Web Hosting is nothing more than a service to ensure you have 24-hour access to web functionality. Like for example, keep a page online. Or, keep a database server running on the web.
When you make a website and want to keep it online, so that other people can see it, you will have to publish your documents through a web hosting service. Generally, hosting services are offered by specialized companies. These companies have multiple servers and offer various plans for different user needs. When you buy hosting, you are basically renting space inside a server.
There are several companies in the world that offer their servers and various features. Each brings its characteristics, so it is up to the user to identify the best opportunities. It is common to find several types of hosting services, the most common being shared hosting and dedicated (BIG) servers.
PowerHoster offer several hosting services to meet any needs you need, with quality and safety!
How Web Hosting Started
Website hosting was born around the beginning of the word Wide Web. However, it was definitely not as advanced as we see it today. The Internet and website hosting services are probably one of the biggest technological inventions to date.
In 1991, with the e-commerce revolution, the companies began to study and perfect themselves to offer web hosting so that all internet users could have their web pages online. At first, this service was costly and complex, so it was generally used by large companies. Over the years, the service has become increasingly cheap and simplified, so it has become popular until it is affordable to anyone interested in maintaining an online page.
There are several types of web hosting services. It has become easy for anyone to understand this concept, and thus offer their electronic services.
The web hosting service has come a very long way since 1991, and it continues to develop day by day. With new technologies and features that meet the needs of consumers, these services are increasingly being simplified, more efficient, safer and faster.
The difference between a Server Hosting and a Shared Hosting
When you are looking for a hosting service, it is very common to wonder what each type of service is all about. Among the hosting services, the most common are shared hosting and dedicated server hosting, or BIG Server.
In shared hosting, you will share the space of a server with several other users. Already in Big Server services, you guarantee a server exclusively dedicated to you. In the image below, a visual example of how they work:
It is important to know the characteristics of these services before making the decision.
Shared Hosting
The shared hosting space is the one with the most demand today and serves the most internet users. It is the service that has the budget-friendly option to quickly get your website running. However, it is also a lower quality service than a Big Server.
Limitations include limits on storage and bandwidth. The performance of your website is largely affected by the needs of the other websites, as you will be sharing the same server resources. This hosting service is ideal for websites that do not require a lot of bandwidth, disk storage or CPU consumption.
Server Hosting
Big Server is a more expensive service, but superior to Shared Hosting. You will have a server fully dedicated to your applications. Hardware is provided by the data centre and is fully dedicated to your server. In this hosting, all server configurations are allowed for the user. The user can customize it to best suit their needs. It has higher bandwidth and disk space. Despite being a service far superior to shared hosting, it is necessary to have good knowledge to be able to control and change the server functions. However, many current hosting companies already offer these services to assist their customers.
The Web Hosting Control Panels
A Web Hosting Control Panel is a tool used to manage your web hosting plan. With it, you can:
- Manage domains;
- Install applications;
- Create and manage email accounts;
- Upload your website files;
- And many other functions.
These functions can be performed by logging in to your service server. However, more technical knowledge is required to accomplish this. The Control Panel is intuitive and simple to use. Therefore, its use is highly recommended, especially for novice users.
There are several control panels available. cPanel is the best known and most used in the world. DirectAdmin is a very popular option today. So, let’s know a little about them.
cPanel
cPanel is one of the most popular website hosting control panels. Available for Linux OS only. It has both a graphical hosting interface and a server management interface through Web Host Manager (WHM).
Because these environments work together, you can manage your site with any of them. Because of this, it fits perfectly with both novice users and developers who prioritize a complete custom system.
CPanel has many functions. All of them are shown on one page. Therefore, this makes the user experience comfortable. You don’t have to access multiple menus to find what you want.
In addition, all features have descriptions that indicate what they do. And finally, in virtually every option you can create anything with just one click.
The main functions offered by cPanel are:
- Domain Settings;
- Email creation and management;
- Settings for Email Functions;
- Files (Log) about visitors and errors;
- Database creation and management;
- Security: IP blockers, anti-leech protection, and password protected directories;
- Server performance monitoring;
- Backup Creation and Automation;
- User Manager and FTP user creation;
- Many tertiary applications and tools to extend functionality.
Finding a good cheap web host that provides quality hosting for reasonable prices can be a challenging task. Neither all good web hosts have cheap prices nor do cheap hosts have quality services. Finding a combination of both, cheap plans and quality hosting together is a very difficult job.
All of our web hosting plans come with cPanel.
All about cPanel
cPanel is an affordable, feature-rich hosting solution, suitable for most web hosting needs. Access a range of powerful, easy-to-use tools that perform essential tasks quickly and reliably. Manage web content and email accounts equally effortlessly through the world’s most popular hosting control panel that web developers know and trust. Our cPanel hosting servers are located in our Sydney and Canberra data centres and managed by our dedicated 24/7 Australian support centres.
cPanel features
cPanel allows you to easily:
- Manage your website files with its browser based file manager (e.g upload, delete, edit files)
- Create/delete email accounts of your choice (@yourcompany.com) and access webmail via your browser
- Install/remove software on your account with the help of Installatron (WordPress, Joomla etc)
- Create/manage/delete databases and privileges
- Manage account backups
- View your account statistics (visitors to your website, their country/computer specs etc)
Though You can always go for free web hosting providers which provide good enough hosting for free but they do come with their own cons such as some hosts need you to place their back-links on your website while some post advertisements, but it doesn’t have to be like this if you go for paid web hosting.
Cheap yearly web hosting plans are best for those people who are just starting out in the online world or just need hosting for their small-scale websites. Overall cheap hosting can be an eye-candy considering the price and services they offer.
PowerHoster Economy hosting plan is the best option for you if you want scalable paid hosting for reasonable prices. PowerHoster is well known for its dominance in the web hosting and domain market. It is the second company in the triumvirate of the top web hosting companies, the two others being the giants 1&1 and EIG group.
PowerHoster is well known for its high-quality web hosting services and high uptime (99.9%). If you need a hosting plan with basic resources for starter websites or if you are looking to purchase your first web hosting plan, PowerHoster cPanel hosting plans is the best option you can go for.
The initial costs of this price are $4.99 / month if you buy hosting for a year, and it will cost only $ 2.49 / month if you buy for 3 years and the renewal price is $7.99. You get a free domain name with this plan (if you buy the annual subscription) and you also get web hosting limited to one website and 100 GB of storage space, unfortunately, it is HDD storage and not SSD, but for the price point, HDD is good enough. You also get unlimited bandwidth with this plan so you don’t need to worry about monthly transfer quota. Free Microsoft Office 365 Subscription is bundled with this plan which is a nice addition to all other features. You can also create a free business Email with this email, but it is valid only for the first year.
Along with these features, you also get additional features that are common to all the plans provided by PowerHoster such as, 1 GB additional storage space for MySQL databases. 24/7 security monitoring and DDoS protection is included in this plan. If you need to buy addition add-on resources like CPU, RAM, I/O you can use 1-Click tool to purchase.
Features of PowerHoster cPanel Hosting–
- One-Click web apps installation – PowerHoster uses the web hosting standard cPanel for managing your hosting accounts. You also get the 1-Click web apps and scripts installer that can install 100+ apps such as WordPress, Joomla, PrestaShop, Drupal etc.
- Security & Technical support – Talking about customer support, you can contact the support team 24/7 via different means. You can either use the toll-free line or initiate an online chat or just raise a support ticket or mail them the issue directly. Godaddy also monitors your websites 24/7 for security threats and malware. It also provides advanced protection against DDoS attacks.
- Reliability and uptime – PowerHoster is amongst the industry leaders in web hosting field. It has high uptime rates which are rarely below 99.9%, so PowerHoster is super reliable as far as uptime is considered.
All Linux Cpanel web hosting Plans Include:
- World-class data centers and Word-Class support Teams
- Best-of-Breed routers, firewalls and servers
- FREE email addresses
- 99.9% uptime guarantee
- One-click install of free applications
- Unlimited Monthly Bandwidth
- Flexible, easy to use control panel (cPanel )
- 1 GB storage MySQL linux databases
- NO hidden fees
- 24/7 security monitoring and DDoS protection
- All Web hosting accounts are placed in our cloud servers.
DDoS attacks and other security threats are a major pain for popular website owners and to counter this ordeal, we provides all the plans with 24/7 security monitoring and DDoS protection services.
Powerful hosting made easy
With its user-friendly control panels featuring cPanel®, our Hosting puts you in charge. And thanks to our award-winning data centers, lightning-fast load times and 24/7 monitoring, you know your site will always be safe, secure and online – guaranteed*.
Award-winning security keeps your site safe
Keeping a website secure is a full time job. That’s why our security team is on the job 24/7, monitoring your site for suspicious activity and protecting it against brute force and DDoS attacks.
Pros –
- Free domain name with all plans
- High uptime
- cPanel integration
- Advance security monitoring.
Cons –
- No option to choose to host location on your own.
- Hosting renewal prices are high.