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This article mainly introduces the relevant knowledge of "what matters need to be paid attention to when purchasing a virtual host". The editor shows you the operation process through an actual case, and the operation method is simple, fast and practical. I hope this article "what matters you need to pay attention to when purchasing a virtual host" can help you solve the problem.

1. Our needs

What are we doing with this virtual host? Whether to do a blog or an e-commerce website, or a garbage station, and so on. If we do a blog, we do not need a lot of space, 99% of the online rate is enough, if we do e-commerce, we may need better stability, for some websites may have a lot of pictures, may need more storage space. Of course, we want the more stable the mainframe, the more space, the better, but the more money we need. In addition, take into account the program, if it is a PHP or Perl program, then it is recommended to use Linux host, if you are using ASP.NET, then you have to choose Windows. We should consider our own needs before choosing the mainframe.

2. Price

Price is often the first factor we consider, but price is not the final factor. Every penny, although some mainframe is very cheap, but it may not be suitable for us. Therefore, blindly from the price factor to consider the host is not a very wise choice.

3. Areas that the host business is good at

The vast majority of hosts have their own areas of expertise. For example, Bluehost is good at shared hosting, while linode is good at VPS,Media Temple, and they are good at shared hosting,VPS.

4. Restrictions on the host

The limitation of the program we mentioned in the first point is that if you are using an ASP.NET program, then you have to choose the host of Windows.

In addition, many host providers say that there are no restrictions, but they will contain some implicit restrictions. We should be aware of these implied restrictions when we choose and purchase, and Bluehost has these restrictions. Some spaces will have hardware restrictions, such as the maximum amount of CPU or RAM resources allocated to you.

5. Technical support

This is particularly important for our users who buy foreign hosts from home. Because of jet lag, our questions are often not answered until the next day. When choosing a host, we need to know whether the provider provides real-time online consultation, whether users are satisfied with their technical support, and so on. Also, now many foreign host providers begin to support Chinese, do you have this need?

6. Matters needing attention in selection and purchase

First, the tricks of free domain names

It's good to have a free domain name, but pay attention to the back of the free domain name. First of all, who owns this domain name? Second, what should we do in the second year? What's the renewal price?

Second, separate the domain name registrant from the space business

It is recommended not to register a domain name with a space provider. If we know that there is no problem for the domain name to be transferred and the owner is us, it's no big deal. For example, my domain name is registered in Godaddy, and the space can buy Bluehost or MediaTemple.

Read the terms and conditions of bandwidth and space size

Now most of the foreign space is unlimited space, to how much is unlimited? In fact, unlimited space does not exist, be sure to read the following terms before use. For example, Bluehost says it is unlimited, but there are actually certain restrictions. Here are the restrictions on Bluehost. Part of it is limited. If the number of visitors to a blog or website suddenly increases, how to calculate the bandwidth of the excess part? Some people use MediaTemple's GS, which exceeds a lot of GPU for some reason, so it costs a lot of money.

Read the blog of the space provider

Blog marketing is doing well abroad, so almost all web hosting providers have their own blogs. Look at how focused they are on technology. I think Bluehost has done a good job on this! Their boss, Matt, will introduce some of his recent work, recent optimizations, and so on on his blog.

Use the discount code

Most of the foreign space has coupons or discount codes, and you can save a lot by using discount codes, such as the MediaTemple GS I use. If you use the discount codes, you can get a 20% discount for life. The original price is $20 a month, but now it's only $16 a month.

It is best to use Paypal instead of credit cards

If you can use Paypal, use Paypal, not credit cards, unless the hosting provider has a good reputation. For some web hosting providers that you are not familiar with, don't rashly use credit cards.

Buy one year a year

Many mainframe providers have offered many years of purchase incentives, I do not object to you to buy for many years, but recommend you to buy year after year. There are many uncertain factors in the virtual host, such as the wall of IP and so on. If we buy it a year or a month, if something goes wrong, we will transfer it immediately. I am now using MediaTemple's GS for a month. We don't have to worry, they will automatically deduct money from our Paypal or account.

7. Hardware configuration of the server and configuration of the computer room

The hardware of the server and the hardware of the computer room are related to the stability and speed of the service. Some hosting providers use highly configured servers, while others may use PC-level servers. For example, the server of Dreamhost is worse, while Bluehost is better. In addition, the computer room is also a very important factor, and the quality of the network equipment in the computer room is also an important factor in determining the quality of service.

8. Users' word of mouth

For example, I learned about several well-known foreign host providers in China, such as Bluehost, MediaTemple and Hostgator, from other blogs, so the word-of-mouth of users is also an important factor in our choice and purchase of hosts. Of course, many people say that these hosts are not very satisfied, but we have to filter those emotional factors rationally.

9. Control panel

This is not very important when choosing a host vendor, but it may affect the mood. For example, you used to use CPanel. After switching to Dreamhost, you can see that his backstage panel is very unfamiliar, which may affect your mood. Of course, a good mainframe control panel is easy to use, which makes our maintenance much easier. The background of Media Temple is also developed by itself, and it is easy to use.

10. Scalability

With the development of websites or blogs, the existing hosts may not be able to meet the needs and whether they can be upgraded seamlessly. Some hosts provide shared hosting and VPS, can you upgrade from shared hosting to VPS? Dreamhost this is good, can upgrade from shared hosting to VPS, but Media Temple is almost, need to manually move upgrade, more troublesome.

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