How to build my first website: Web Hosting for CMS

Virtual reality is an integral part of our lives today. Profile pages on the different social networks are common things for internet users. The recent trend is to have a personal website, a platform where a person may talk about himself and his hobbies, share his achievements and find co-thinkers, make money or just have fun. The only question is: «How a person with no experience can build a website?»

Several years ago people who wanted to get a website had to contact professional web studios. Needless to say it was not a cheap pleasure. Today everything had changed, there are a lot of platforms that allow to build a website even if a person has no experience in programming and web design.

What is CMS?

These kind of platforms are called CMS (Content Management Systems) and are very popular among users all over the world. Starting to create a webresource on CMS user gets an interface where he can publish and edit different kinds of content (texts, images, gifs, videos, music etc.). To organize the content he uses a ready made templates, a lot of them is possible to get for free. To make a website more functional is easy, too. In order to do it just upload relevant plugins (forms for forums, feedbacks, testimonials, payment systems and others).

What are the most popular CMS?

There are a lot of CMS for different purposes. The most popular CMS is WordPress (every forth webresource on the Internet is created on it!). WordPress was found like a platform for personal blogs but now it is possible to create another kinds of projects (blogs for brand promotion, news portals, online shops and others).

If you are thinking about eCommerce, than pay your attention to Joomla CMS. As usual, this platform is perfect for serious commercial projects, official websites of governmental and non-governmental organizations, news portals and corporate networks.

Except for these CMS there are a lot of other platforms. Among the most well-known there are Drupal, Magento, 1C-Bitrix, phpBB and others. You may find a lot of information about them on Internet.

How to build a website? What web hosting to choose?

According to the type of the website you want to build you can choose the most suitable CMS. After doing it you should think about web hosting to make your website available for users all over the world (see the article «Web Hosting: What Is It and Why Do I Need It? 5 Naive Questions» to get more information). Unihost provides special plans for Wordpress and Joomla web hosting, so you may get CMS for free and be sure that your webresource will be always up (even with a high traffic), you will get constant updates of the platform and 24/7 professional technical support.

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Web Hosting: What Is It and Why Do I Need It? 5 Naive Questions

When you decide to run your online project you have to clarify a lot of questions. To make your research easier we gathered 5 FAQs. Read them to understand what to start from.

1. What is web hosting?

Web Hosting is a special service that makes your website available for users all over the world via Internet. Unless you have web hosting your web resource is a number of texts, graphics and other files. To make it work you should choose a web hosting provider and get a space on the server in the data center. As usual, web hosters provide three main types of service: shared web hosting, VPS and dedicated servers.

2. What is the difference between shared web hosting, VPS and dedicated servers?

1. Shared web hosting is the best choice for newbies. This service has a loyal price and reasonable opportunities to host the website. The principle of the shared web hosting is that several websites are located on one server. Choosing a plan, you may get a lot of unlimited resources, but be careful and cooperate only with a reliable web hoster like Unihost. This company works with the worlds` best equipment (Cisco, Arbor, Tilera) so you may be sure in your websites` uptime.

2. Virtual private server (VPS) is the service for more huge projects that are growing rapidly. This servers are more powerful and they are divided into pieces by a special virtualization system. The website owner may use each virtual server independently, he gets a root access to it and wider range of opportunities compared with the shared web hosting.

3. Rent of the dedicated servers is a top-quality service when the webaster is provided with a separated physical server. He may choose a servers` configuration and location that will meet his needs.

3. How to manage my web hosting account?

There are different control panel that are used for a website management. For example, Unihost provides cPanel, an easy and user-friendly tool that is popular among the webmasters all over the world.

4. Can I build a website if I`m not a programmer?

Website building becomes more and more popular not only among professional programmers. A lot of people who start dreaming about their own projects use website builders that allow to create a web resource using templates. Unihost provides this Website Builder for free with every web hosting plan. You may also use a Content Management System (CMS) available for the clients, too. WordPress and Joomla are the most popular, Drupal, Magento, phpBB, 1C Bitrix are also available for Unihost clients.

5. How to protect my website from viruses, hackers and DdoS attacks?

Companies that really care about their clients` projects provide a reliable protection. Unihost offers the antivirus check for the websites hosted on the shared web hosting. This company is also well known for the anti-DdoS protection. To secure your website from hackers you may use an SSL certificate for encrypted connection

9 Characteristics of Reliable Web Hosting: How to Choose High-Quality Service?

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Every professional webmaster has his own formula of the ideal web hosting. Reliability, power, competence — these are three pillars of the high-quality provider which service you may trust. To choose the company responsible to these benchmarks is not an easy task, that is why we compilated a kind of manual for you. In this article you may find an answer to the question: «How to choose the web hosting?» Let`s focus on a case study. We strongly recommend Unihost service and these are the reasons for our choice.

1. Unihost provides a variety of services When you start a project and think about the web hosting, try to inspect which kind of service you need. As usual newbies pay attention to the shared web hosting or VPS, more experienced users may choose dedicated servers. Unihost provides all these service, it means that you may pay for those resources you really need.

2. Secure work is the priority for this company All plans of the shared web hosting include standard anti-DdoS protection so you will safeguard your websites from illegitimate requests. The company also provides an antivirus check of the websites and opportunity to use SSL certificate for encrypted connection.

3. Convenient and easy control panel CPanel web hosting is required among users all over the world. This panel has an intuitive user interface, so you may easily administrate your websites.

4. Available Website Builder and popular CMS The availability of the Website Builder and popular CMS like WordPress, Jomla and others is very important for the webmasters which prefer to use redy-made templates for creating their web resources. Thanks to the unlimited opportunities of the opensource this platforms are one of the most perspective dimension in the website building.

5. Great potential of VPS VPS servers will fit those who need the power of the dedicated server but for lower rate. Unihost provides VPS with OpenVZ and KVM virtualization systems and also Windows VPS. With full root access you will perform all tasks effectively.

6. Different lines of dedicated servers High-quality equipped and placed in the best European and Canadian data centers, Unihost dedicated servers are perfect for startups, e-commerce, saving Big Data, gaming and other purposes.

7. Professional servers administration Specialists from Unihost offers Basic and Premium Administration so you can work with a dedicated server even if you are not sure in your own skills. Installation and updating of the OS, assistance with detection and solving the problems — all these and many other services are provided for the customers.

8. Experienced technical support Customers may keep in touch with Unihost specialists 24/7/365 via online chat, email or tickets. It means that all problems and difficulties may be solved as soon as you need. Friendly and expert technicians are real masters of their trade.

9. Hosting websites since 2001

VPS hosting

Virtual Private Server (or Virtual Dedicated Server) is a part of the powerful server with installed virtualization system, which distributes the power of this server into multiple virtual machines. Simply put, a special program partitions a physical server into pieces (Virtual Machines), where each of them is independent from the others. This solution allows you to use all the advantages of dedicated physical servers at a lower financial cost.

Advantages of hosting VPS at Unihost.com

Virtual server is the easiest and economical way to extend your infrastructure without buying new equipment. This equipment is easily scalable in order to provide all needed resources for your applications and services.

With purchasing virtual server, you get a lot of advantages comparing to other hosting types:

Full control over your server work: full root (administrator) access.

Unlimited sites, domains, databases, mailboxes, FTP and SSH accounts.

Guaranteed amount of resources: you get what you pay for!

You may reboot or reinstall OS directly from control panel. We also provide you with ready-to-go images of OS and different software.

Our backup system allows you to backup all system including all your files and settings.

Save your money: virtual server costs much less than dedicated server!

Our virtual servers are situated in Germany in one of the biggest Europe data-center and have connection to main network traffic exchange nodes in Europe with outlet to America, CIS countries etc. This provides high access speed to your sites or projects from any point of the world.

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Dedicated server: what is it?

Dedicated server is a type of web hosting where you are given a separate physical server with a guaranteed power supply, connected to the Internet and configured exclusively to perform your tasks.

If shared web hosting and virtual private servers(VPS) are no longer suitable for your projects, but you are still not ready to buy your own server and the cost of its upkeep is too high for you, than the dedicated sever may be your choice. Renting a dedicated server, you will be able to select individual configuration, get a technical support and constant monitoring of server status.

The main difference between renting a dedicated physical server and using a virtual web hosting service is the ability to use all resources available on the server. This resources are more powerful than resources available on the virtual hosting.

This helps to increase the stability and speed of websites, which is an important factor for people who engage in virtual Commerce or have websites with a large number of users.

Also on a dedicated server you can install only those software that is necessary for you, while virtual servers have many programs shared for other users.

A dedicated server can reduce your dependence on the web hosting provider. On a dedicated server you will be able to provide timely support to your customers, this is impossible with virtual web hosting. Fast and reliable support is essential for the development of your own server. In business the reliability data are, perhaps, one of the most effective methods of promotion.

If You are a design studio owner or a web designer, a dedicated server will allow you to maximize your profits. The studio will earn income not only through the provision of basic services, but also through the web hosting services that you can provide. When You have the access to your own dedicated server, you will be able to correct and update the client’s website in minutes, and get a refund for the web hosting in the studio, rather than pay them to a third party. As a result, the price for design services and web hosting service in the amount will be less for a customer of the studio, and the designer will get a larger number of regular customers.

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Anti-DDoS protection with every web hosting plan

Unihost is a leader in the web hosting industry. We are called innovators and there is a reason for it: our self-invented hybrid hosting combines pleasant price and top notch European quality. You are provided with the cPanel, managing your website with it turns into an interesting and exciting process.It is not necessary for you to be technically versed to create your own first website - you may use our Website Builder free of charge!

We take care about the secure of your web-projects, so we included Anti-DDoS protection with every web hosting plan. The reliable technology of the incoming traffic monitoring allows to identify all the illegitimate requests. You have nothing to worry about: the DDoS attacks of the unfair competitors will be not harmful for your website.

Our team consists of the experienced engineers and the qualified technicians that are ready to help you 24/7 via phone or email. We hold the bar high and try to make our web hosting better from day to day!

Advantages of hosting websites with Unihost:

Hybrid Web Hosting (SSD+SATA) - + up to 600% faster!
Free Domain
Free website builder
PHP 5.2-5.6
CMS installed with two clicks
Unlimited SQL and FTP users
Unlimited mailboxes
Daily Backup
Unlimited traffic
24/7 Tech Support
Guaranteed uptime of 99.9%
SSH-access
Unlimited space for databases
30 days money back guarantee

Details about web hosting with Anti-DDoS protection 

Purchasing any plan of web hosting you get a reliable and powerful protection against DDoS attacks. We use high quality equipment brands such as Cisco, Arbor, Tilera, so the websites hosted on our web hosting, operate smoothly even when competitors behave unfairly and dishonestly.

We offer such types of Anti-DDoS protection:

standard protection against DDoS attacks is a type of protection when 10% of the total incoming traffic to your website is constantly analyzed and, if the illegitimate traffic identified, - filter starts to analyze all the incoming traffic and only legitimate "harmless" traffic reaches your web resource;

PRO Anti-DDoS protection is a type of protection when all the incoming traffic (100%) is constantly analyzed (we identify, select and isolate illegitimate traffic in real time) and only legitimate "harmless" traffic reaches your web resource.

We strongly recommend to choose plans with Anti-DDoS protection if:

your website is high-loaded;

you have a lot of competitors in your sphere and their behavior can be unfair;

your goal is to have your website safe and under reliable protection.

Unihost.com company provides the constant Anti-DDoS protection of the servers, on which cPanel shared Web Hosting service is placed. There are different types of protection for different OSI levels:

L3: ICMP Echo Request Flood, IP Packet Fragment Attack, SMURF, IGMP Flood, Ping of Death

L4: TCP SYN flood, TCP Spoofed SYN flood, TCP SYN ACK Reflection Flood, TCP ACK Flood, TCP Fragmented Attack, UDP Flood,UDP Fragment Flood

L7: Distributed DNS Amplification Attack, DNS Flood, HTTP(S) GET/POST Flood, DDoS DNS

Please note, we do not give a 100% guarantee of your websites uptime in case when the workload on them increases. Due to the nature of the shared Web Hosting service we impose restrictions on the physical and virtual resources of the servers. The severs can run out of limits before Anti-DDoS system starts to work.

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