if your traffic is fairly small or if the kind of content you offer uses small file sizes, using a dedicated server is overkill, with most of the hardware’s capabilities sitting unused. Businesses and individuals quickly found themselves paying for services that they did not ultimately require. <a title="Shared web hosting services" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/web-hosting/best-web-hosting.asp">Shared web hosting services</a> make it possible to only pay for a small portion of a server, sharing the costs of operation with other webmasters.</p>
<p>Shared website hosting places each individual user’s account into a small portion of the overall web server, with an allocation of system resources such as disk space and bandwidth. As a shared website hosting user, your section of the web server is only accessible to those with whom you’ve shared the login credentials to access the account. Within each partition, it is possible to assign web addresses or domain names, set up mailboxes, and, of course, upload files for your visitors to see. All of these features are available at a fraction of the cost associated with running your own dedicated server web hosting plan.</p>
<p><strong>Why shared web hosting is far more than just a budget hosting platform</strong></p>
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<p>Affordability is a major selling point of <a title="shared web hosting solutions" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/web-hosting/best-web-hosting.asp">shared web hosting solutions</a>. Since a dedicated server can be divided into numerous accounts, the monthly or annual cost of using a shared hosting plan is a mere fraction of the dedicated server price point. However, it is important to remember that shared hosting brings with it a number of appealing benefits. The features of shared web hosting and its popularity with those who are new to hosting mean that a shared host usually offers powerful tools to make looking after your web presence quick and easy. By reducing the time that you must spend on managing your hosting, the overall saved costs far exceed your monthly bill savings.</p>
<p><strong>Stress-free server management as standard with shared web hosting</strong></p>
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<p>One of the most significant time-saving features of a shared hosting service is the complete lack of server management required on the part of end-users. In the case of a dedicated server, customers are often granted full root access to their hardware and its operating system and are expected to configure their server for reliability and optimal performance. Doing this requires a great deal of technical expertise, as well as an investment of time to routinely check server configuration.</p>
<p>In the case of shared hosting solutions, no single user is responsible for the well-being of the overall server; in fact, this obligation is with your <a title="shared web hosting provider" href="http://hostek.com/">shared web hosting provider</a>. Fortunately, the best shared hosting providers are highly experienced in getting the most out of a server, and they have the time and resources to ensure high levels of uptime and consistently responsive performance. In addition, your shared web host will also monitor the software that is running on your server, including PHP, MySQL, and Perl. Your host will then update these tools as necessary to ensure that you are always using the latest version.</p>
<p>By choosing a shared hosting service, you can be confident that your server is managed by those with the necessary expertise to do a great job. In addition, for those smaller aspects of management and configuration that you will be responsible for, a <a title="shared hosting provider" href="http://hostek.com/">shared hosting provider</a> makes day-to-day administration as easy as possible.</p>
<p><strong>Why a shared web hosting plan is remarkably easy to use</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Although a quality shared hosting solution may provide sufficient resources to run your web presence even as your business grows, many of those who choose shared hosting are new to the world of websites. <a title="Shared hosting providers" href="http://hostek.com/">Shared hosting providers</a> understand this and often offer a range of features to make common, day-to-day tasks easy to perform.</p>
<p>Every shared hosting plan includes a powerful, browser-based control panel. In the case of Linux shared hosting, this is most commonly cPanel. In the case of Windows shared hosting, DotNetPanel is a common choice, although some hosts offer their own customized control panel that is designed with your hosting plan in mind. Whichever type of control panel you use, you will be able to manage your domain names, set up FTP accounts to allow files to be uploaded, use a convenient web-based file management tool, and work with mailboxes to set up your own hosted email addresses.</p>
<p><strong>The limitations of shared web hosting solutions</strong></p>
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<p>The benefits of shared hosting are numerous, but ultimately, every potential <a title="shared web hosting plan" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/web-hosting/best-web-hosting.asp">shared web hosting plan</a> user should be aware of the limitations of this hosting type.</p>
<p>First, since your hardware is shared with other users, it is possible that the performance of your website will suffer if one of your neighbors begins to place extra strain on system resources. Some hosts have developed smart ways to minimize this risk, including cloud-based shared hosting solutions that can balance loads and maintain excellent performance.</p>
<p>Also, despite the fact that shared hosting plans are cheaper than dedicated alternatives, some shared hosts charge additional fees if you exceed your usage allocations. In fact, you could be penalized for using too much disk space or for attracting too many visitors to your website. However, other hosts provide unlimited shared hosting plans, thus removing the risk of unexpected charges.</p>
<p>Finally, every shared web hosting plan customer should understand that if their website grows and attracts large volumes of traffic, the time may come when they need to upgrade to an alternative hosting type. The best <a title="shared hosting plans" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/web-hosting/best-web-hosting.asp">shared hosting plans</a> include excellent usage monitoring tools that make it easy to see when it is time to switch services. An experienced host will be more than happy to help you with this process, without causing disruption to your visitors.</p>
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<p><strong>Choose unlimited shared web hosting services from Hostek.com</strong></p>
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<p>With years of experience offering shared web hosting services, Hostek.com consistently delivers high-performance, high-availability <a title="shared hosting solutions" href="http://hostek.com/">shared hosting solutions</a> for small businesses, individuals, and even growing corporations.</p>
<p>Hostek.com offers a range of shared hosting plans, all of which feature generous resource allocations. Even better, for a few dollars more, you can benefit from an unlimited shared hosting solution using cloud storage for improved reliability. Hostek.com prides itself on its flexibility and offers a wide selection of shared hosting plans to suit your individual needs. This range includes Linux shared hosting, Windows shared hosting, ASP.NET hosting, Railo shared web hosting, and <a title="ColdFusion shared hosting solutions" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/coldfusion/coldfusion-hosting.asp">ColdFusion shared hosting solutions</a>. Whatever your goals, Hostek.com has a shared hosting service that is right for you.</p>
<p>In addition to quality service, Hostek.com provides 24/7/365 customer support, a 99.99% uptime guarantee, and a 30-day money-back promise across all shared hosting solutions.</p>
<p>For more information on <a title="shared web hosting services" href="http://hostek.com/">shared web hosting services</a> from Hostek.com, call 918-392-7870 or visit <a title="Visit Hostek.com" href="http://hostek.com/">hostek.com</a> today.</p>
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		<title>Why Your Business Needs a Windows VPS Hosting Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hostek_Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even if you have the clearest vision of how you will use your web hosting service, choosing the right hosting plan to meet your goals is a complex, and often time-consuming process. First, you need to look at the current &#8230; <a href="http://hostek.com/resource-center/windows-vps-hosting/why-your-business-needs-a-windows-vps-hosting-plan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Even if you have the clearest vision of how you will use your web hosting service, choosing the right hosting plan to meet your goals is a complex, and often time-consuming process. First, you need to look at the current state of your web presence, taking into account any websites that you are already hosting, the content you are serving, and how much traffic you get on an average day. However, this is only part of your decision-making process. Next, you must consider where your business might be in a week, a month, a year, and even further into the future. The right choice of web hosting solution partly depends on what you do right now, and is partly dependent on where you might be in the future.</p>
<p>If your business is just starting out with hosting, a low-cost shared web hosting plan might meet your current demands. Providing the other accounts shared on your hardware server do not hoard all of the hardware resources, a shared plan can provide good performance for a low number of customers. Conversely, if you are delivering large volumes of rich, exciting content to a large number of users, a dedicated server solution would be more appropriate for your needs. With a dedicated server, you can be confident that nobody else will place undue strain on your web server – although you should be prepared to pay a premium for this kind of hosting.</p>
<p>In this article, we discuss a third option, which offers dedicated system resources on shared hardware – <a title="Windows virtual private server hosting" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/vps/windows-vps-hosting.asp">Windows virtual private server hosting</a>, or Windows VPS hosting services. We explore the unique benefits of having a virtualized system of <a title="Windows VPS hosting" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/vps/windows-vps-hosting.asp">Windows VPS hosting</a>, and how a Windows virtual private server plan provides businesses with large-scale power at a remarkably small cost.</p>
<p><span id="more-290"></span><strong>What is a Windows VPS web hosting service?</strong></p>
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<p>The difficulty of finding affordable yet powerful web hosting services is that hardware is moderately expensive to run. As well as the technical implications of setting up dedicated server hardware, providing adequate power, cooling, and data center rack space is costly for any web hosting provider. In an attempt to offer low-cost hosting solutions to individuals and businesses, hosting companies offer shared web hosting services where users are given individual allocations of disk space, with each customer using only one small section of the overall hardware system. Of course, if one user decides to overuse system resources such as RAM and CPU power, the other accounts on the same server will see their website performance suffer.</p>
<p>A Windows virtual private server plan is an extension of the shared hardware idea, with a few key differences. <a title="Windows VPS web hosting plans" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/vps/best-vps-hosting.asp">Windows VPS web hosting plans</a> divide up one hardware web server into smaller virtual machines, or VMs, using virtualization technology capable of virtualizing an entire operating system. Each of these individual virtual servers is completely segregated from the other VMs on the hardware server, and as a result can be given a fixed allocation of system resources, including RAM, processor power, and disk space. This guarantees consistent performance – and if you find yourself in need of extra power, it is available to your web presence providing that this power is within your allocated resource limit. Even better, as your web presence grows and your need for system resources increases, it is usually possible to further increase your allocation for a nominal fee.</p>
<p>By its very design, a Windows VPS hosting solution is the most flexible and innately scalable forms of web hosting available on the market.</p>
<p><strong>The benefits of Windows VPS web hosting</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Fundamentally, <a title="Windows VPS hosting solutions" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/vps/windows-vps-hosting.asp">Windows VPS hosting solutions</a> give you the chance to make use of a service very similar to a dedicated server, without having to pay expensive bills associated with leasing or colocating your own hardware. The most significant benefit of choosing a Windows VPS hosting service is your peace of mind that the system resources available to your hosted content are consistent and dependable, regardless of what other users on the same hardware server are doing.</p>
<p>In addition, Windows VPS hosting services offer incredible levels of system control that extend way beyond the permissions usually granted to shared web hosting users. Since your Windows VPS web server acts like its own independent server, web hosting providers are able to give VPS users a range of administrative privileges. These usually include the ability to install new software, reboot the server, and perform advanced functions with full root access. This level of control means that a <a title="Windows VPS web hosting service" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/vps/windows-vps-hosting.asp">Windows VPS web hosting service</a> not only offers increased hardware power – it also provides the freedom you need to take full advantage of your resources.</p>
<p>As well as these more general benefits of virtual private server web hosting plans, opting for a Windows VPS service brings with it an additional range of useful features that can help your web presence be successful. One of the major reasons an increasing number of people are choosing Windows VPS web hosting for their website is its compatibility with existing Microsoft software, including Microsoft SQL and Microsoft Access for managing databases, and Microsoft ASP and ASP.NET for web development. Even when this software can be run on a Linux VPS hosting plan, performance is more responsive and reliable on a Windows VPS solution.</p>
<p><strong>Windows VPS hosting vs. Linux VPS hosting</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Although high-level application compatibility is probably the most attractive feature of a Windows virtual private server, there are some other things that should be considered when deciding between a Windows and Linux VPS web hosting service. Your choice of operating system is largely a matter of personal preference, but the right decision here can determine how convenient your VPS is to manage and operate.</p>
<p>One technical difference between Windows and Linux is in how they manage system resources. Linux is a fairly conservative operating system, giving applications the amounts of RAM and CPU they need to run, while keeping large amounts of your hardware power in reserve. This can be good for dealing with spikes in traffic, but for the most part will result in the underuse of your virtual private server. <a title="Windows VPS web hosting solutions" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/vps/windows-vps-hosting.asp">Windows VPS web hosting solutions</a> use every last drop of your allocated system resources, unlocking better performance and making it possible to run lightning-fast applications.</p>
<p>Besides this technical difference, other important benefits of choosing Windows VPS hosting services include familiarity and brand reputation. Across the home and business environment, Windows is the world’s most popular operating system, and if you choose a Windows VPS solution for your hosting, you will likely have a head-start in learning how to use your virtual server. In addition, the Microsoft Windows brand brings with it a great deal of readily accessible customer support, both direct from the developers themselves, and through a number of online community support outlets including forums and blogs.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Get started with Windows VPS web hosting from Hostek.com today</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>With our years of experience offering <a title="Windows VPS web hosting solutions" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/vps/windows-vps-hosting.asp">Windows VPS web hosting solutions</a>, Hostek.com understands how to configure quality Windows virtual private servers to ensure the best performance possible.</p>
<p>This begins with the right choice of which Windows version to use. Hostek.com deploys Windows VPS hosting plans using licensed Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 installations, matching a range of recent Windows server features with time-proven reliability and a lack of bugs. When you order your Windows VPS service, you can choose from a diverse selection of resource allocations, including solutions designed to suit those just starting out in VPS hosting, as well as plans for those looking to upgrade to the most powerful <a title="Windows VPS hosting services" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/vps/windows-vps-hosting.asp">Windows VPS hosting services</a> on the market.</p>
<p>Whichever of these plans you decide to use, Hostek.com matches technically impressive packages with extensive customer support. As well as a 24/7/365 support service to help with any technical issues, every Hostek.com Windows VPS solution comes complete with a 99.999% uptime guarantee and a 30-day, money-back promise, giving you the chance to try Windows VPS hosting for yourself with no risk involved.</p>
<p>For more information on <a title="Windows VPS web hosting" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/vps/windows-vps-hosting.asp">Windows VPS web hosting</a> from Hostek.com, call 918-392-7870 or visit  <a title="Visit Hostek.com" href="http://hostek.com/">hostek.com</a> today.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the world of reseller web hosting, many different factors impact your ability to win customers, sell hosting plans, and turn an ongoing profit. Before you even order your first reseller plan and start to develop the services your potential &#8230; <a href="http://hostek.com/resource-center/cpanel-reseller-hosting/how-cpanel-reseller-hosting-services-can-help-your-hosting-business-grow/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the world of <a title="reseller web hosting" href="http://hostek.com/">reseller web hosting</a>, many different factors impact your ability to win customers, sell hosting plans, and turn an ongoing profit. Before you even order your first reseller plan and start to develop the services your potential customers might find attractive, you need to estimate the kind of hardware resources you will need and choose a reseller hosting provider that you will be able to trust to keep your server online. Once you are up and running, much of your time will be spent marketing your services and handling sales queries from potentially hundreds – or even thousands – of interested customers.</p>
<p>To ensure that your reseller hosting business brings in revenue without becoming a time-consuming hassle, purchasing the right control panel is a must. Not only do you need a reliable, powerful way to deploy and administer accounts on the behalf of your customers, your end-users need access to an easy-to-understand, convenient web hosting control panel. <a title="cPanel reseller web hosting services" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/linux-reseller-hosting.asp">cPanel reseller web hosting services</a> equip you with a feature-packed interface for running your business and give your customers the access they need to take care of their own webspace, domains, and email inboxes &#8212; without contacting you for support.</p>
<p>In this article, we take a look at the two highly-integrated components that make up a cPanel reseller hosting plan – cPanel for your customers, and Web Host Manager (WHM) for your day-to-day reseller management. Read on to learn why cPanel has grown to become the world’s leading web-based control panel software, and learn the specific advantages of choosing <a title="cPanel reseller hosting" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/linux-reseller-hosting.asp">cPanel reseller hosting</a> to get your hosting business off the ground.</p>
<p><span id="more-282"></span><strong>What is a cPanel reseller web hosting plan?</strong></p>
<p>Let’s think about some of the many tasks that the average web hosting user may need to call on in their first week of being online. First, they may need to assign several domains that point to their hosting account, and they may have to configure the relevant settings to get their first email mailbox online. Next, the user will, naturally, start uploading files to their webspace.  Once the user’s website is online, there is no doubt that they will want to start digging around in their visitor logs to see who is looking at the site they have created.</p>
<p>These steps sound time-consuming and complicated, but <a title="cPanel reseller hosting" href="http://hostek.com/">cPanel reseller hosting</a> equips your end-users with a powerful, browser-based control panel that makes these everyday tasks easier than ever. The tools included for your end-users on a cPanel reseller web hosting plan ensure that they can securely log on, alter their settings, and see the changes implemented immediately on their hosting account – without ever needing to contact you for extra help with routine tasks.</p>
<p>Of course, for deploying new web hosting accounts, altering webspace allocations, or other administrative functions, you will need your own equivalent control panel with far more advanced tools than your end-users would require. To that end, cPanel works in tandem with another web-based control panel, Web Host Manager, or WHM. It is WHM that your <a title="cPanel reseller web hosting provider" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/linux-reseller-hosting.asp">cPanel reseller web hosting provider</a> will provide with your reseller hosting account, and in turn, it is WHM that you will use to dispatch cPanel-powered plans to your customers.</p>
<p><strong>Attracting more customers with a cPanel reseller web hosting service</strong></p>
<p>Although WHM makes it easy for you to provision and manage hosting accounts, it is a system that, for your end-users, remains invisible. Nevertheless, cPanel is the world’s most popular web hosting control panel system, helping ensure that your <a title="cPanel reseller hosting plans" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/linux-reseller-hosting.asp">cPanel reseller hosting plans</a> appeal to the largest number of customers possible. As well as equipping you with the tools you need to run your hosting business successfully, the combination of cPanel and WHM plays a significant role in attracting your audience and convincing them to make a purchase.</p>
<p>Here are five ways that cPanel reseller web hosting services keep customers happy:</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Familiar interface for end-users: </strong>cPanel’s popularity means that if your customers have ever owned a web hosting account, there is a good chance that they will already know how to use cPanel to its full potential. If not, cPanel provides a friendly, convenient interface that makes for the perfect introduction to web hosting administration.</li>
<li><strong>Flexible accounts:</strong> Since WHM makes modifying account settings quick and easy, you can afford to be more flexible with your customers, quickly increasing their allocated disk space as necessary. As well as giving peace of mind to your customers, this can be a great way to upsell your services and increase overall revenue.</li>
<li><strong>Immediate provisioning of accounts:</strong> Through WHM, new customer web hosting accounts can be deployed and fully-operational in mere minutes, allowing customers to start creating their web presence without having to wait a long time for their hosting account to become active.</li>
<li><strong>Better customer service:</strong> Together, these features come together to make you better able to offer incredible customer service. And since your hosted accounts can take care of basic administration tasks, you will have more time to focus on your clients and on expanding and improving your services.</li>
<li><strong>Branded control panels: </strong>Finally, the cPanel accounts that you dispatch from your <a title="cPanel reseller hosting plan" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/linux-reseller-hosting.asp">cPanel reseller hosting plan</a> are white label, i.e., they can be fully-customized with your own branding and logos. As a result, you can continue to build your hosting company’s brand identity with your existing customers, in the hope that they will refer your business to their friends and colleagues.</li>
</ol>
<p>The above are just a few examples of how a cPanel reseller web hosting service offers you and your users far more than basic functionality. Choosing a cPanel reseller plan for your hosting business is an essential element in accelerating your growth and achieving long-term success.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Start your hosting reseller business with cPanel reseller hosting from Hostek.com</strong></p>
<p>A specialist in <a title="cPanel reseller web hosting services" href="http://hostek.com/">cPanel reseller web hosting services</a>, Hostek.com has years of experience in providing flexible, high-performance, and highly-reliable plans that resellers need for success.</p>
<p>Hostek.com provides a wide range of cPanel reseller hosting plans of varying sizes and scales to suit your unique needs today, and adapt to your growing business tomorrow. All of Hostek.com’s <a title="cPanel reseller services" href="http://hostek.com/">cPanel reseller services</a> – including customer accounts – are hosted on the dependable Linux operating system and come complete with a number of additional features, including automated script installers to make deploying dynamic web content quick and easy. In addition, Hostek.com offers cPanel and WHM alongside specialty reseller hosting plans, such as Railo reseller hosting plans and ColdFusion reseller hosting plans.</p>
<p>Whichever plan you choose, every Hostek.com reseller web hosting service includes 24/7/365 customer support, a 99.99% uptime guarantee, and a 30-day money-back guarantee as standard.</p>
<p>For more information on <a title="cPanel reseller hosting" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/linux-reseller-hosting.asp">cPanel reseller hosting</a> from Hostek.com, call 918-392-7870 or visit <a title="Visit Hostek.com" href="http://www.hostek.com/">hostek.com</a> today.</p>
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		<title>The Benefits of DotNetNuke Hosting Services for Content Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hostek_Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For all of the technological advances that a company can use to make its web presence more exciting, if Web 2.0 teaches us one thing it is that, at the end of the day, high quality content beats everything else. &#8230; <a href="http://hostek.com/resource-center/dotnetnuke-hosting/the-benefits-of-dotnetnuke-hosting-services-for-content-management/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For all of the technological advances that a company can use to make its web presence more exciting, if Web 2.0 teaches us one thing it is that, at the end of the day, high quality content beats everything else. The idea of substance being more important than style continues to be true when it comes to attracting visitors, keeping them interested in what you have to offer, and encouraging them to take action by sending you an email, giving you a call, or placing an order.</p>
<p>As a result, there is increasingly a demand for convenient yet powerful tools to handle the ongoing publication of web site content. Whether you are adding new products to an essentially static product catalogue, or allowing your visitors to post comments and generate their own content, a robust content management system (CMS) can take the stress and technical expertise out of implementing your long-term content strategy. For users of a Windows web hosting service including Microsoft <a title="ASP.NET hosting solutions" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/windows/asp.net/windows-asp.net-hosting.asp">ASP.NET hosting solutions</a>, Windows reseller hosting, or Windows ColdFusion hosting services, <a title="DotNetNuke web hosting" href="http://hostek.com/web-hosting-services.asp">DotNetNuke web hosting</a> provides a comprehensive range of content management tools, all offered under an easy to use interface.</p>
<p>In this article, you will learn more about DotNetNuke hosting plans and the benefits of using this reliable content management system as the backbone of your web presence. You will also discover the specific savings that you could make by taking the stress and complexity out of keeping your content regularly updated and refreshed with <a title="DotNetNuke web hosting services" href="http://hostek.com/web-hosting-services.asp">DotNetNuke web hosting services</a>.</p>
<p><span id="more-270"></span><strong>How DotNetNuke hosting plans became the number one ASP.NET CMS</strong></p>
<p>In the early days of Microsoft ASP.NET web hosting services, experienced developers were called upon to create the kind of applications that best demonstrated what ASP.NET hosting could offer. As part of Microsoft’s attempts to source as many sample applications as possible, developer Shaun Walker created IBuySpy, a comprehensive order processing and dispatch management tool for a fictional spy equipment store. The application used a number of the most powerful ASP.NET features to showcase this innovative new web development platform.</p>
<p>However, nobody could have predicted where IBuySpy would go next. Building on the database interactivity and information handling capabilities of IBuySpy, Walker set to work developing a content management system (CMS) that could allow novice users to deploy and manage their online content without any technical expertise. IBuySpy workshop – the first release of what would soon be rebranded DotNetNuke – appeared in late 2002 and quickly began to draw a large community of fanatical users.</p>
<p>Thanks to the extensive development cycle of IBuySpy, a <a title="DotNetNuke hosting plan" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/web-hosting/best-web-hosting.asp">DotNetNuke hosting plan</a> is a reliable, robust way to handle website content, with built-in security, data validation, and encryption to keep data safe. Today, DotNetNuke is behind over 700,000 websites worldwide, all of which can offer an incredible variety of interesting and attractive content with ease. In addition, the large DotNetNuke web hosting community offers a number of skins to alter visual appearance as well as customized modules to add new functionality.</p>
<p><strong>Five fantastic features of DotNetNuke web hosting services </strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Although every type of content management system brings with it the advantage of separating design and programming from content itself, there are a number of specific DotNetNuke hosting service features that make it such a popular choice for Windows hosting users.</p>
<p>Here are just a few of the major features that make <a title="DotNetNuke web hosting services" href="http://hostek.com/web-hosting-services.asp">DotNetNuke web hosting services</a> an excellent choice for organizing and publishing your content:</p>
<ul>
<li>Built For .NET Web Hosting – Given that the project started life as a sample application for ASP.NET, DotNetNuke has been built from the ground up for ASP.NET web hosting plans. As a result, DotNetNuke is a rock-solid platform that features absolute compatibility with the best that .NET has to offer, including best use of system resources and operating system services.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Ready To Use Now – Whichever type of Windows ASP.NET hosting you use, DotNetNuke is easy to install and ready to use in minutes, leaving you ready to get on with the important business of creating and publishing your web site content.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Easy To Administer – After installation, managing the various features of <a title="DotNetNuke hosting services" href="http://hostek.com/web-hosting-services.asp">DotNetNuke hosting services</a> is effortless thanks to a convenient web-based control panel. With every page of your website divided into highly customizable panes, you can quickly put together a layout and start building out the kind of content that keeps customers coming back for more.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Built-in Access Controls – Following on from your initial build-out of content, there may be certain areas of your website or pages of your content that should only be visible to certain users. How about a customer area with support articles that are unavailable to normal visitors? DotNetNuke web hosting includes a streamlined permissions system to make this possible.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Flexibility – On <a title="DotNetNuke hosting services" href="http://hostek.com/web-hosting-services.asp">DotNetNuke hosting services</a>, every website is structured using the same terminology, but a quick look at the sheer quantity of skins available prove that your DotNetNuke-powered site can look however you want it to. The same is true of features – from static product catalogues to a fully-fledged ecommerce offering, from product marketing to social networking, DotNetNuke hosting plans have the flexibility you need to make your web presence truly individual.</li>
</ul>
<p>Whatever your goals, whatever the scale of your business, and whatever the type of web presence you plan to implement, one thing is for certain – <a title="DotNetNuke hosting plans" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/web-hosting/best-web-hosting.asp">DotNetNuke hosting plans</a> can help your vision to become a reality. However, DotNetNuke does not just facilitate publishing for your business – it can also help your business to draw in new customers and generate more revenue.</p>
<p><strong>Why using DotNetNuke hosting can help to build your business online</strong></p>
<p>With so many powerful features just a few clicks away with DotNetNuke hosting services, it is easy to see why the platform has quickly become the number one choice for an ASP.NET content management system. But what is the tangible impact of using DotNetNuke web hosting to manage your online presence? What effect could DotNetNuke have on your ability to attract customers and increase profit?</p>
<p>On the Internet, content is the number one commodity. The vast majority of customers who visit your web presence will be looking for information first, products second. It is your obligation to change this, to not only inform them about what you do and what you can offer, but to convince them to take action. As an example, search engines prioritize those results that offer the most relevant and informative content – not those that have the best products or services on offer. A <a title="DotNetNuke web hosting plan" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/web-hosting/best-web-hosting.asp">DotNetNuke web hosting plan</a> lets you manage large quantities of information and keep every single page updated with ease.</p>
<p>In addition, because DotNetNuke makes publishing and managing your content quicker and easier, you can avoid expenditure on a technical expert to get your content online. The time saved thanks to DotNetNuke can be better spent on other areas of your business, improving customer service, or developing new products.</p>
<p>Together, these two key factors make <a title="DotNetNuke web hosting services" href="http://hostek.com/web-hosting-services.asp">DotNetNuke web hosting services</a> the premier choice for streamlined content management on the Microsoft ASP.NET hosting platform.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Order a dependable DotNetNuke hosting plan from Hostek.com today</strong></p>
<p>With years of experience across <a title="Windows hosting services" href="http://hostek.com/">Windows hosting services</a>, ASP.NET web hosting, and ColdFusion hosting plans on the Windows operating system, Hostek.com is committed to supporting the most cutting-edge systems that your business needs to be successful.</p>
<p>Hostek.com currently supports DotNetNuke hosting services across every one of its Windows hosting plans, as well as on Windows reseller hosting solutions. As a <a title="DotNetNuke hosting provider" href="http://hostek.com/">DotNetNuke hosting provider</a>, Hostek.com guarantees full compatibility between the features of DotNetNuke and your chosen Windows server, resulting in a robust and reliable experience for both you and your visitors.</p>
<p>Alongside dependable hardware capable of running DotNetNuke effectively, every Hostek.com web hosting service includes 24/7/365 customer support, a 30-day money back promise, and a 99.99% uptime guarantee as standard.</p>
<p>For more information about Hostek.com&#8217;s <a title="DotNetNuke web hosting services" href="http://hostek.com/">DotNetNuke web hosting services</a>, call 918-392-7870 or visit <a title="Visit Hostek.com" href="http://www.hostek.com/">www.hostek.com</a> today.</p>
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		<title>How cPanel Hosting Services Can Save Your Business Time And Money</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hostek_Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you run a business of any size, you are no doubt inundated with never ending lists of things to do. Particularly during the economic downturn, every company sees its resources being impossibly stretched as it attempts to remain successful &#8230; <a href="http://hostek.com/resource-center/cpanel-hosting/how-cpanel-hosting-services-can-save-your-business-time-and-money/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you run a business of any size, you are no doubt inundated with never ending lists of things to do. Particularly during the economic downturn, every company sees its resources being impossibly stretched as it attempts to remain successful and set a pattern for future growth. As a result, businesses around the world are looking for new streams of revenue and to attract more. The global marketplace is important to any business currently operating under these increasingly difficult conditions.</p>
<p>One additional source of large-scale income that companies look to take advantage of is the Internet. However, as any business with an existing web presence will tell you, the time and money taken to manage web hosting plans, setup and modify mailboxes, or modify files can make it very difficult to secure a good margin and bring in those massive profits. Thankfully, useful and convenient web site control panel software exists and, providing your host supplies you with access to a powerful administrative tool, keeping your web presence online can be simple.</p>
<p>In this article, you will learn more about <a title="cPanel hosting" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/linux-cpanel-hosting-control-panel.asp">cPanel hosting</a> and discover why cPanel has grown to become the world’s preferred choice of Linux web hosting control panel. In addition, you will learn the benefits of choosing a reputable <a title="cPanel host" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/linux-cpanel-hosting-control-panel.asp">cPanel host</a> and the direct impact that the features of this software can have on your ability to save time and make money.</p>
<p><span id="more-261"></span><strong>cPanel web hosting – the world’s most popular hosting control panel</strong></p>
<p>cPanel first appeared on the market in 1996. When hosting company Speed Hosting needed a way to let its web hosting end-users administrate their accounts and alter a range of common settings, developer and shareholder John Nick Koston set to work developing a Perl-powered piece of browser-based software. Koston’s goal was simple – to streamline day-to-day tasks, saving every user the time taken to learn the relevant skills and implement server changes. Initially, Speed Hosting was the only company to offer this proprietary software solution, and cPanel was identified as a major asset to this company when it merged with another host, Webking, and moved to Virtual Development Inc (VDI) data center.</p>
<p>The first iteration of the <a title="cPanel hosting" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/linux-cpanel-hosting-control-panel.asp">cPanel hosting</a> that is so popular today was in 1999, with the release of cPanel 3. For the first time, updates to the software were automated and a modified version, Web Host Manager (WHM) was included to make it easier for reseller hosting users to provision accounts and alter settings across several services. This partnership between two distinct pieces of software remains at the core of what cPanel is and, with the addition of an easy to understand graphical theme from developer Carlos Rego, cPanel began to take hold of the Internet industry at large.</p>
<p>Today, cPanel is the single most popular piece of web hosting control panel software, being deployed on the majority of all servers worldwide. The range of features included in cPanel hosting continues to evolve on a regular basis, with multilingual support, enhanced security, and better performance than ever before.</p>
<p><strong>The top five features of cPanel hosting plans</strong></p>
<p>Part of what makes a <a title="cPanel hosting server" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/linux-cpanel-hosting-control-panel.asp">cPanel hosting server</a> so desirable is the sheer quantity of powerful server management and administration options included as standard. As a result, covering them all in this article is simply impossible.</p>
<p>However, there are five key areas that the cPanel web hosting feature set covers:</p>
<ol>
<li>Mail – cPanel includes features to create new secure email mailboxes and edit a number of settings including auto-responders and mail forwarding. Whatever the specific attributes of the email account you wish to create on your domain, the entire process is clearly explained with easy to follow steps. Even better, you can conveniently check your inbox from the included webmail clients, using any browser in the world.</li>
<li>Files and Databases – When it comes to providing your visitors with a useful and interesting web experience, you will need to depend on having a streamlined way to upload and alter files. cPanel enables you to upload files using a browser-based file system or you can use cPanel to manage password-protected FTP accounts for logging-in from desktop software.</li>
<li>Logs – Once your web presence is online, it is important to measure your success by examining statistics surrounding your visitors including where they came from and how long they stayed. cPanel can present all of these statistics – and more – in a clear and simple tabular or graphical form.</li>
<li>Security – The more time and effort you put in to making your web presence a success, the more assurance you need that your data is protected. cPanel includes a number of security-related features, including the ability to create backups of your entire site with just one click.</li>
<li>Domains – As your web site expands and develops to include more and more features, there may be occasions when you wish to use your <a title="cPanel hosting plan" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/linux-cpanel-hosting-control-panel.asp">cPanel hosting plan</a> to serve other domains or subdomains. cPanel’s powerful domain management toolkit makes this easier than ever.</li>
</ol>
<p>Although these core <a title="cPanel web hosting" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/linux-cpanel-hosting-control-panel.asp">cPanel web hosting</a> features are enough for the vast majority of users, the options do not stop there. By using cPanel add-ons, also known as cPAddons, hosts can customize the cPanel hosting service they offer to include specific features not provided as standard.</p>
<p>The options are endless – and that can seem a little intimidating, particularly to the novice user. However, the most impressive benefit of choosing a cPanel web hosting plan for your business is the astonishing amount of support and assistance available free of charge online. cPanel features its own ‘official’ support system which includes video tutorials and walkthroughs of common tasks, but for those more specific, advanced requests, the community of cPanel hosting server users is always ready to help.</p>
<p>With so many incredible web hosting features available alongside a wealth of expertise and assistance, <a title="cPanel hosting" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/linux-cpanel-hosting-control-panel.asp">cPanel hosting</a> is the perfect way to make managing your website easier, quicker, and more cost-effective.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Order an easy to use cPanel web hosting service from Hostek.com</strong></p>
<p>Regardless of whether you are a complete novice to web hosting management or an advanced user looking to make complex tasks quicker, a cPanel web hosting service is a dependable, easy-to-use way to administrate your website.</p>
<p>With more than 13 years of experience offering a range of Linux hosting plans and <a title="cPanel hosting services" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/linux-cpanel-hosting-control-panel.asp">cPanel hosting services</a>, Hostek.com has developed a selection of scalable services to suit businesses of all sizes. Every Linux shared web hosting solution or Linux VPS hosting plan from Hostek.com can be partnered with the most recent stable cPanel release, giving you the powerful yet accessible range of features you need to keep your web presence online. In addition, Hostek.com provides 24/7/365 customer support, a 30-day money back promise, and a 99.99% uptime guarantee.</p>
<p>For more information on the versatile <a title="cPanel web hosting services" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/linux-cpanel-hosting-control-panel.asp">cPanel web hosting services</a> available from Hostek.com, call 918-392-7870 or visit <a title="Visit Hostek.com" href="http://www.hostek.com/">www.hostek.com</a> today.</p>
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		<title>Why Choosing PHP 5 Hosting Means More Customers for Your Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take a look at any website you can think of and you will quickly see that dynamic web content is vitally important. Everybody needs the functionality offered by server-side scripting such as PHP hosting. Very few modern businesses would dare &#8230; <a href="http://hostek.com/resource-center/php-hosting/why-choosing-php-5-hosting-means-more-customers-for-your-business/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Take a look at any website you can think of and you will quickly see that dynamic web content is vitally important. Everybody needs the functionality offered by server-side scripting such as <a title="PHP hosting" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/php5.3-hosting.asp">PHP hosting</a>. Very few modern businesses would dare to launch their web presence without a range of exciting content that changed and evolved on a regular basis. From social networking to real time stock inventories, from a product review function to wish lists, the world of ecommerce is dominated by interactivity that first turns visitors into regular users, then turns those regular users into customers.</p>
<p>However, with high levels of demand for database-driven websites, there is now a multitude of competing technologies that offer to make developing web applications effortless. But which is the best? Microsoft ASP.NET hosting offers deeper integration with Windows servers, ColdFusion hosts provide remarkably easy to read code, and PHP web hosting remains incredibly popular. So what are the benefits of choosing a <a title="PHP hosting plan" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/php5.3-hosting.asp">PHP hosting plan</a> for your business? What unique features does PHP offer that helps it to remain a leading scripting language?</p>
<p>In this article, you will discover the incredible functionality of <a title="PHP web hosting services" href="http://hostek.com/">PHP web hosting services</a> and how PHP has helped some of the world’s biggest businesses to succeed. You will also learn more about PHP 5 hosting services, and why choosing a PHP 5 web host can have a tangible impact on your revenue.</p>
<p><span id="more-256"></span><strong>Create rich and dynamic content with PHP web hosting</strong></p>
<p>In 1994, programmer Rasmum Lerdorf was more concerned about making his own website dynamic than transforming the way the business world works. With the goal of easily updating and displaying his resume, he began work on his Personal Home Page Tools – a set of Perl scripts that would go on to be the very first appearance of PHP. It was not until 3 years later that Andi Gutmans and Zeev Suraski, two Isreali developers, took it upon themselves to rewrite the core of PHP, developing a parser that would go on to become PHP 3, one of the earliest forms of <a title="PHP hosting service" href="http://hostek.com/">PHP hosting service</a> to gain popularity.</p>
<p>At this stage, PHP hosting finally had the capability to interpret a wide range of commands and functions, which could be written into PHP scripts in an easy-to-learn programming language. This ease-of-use helped a PHP hosting server to be an essential tool in the deployment of exciting web content. Offering a great degree of control over how data is processed and displayed to visitors, alongside unrivalled connectivity with popular databases including MySQL, PHP web hosting has grown to become a key element of a web developer’s arsenal.</p>
<p>Today, over 20 million websites use PHP hosting, with affordable <a title="PHP hosting plans" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/php5.3-hosting.asp">PHP hosting plans</a> currently available across more than 1 million hardware servers. Whether you require a Linux hosting service or Windows host, PHP gives you the chance to use the same streamlined web development that has led to the success of Facebook, Wikipedia, and WordPress to name a few.</p>
<p><strong>How PHP hosting services give businesses a reliable and powerful web presence</strong></p>
<p>Of course, a web experience on the scale of Facebook does not function as a result of <a title="PHP hosting services" href="http://hostek.com/">PHP hosting services</a> alone. In practice, there are several distinct pieces of software that are required to run a web server and power highly dynamic web applications.</p>
<p>The essential software layers of a web server include the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>A PHP Hosting Service – This is the top layer of a rich web presence, handling the interaction between your visitors and your data.</li>
<li>Database Management Software – Next, you will need a robust way to store your data. A popular, immensely scalable solution is MySQL.</li>
<li>Web Server Software – At the foundation level, software like Apache runs on your server constantly, facilitating the actual transfer of data between your hardware server, via the Internet, and onto your customers’ computers.</li>
<li>An Operating System – Several operating systems are available and are responsible for managing your server’s hardware resources. You can choose from <a title="Linux hosting" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/linux-cpanel-hosting-control-panel.asp">Linux hosting</a> and <a title="Windows hosting" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/windows/asp/windows-asp-hosting.asp">Windows hosting</a> services.</li>
</ul>
<p>Each of these individual pieces of software must run dependably at all times, maintaining their peak performance in order to ensure a great experience for your customers. Most importantly, these pieces of software need to work collaboratively and they should be highly compatible.</p>
<p>PHP hosting services are among the most compatible web hosting solutions in the world. As a result, web sites like Facebook and Wikipedia are implemented on something called the LAMP stack. This describes a platform that uses a Linux operating system, Apache server software, MySQL database management, and <a title="PHP web hosting" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/php5.3-hosting.asp">PHP web hosting</a> to handle visitors and display data.</p>
<p>A PHP hosting server acts as the top layer of a rich web presence, handling the interaction between your visitors and your data. Beneath this layer, it is important to have a robust piece of database management software, such as MySQL. Next, you will need software that controls the flow of information from your hardware server, across the Internet, to the computers that your visitors are using.</p>
<p>Best of all, every piece of software in the LAMP stack is free, including PHP. As a result, the vast majority of PHP web hosting plans are considerably more affordable than their Windows web hosting counterparts, guaranteeing your business a healthy return on investment (ROI). But is PHP web hosting only popular because the software is free? How does PHP 5 hosting compare with the latest <a title="ASP hosting" href="http://hostek.com/">ASP hosting</a>, ASP.NET hosting, and <a title="ColdFusion hosting" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/coldfusion/coldfusion-hosting.asp">ColdFusion hosting</a> services?</p>
<p><strong>The benefits of choosing a PHP 5 hosting plan</strong></p>
<p>Not every PHP host shows adequate commitment to using the latest software and, as a result, not every PHP hosting service works to the same standard. To achieve the same results as alternative dynamic website hosting such as ASP.NET and ColdFusion, be sure you check for a full PHP 5 web hosting plan, not a <a title="PHP web hosting provider" href="http://hostek.com/hosting/linux/cpanel/php5.3-hosting.asp">PHP web hosting provider</a> using an outdated version.</p>
<p>For web developers, PHP 5 hosting plans offer greatly improved features over older, now unsupported releases. PHP 5 introduces object-oriented programming features, enhanced XML functionality for highly parsable code, and the MySQLi extension, ensuring compatibility with the features of MySQL 4.1 and later. For businesses looking to deploy existing web applications that make use of PHP, you will now find that PHP 5 web hosting is a minimum requirement in order for your software to work.</p>
<p>As a result of initiatives such as the GoPHP5 movement, the web development community has for the most part transitioned to using PHP 5 hosting services. If you are ready to get to work on your own dynamic web presence, find a provider who offers PHP 5 server hosting as standard.</p>
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<p><strong>Order a professional PHP 5 web hosting plan from Hostek.com</strong></p>
<p>Whether you are planning to turn your ambitious website plans into a reality or simply hoping to run some popular web-based software, be sure to check that your hosting provider offers the latest in PHP hosting services.</p>
<p>Hostek.com has more than 13 years of experience in providing highly reliable PHP web hosting plans, with a choice of Linux or Windows operating systems. Every Hostek.com service includes PHP 5 hosting, utilizing PHP 5.3 to ensure outstanding performance and incredible compatibility with other useful web software. In addition, PHP 5 is included on other server-side scripting platforms – even if you opt for ColdFusion web hosting or <a title="ASP.NET hosting" href="http://hostek.com/">ASP.NET hosting</a>, you can take advantage of the unique benefits of PHP hosting at no extra charge.</p>
<p>Whichever plan you choose, Hostek.com is committed to customer service and offers 24/7 customer support, a 30-day money back promise, and a 99.99% uptime guarantee across all hosting services.</p>
<p>To find out more about Hostek.com’s PHP web hosting plans, call 918-392-7870 or visit <a title="Visit Hostek.com" href="http://www.hostek.com/">www.hostek.com</a> today.</p>
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