Before choosing a web host, you should compare and learn good of all the services we offer. The most important features to consider are:

Reliability and speed

Look for a provider that has their own equipment that offers an availability of your website Guaranteed 99%. Many providers are actually no services resellers own and generally have neither the resources nor the expertise to provide good service, besides being more expensive. Companies that take three or more years running are generally more reliable. Some providers offer a trial period before buying the property.

Operating Systems

Do you use a standard operating system constantly updated? If they do, it will be more difficult to get the scripts to develop their new website. In search for Red Hat Linux servers, Mandrake, Debian, SuSE, Slackware and CentOS. To find the most recent stable version of Linux www.kernel.org visit. For Windows make sure they have the latest version with all current patches.

If using server technology like JSP or ASP and manage Microsoft applications such as Microsoft Access or Microsoft SQL, you need a Windows server. Linux servers are compatible with MySQL databases with PHP technology and are much cheaper.

Languages ​​and databases

You must have at least an updated database. In Linux must support PHP and Perl and MySQL databases. Propocionar must access the folder cgi-bin that will be very useful especially if you plan to develop an e-business. If you use Windows servers must offer at least Access and SQL Server.

Support

Check the least support should offer support through email preferably 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, although it would be more advisable to also offer telephone support. Make a test and ask questions to see if they respond quickly and effectively enough to meet their needs.

FTP Access

Some providers offer very cheap no FTP access, which is essential if you want to add content to your site regularly. See if you can change the permissions and have multiple FTP accounts that will be useful if your page is created by more than one person.

Email

How many email accounts do you provide? They should offer POP accounts to access your mail from your computer and also offer Webmail, to manage their emails directly from the web. Look also if they provide autoresponders, very helpful especially if you have an ecommerce.

Control panel

Panel must have a simple and intuitive control that allows complete management of your account. The best control panels feature useful software preinstalled scripts. Some of the best known are: Fantastico or Elephant, Cpanel, Ensim and Plesk HSphere and

Domains

Must be able to have at least one domain with subdomains infinite. Top Companies typically offer five or more domains.

Statistics

Do you provide detailed statistics to monitor traffic of your traffic to your website?

Disk Space

The recommended minimum would be 50 MB for cheaper accommodation.

-Bandwidth

The main difference between the basic plans and services more expensive is the amount of bandwidth allowed per month.
To calculate how much bandwidth you need, multiply your daily X visits every half page X the space occupied by each page X 30 days.
Example: 100 visits per day, 5 page views per visitor, with pages that would occupy 45 kb: 100 X 5 X 45 X 30 = 675.000 KB KB = 675 MB.
Try to recruit the maximum bandwidth you can afford with your budget. Beware of vendors that offer unlimited bandwidth, read the fine print of the terms and conditions as they usually have some kind of restriction. Verify that extra fee will apply if you exceed the bandwidth and has options to increase the bandwidth contracted.

Ecommerce

If you plan to add an online store or offer your servcios through requiring web cart, secure payments and secure data transfer make sure your web host supports SSL.

The average price for a professional web hosting is usually between 6 and 45 € per month depending on the services offered.

Compare While all hosting providers before buying, do not be afraid to do all kinds of questions and keep in mind that if you plan to expand your business, 25 € a month for 8 domains comes out much more profitable than € 10 a month for one.