{"id":4768,"date":"2017-11-20T04:40:29","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T04:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/a1webdesignteam.com\/blog\/?p=4768"},"modified":"2017-11-20T04:40:29","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T04:40:29","slug":"tips-on-server-configuration-domain-hosting-and-file-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/a1webdesignteam.com\/blog\/tips-on-server-configuration-domain-hosting-and-file-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips on Server Configuration, Domain Hosting and File Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest decisions every webmaster must make is what company to use for domain hosting and if a separate online backup service is necessary. But, that\u2019s only part of the story. Before deciding where to host, you\u2019ll need to decide whether you are going to need a dedicated server, virtual server or shared server for your website(s). My preference is using a virtual server in a cloud and using DirectAdmin for the control panel. Through a series of articles, I will explain why I prefer that configuration, provide tips on setting up your server, offer advice on backing up your files and a discuss variety of other topics related to VPS and\u00a0cloud hosting.<\/p>\n<h2>Selected Web Hosting resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Smarter\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.finalwebsites.com\/shared-hosting-provider\/\">web hosting<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 WebFaction<br \/>\nIf shared web hosting is okay for your website\u2019s requirements, we advice this company. They offer strong and fast hosting with features you didn\u2019t find by many other providers: SSH access, MySQL and PostgreSQL on the same server, Rails, daily backups and many other features.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vps.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">VPS.NET Virtual Private Servers<\/a><br \/>\nThis VPS hosting provider offers a newer hosting solution called cloud hosting. Cloud hosting allows customers to easily scale and customize a hosting plan so you pay for what you use and when you use it. With all the benefits of a dedicated server and a much lower price, VPS.NET is the next generation of web hosting. Great provider!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dynadot.com\/\" target=\"&quot;_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dynadot Domain Name Registration<\/a><br \/>\nDynadot is an ICANN accredited domain name registrar and web host located in San Mateo, California. They offer the most common domain tlds for a fair price. They offer also SSL certificates, these certificates allow you to encrypt the data between your customer\u2019s browser and your web server. They have an easy to use (and fast) control panel and the support is fast and customer friendly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest decisions every webmaster must make is what company to use for domain hosting and if a separate online backup service is necessary. But, that\u2019s only part of the story. Before deciding where to host, you\u2019ll need to decide whether you are going to need a dedicated server, virtual server or shared [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0},"categories":[125],"tags":[51],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/a1webdesignteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4768"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/a1webdesignteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/a1webdesignteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/a1webdesignteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/a1webdesignteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/a1webdesignteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4768\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/a1webdesignteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/a1webdesignteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/a1webdesignteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/a1webdesignteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}