Hosting

A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their own website accessible via the World Wide Web. Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server they own or lease for use by their clients as well as providing Internet connectivity, typically in a data center. Web hosts can also provide data center space and connectivity to the Internet for servers they do not own to be located in their data center, called colocation.

There are a few reliable hosting services around. A few good ones are

  • ServInt – very reliable
  • iWeb
  • Idologic – affordable DirectAdmin hosting

Control panel

A Control panel in web hosting refers to the interface provided by the hosting company for the maintenance and monitoring of the hosted website.

  • DirectAdmin – a very good control panel for managing multiple sites but with email support only
  • cPanel – favored by many web hosting companies

Application Installers

  • Installatron – auto-installer and auto-upgrade plugin for the cPanel/WHM, DirectAdmin, Plesk, and LxAdmin web-hosting control panels.
  • Fantastico – the leading autoinstaller for cPanel servers