HOSTING

FAQ

• What is a hosting?

  The definition of Hosting is very simple: in IT the term Hosting refers to the service that allows a website to be visible online on the Internet. The name derives from the English term "to host" whose translation means "to host". It is in fact a web space within which the files and databases that make up the site are hosted.

• What is a Hosting Provider?

  To understand what a hosting provider is, it is first necessary to give a definition of web hosting.
  Hosting is a web space that has certain resources, where a website is hosted to make it accessible via the Internet.
  The companies that deal with providing this web space to their customers are called Hosting Providers.
  In practice, the Hosting Providers host the sites of their customers on their Servers with the responsibility of keeping the hosting services up and running at all times, to ensure that the hosted sites always remain online.
  A web hosting provider, such as Register.it, provides various hosting services and Hosting solutions (Linux Hosting, Windows Hosting,
  WordPress Hosting, Hosting cPanel, etc.) by making a space available to its customers on a secure, fast, flexible and highly performing technical platform.

• How to choose Hosting – What is the difference between Linux and Windows Hosting?

  Is Windows or Linux hosting better for my website?
  There is no right answer to this question, choosing the best hosting varies according to your needs and the characteristics of your website.
  
  What are the main differences between Linux Hosting and Windows Hosting? There are no particular differences in terms of performance, stability, reliability and speed; the differences mainly concern the databases used and the programming languages used to develop the site.
  
  It is preferable to choose a Windows Hosting solution if you use ASP, ASP.NET and MSSQL database languages which are natively supported by Windows. Linux hosting is instead preferable with PHP, Perl, Python and Ruby languages and MySQL databases.
  
  For sites built through CMS such as WordPress, PrestaShop or Joomla! it is preferable to choose a Linux Hosting solution because it is able to guarantee greater compatibility of libraries and execution environment.

• What do hosting services include?

  The hosting services offered by Register.it include:
  
  • Web space
  • Unlimited monthly traffic
  • Personalized Email Boxes
  • Free domain for one year
  • DNS Management
  • Support of the most used programming languages
  • Superfast cache system
  • Databases
  • SSL Certificate
  • Backups
  • High performance
  • Security Shield
  • Simple and intuitive customer area and much more!
  
  All these tools will allow you to develop and manage your websites independently, in a simple, safe and fast way.
  
  You can choose between different Linux Hosting and Windows Hosting solutions based on your needs and the traffic of your website, always counting on a secure, scalable and performing hosting space.