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This article mainly shows you "how to choose a virtual host". The content is simple and clear, and I hope it can help you solve your doubts. Let the editor lead you to study and learn the article "how to choose a virtual host".

The virtual host divides a certain amount of disk space on the network server for users to place sites, application components, etc., and provides the necessary site functions, data storage and transmission functions. The so-called virtual host, also known as "website space", is to divide a server running on the Internet into multiple "virtual" servers, each of which has an independent domain name and a complete Internet server (supporting WWW, FTP, E-mail, etc.). Virtual host is the gospel of network development, which greatly promotes the application and popularization of network technology. At the same time, the rental service of virtual host has also become a new economic form in the network era. Renting a virtual host is similar to renting a house.

Steps / methods

one

Try to choose those virtual hosting providers that have been established for a long time and have good reputation.

Generally speaking, some famous Internet service providers provide virtual hosts with reliable quality, but the prices are sky-high, even if they do not support ASP/PHP space, they can sell for 500 yuan per month, which is not suitable for those of us who do not have rice at all. Therefore, the natural law of "one cent per cent" is still generally effective, so we can only choose the second best, and try to choose those professional virtual hosting providers with good reputation, long establishment time and good reputation. Before choosing, try to understand the background of the company, the time of establishment, whether various service qualifications are available, and so on.

At present, some newly established virtual hosting providers are very cheap in order to increase the volume of business, but the service is not guaranteed. If it is light, it often stops, and if it is heavy, it absconds. This practical example has happened many times. For a new website, especially the forum site, stability is the first priority, even if your site stops for 10 minutes, you may lose some important users! Therefore, first of all, we should choose a stable space, followed by a fast space!

two

Select the type of host program you need

The types of programs that hosts can support can basically be divided into three types: PHP type, ASP type and omnipotent type.

Among them, PHP type is basically built by Linux/FreeBSD + Apache + MySQL + PHP technology. This type of virtual host has been developed for a long time abroad, the technology is relatively mature, the general control panel is rich in functions, and the management is relatively complete. It should be noted that most PHP programs need MySQL database support, but the good news is that MySQL is basically a standard configuration of PHP space, which is also one of the reasons why the performance of PHP space is higher than that of ASP space, but the price is also higher than that of ASP space.

ASP mainframe space is generally Windows Server + IIS + Access database, high-end space can also support MSSQL, but the price is too expensive. Because ASP itself has few functions and class libraries, it is necessary to use some controls to support some common functions and procedures. Fortunately, most host vendors provide control services such as FSO, and some can also provide control services such as Mobile. Due to the use of Access database, when the number of parallel reads and writes is relatively large, the performance of ASP space is worse than that of PHP space, but such space is cheaper, and the price is very attractive for cash-strapped beginners. In fact, only provide ASP space is not too many, generally add PHP and JSP support above, constitute the so-called "omnipotent" host.

The so-called omnipotent host is generally on the ASP host, and then install PHP, or JSP support, the price is very cheap. In fact, by carefully observing the detailed parameters of some virtual hosting service providers, we can find that the general low-end hosts are all-purpose hosts, while the high-end hosts are separated from ASP hosts and PHP hosts. In fact, this tells us that there are no special circumstances, must not use universal mainframe. The reason is that providing both ASP and PHP services on IIS, and some of them JSP services, will certainly make the server exhausted! At the same time, these three services are generally loaded in the background using the IIS module, any one of the design defects will make the server work abnormally, and it will also reduce the security of the system, because vulnerabilities on any kind of system will affect the entire system; finally, many so-called universal hosts claim to support PHP, but do not provide MySQL for free, which is no different from not supporting it.

Just like no one is perfect, universal mainframe is not the best choice in terms of reliability, security and so on. Moreover, at present, some service providers who lack the strength of the grass-roots team often buy a few mainframes and begin to send advertisements everywhere without waiting for industrial and commercial registration. Due to their lack of technical capability in the UNIX platform, they generally can only provide the so-called "omnipotent" mainframe of the Windows platform, and the function of the control panel is also very weak. It is suggested that it is best not to buy such a mainframe. Within a few days, it will become an "impossible" mainframe.

So, be sure to choose the type of host you need according to the program you need to install-if you plan to use ASP to build your website, or if your favorite and selected website program is ASP, then use ASP type; if you like PHP, an open source dynamic language, or if you have chosen to use PHP's whole site program, use PHP type. It is important to note, however, that you must not use both ASP and PHP on a site, for the reasons I have explained above. The advantage is that now, whether it is ASP or PHP programs, there are many excellent website programs to choose from. I do not want to compare the advantages and disadvantages of PHP and ASP dynamic languages here. I have learned and used these two dynamic languages for a period of time. It should be said that they all have some features and advantages that can achieve the functions we want to achieve.

three

Try to choose the host space where the control panel is feature-rich.

As mentioned above, many host vendors of the grassroots team do not have the funds to buy foreign control panels, and they do not have the technical ability to develop their own, so the function of the control panel is very weak and often can only change the user login password. database password, view space usage and other functions. Host providers with strong strength and mature technology can generally provide file management, ZIP decompression, Web mail interface, phpMyAdmin database management program and other tools.

At present, some powerful control panels can even provide functions such as PHP.INI file modification, database backup and recovery, and some can provide installation services for some common programs (such as BLOG, etc.), which will be very convenient for us to manage and use the website.

four

Try to choose those websites with better technical support and better service quality.

It is recommended to communicate with the technical service personnel of the provider before purchase to see their service attitude and service level. You can ask them some technical questions and see if they can answer them correctly.

Fifth, choose your own host model according to your actual situation, choose the type and model that suits your needs. Generally speaking, the traffic and data volume of the new website are not large, so you can first buy a space with relatively small capacity (100MB is also enough), and wait until the website traffic is large, and then upgrade or buy a large space, which is more cost-effective.

If you only build a personal website, or if the traffic of the site is expected to be relatively small, you can consider buying those spaces with traffic restrictions, which are very cheap, because all the sites in the space are limited by traffic. on the contrary, it makes it very fast, generally speaking, the traffic they provide is also very difficult to use up.

However, if your site is intended for all people, or if you choose those with unlimited traffic, you should know that even if your site is stopped for only a few hours, it will cause your ranking and traffic to drop significantly.

In addition, in view of the current network bandwidth problems caused by the north-south partition of Internet in China, if your website only faces the local region, it is recommended to choose the location of service providers or hosts according to your region (some service providers provide multiple computer rooms to choose from, if you choose Netcom in the northern provinces and telecom in the southern provinces). If you have a high demand for speed, consider choosing the so-called "two-line" space.

The above is all the contents of the article "how to choose a virtual host". Thank you for reading! I believe we all have a certain understanding, hope to share the content to help you, if you want to learn more knowledge, welcome to follow the industry information channel!

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