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The options available with a web hosting package are very broad, and can be a bit confusing to understand - especially since the options are in many ways, and condensed in various ways, while the purchase of a package Online. I hope you can give a breakdown of categories of these features are divided into and help you to focus on characteristics that are important to you.

I break the features into 10 categories, and discuss one by categories to give you a good understanding of options and make an informed purchasing decision.

10 categories of web hosting package features

1. OS
2. Web Server
3. Bandwidth
4. Diskspace
5. Domains
6. E-mail
7. FTP
8. Data base
9. Panel
10. Applications / Programming

1. OS

The operating system is the underlying software that runs on the host. It manages the physical hardware of the server and attempts to optimize the use of RAM, disk space, network and CPU for future demands in the machine. The underlying OS must be the same as on your desk or even the operating system you use to develop your website. In most of the facts, because of management functions being controlled by a web GUI, you might never know or care what operating system server.

The main operating systems, you'll find buying a web hosting service are Windows and UNIX. With Windows, you will see the versions available, such as Server 2003 or Server 2008 and UNIX, you will see many brands of Linux, CentOS General, Debian, or Redhat. Choosing between Unix and Windows is an important decision, and involves many variables, but in the end it simply means whether you want to build your website with open source technology or with Microsoft technology. A more complete Write-up the choice is available on www.HostGraphs.com in How To topic.

Find the application you want, or run as your site and check to see if she has all the requirements of Microsoft technologies (database MSSQL, MSAccess database, ASP, ASP.Net). If you do not find compelling reasons to use Windows, UNIX and probably a better choice for you. UNIX manages the open source scripting languages a bit faster and is also slightly cheaper than Windows.

There are several specific sub-operating system that may be of importance to you.

Do you need a virtual private server? This gives you a virtual operating system dedicated to yourself instead of sharing you with other OSes. You still share a machine with others, but there are stricter walls in place to guarantee bandwidth, CPU and memory, even if a website on the same machine becomes very touched. It also gives you configuration choices with everything that is your own operating system. These packages are more expensive than sharing options, but worth it if, as your site grows. Packages VPS is mainly varying the amount of RAM dedicated to you, then I would recommend going with the smaller package and track usage of RAM over time and upgrade to a larger package if necessary.

Do you need a dedicated SSL certificate? Most sites offer a shared SSL certificate, which is fine for some smaller sites, but if you use a medium or large e-commerce site you will need a specific certificate. Some buyers will not just send their personal information and credit card without a valid SSL certificate guarantee private. In addition, some applications require that the certificate basket and dedicated. Be careful when shopping for it - say hosting services provide a SS.