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Ecommerce Hosting and SSL: Why You Need It
The need for many of the websites you see out there on the Net, to have SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) has increased quite a bit in the last several years. The SSL is that secure layer of protection that encrypts all the information from your customer to your pay processor. This is the need of any web site that has a shopping cart type of catalog set up. You are required to have SSL if you are participating in this kind of business.
That is what is the most beneficial part of the ecommerce hosting companies. They know what goes into the application and they have all of the scripts that make this possible with a very few clicks of your mouse. They make it so easy to do; you do not even have to worry about it.
There are hosting companies that do this all the time and it is included in their hosting packages; some charge extra for it. You need to have the best when you are talking about the security of your customer’s information or you will not have that customer much longer.
Why Do I Need A VPS Hosting Account?
Are you concerned with the security of your web site(s)? Do you run programs and/or scripts that are little bit out-of-the-ordinary? Are you expecting to have a major launch that is going to be generating a very large initial burst of visitors? Do you need to have special treatment involved in the processing of payments for many clients in a short amount of time?
If any of the above concerns are justified you need to think about a VPS Hosting account with your current or a new web hosting company. The advantages are that there is more security for all the issues that you are concerned about and the separation of your pages from everybody else’s will keep most of the above issues from being a big concern.
VPS, or Virtual Private Server hosting is the way to separate you from all the rest. This is not the case with the shared hosting account. With shared hosting, everybody has files on one server and anything that happens, anywhere on that server, affects everybody else. You really don’t need that.
The Difference between Shared and Managed Hosting
The difference between Managed hosting and the more commonly used shared hosting is like night and day, as far as the security, ease of recovery and the knowledge that your information is going to be preserved no matter what, is concerned. Shared hosting means: A bunch of people’s websites on the same server, whereas managed means that only your files are on a server by themselves.
This is all very important. You have the control over “your” server and you are able to run all of the programs, scripts, and more importantly, Operating System that you want. You can run Linux or Windows. You can keep as much disk space as you can afford and you can combine this with the reseller account and sell unused space and have that side business pay for your entire hosting package!
You get the benefits of increased and guaranteed up time. You can continue to work on your business and leave all the server concerns to the hosting company, like you always have, yet have the best of both worlds with a dedicated server that is yours!
Transfer Space for Cheap Hosting
Web hosting companies offer site transfer space. Site transfer space refers to the amount of data your visitors accumulate over each given month. If you decide on a certain limit of data that can be downloaded, but then find that limit is reached and surpassed, you will incur extra fees as a result.
Monthly limits range from 10-25 gigabytes, with premium deals offering unlimited packages. This, however, may not be necessary for many—particularly for individuals wishing to host a small business or a personal website. Calculating an average number of visitors each month as well as combining the data downloaded with each page they visit can provide a rough guide to how much transfer space you need.
Finding the right limit of transfer space is a cost effective strategy to getting cheap hosting. A value that allows for an expanding number of visitors to your site is something you should be aiming for. Room to expand is important so that you do not incur unnecessary fees in the future.