Three features a host should offer [at least...]

Don’t panic as this article will not be about me trying to convince you to buy from big companies, or me trying to tell you, that it is great to buy an unlimited hosting plan, because it is not This article will be simply about what I would like to see in an offer from a hosting company what would make me go and consider their offer.

Hosting companies tend to offer so many different features. They offer them in different amounts and thus it is hard to decide between two or three hosting companies. The top three things a offer should have to appeal to me are :

1. Offer SSL for my mail client connection
2. Offer SSH as an option for file uploads or a secured HTTPS web space uploader
3. Offer the option to create at least 20 MYSQL databases

Offer SSL for my mail client connection

This is a very good and very important thing I am searching for when trying to find a good web host. It is about security and in todays world it is very very important. It helps to keep your mail outside of reach of bad guys and it gives youthe feeling of added security.

Offer SSH as an option for file uploads or a secured HTTPS web space uploader

Although to many of you it may seem as unnecessary, but it is once again very important, because while you are uploading stuff to your web page you are very vulnerable. You should realize that you are not uploading “stuff,” but that you are uploading data and it can be very valuable to you. And if you are uploading valuable data should it be visible to everybody? I don’t think so

Offer the option to create at least 20 MYSQL databases

I like hosting companies not setting limits on the amount of databases I can create, but there are always limits in some areas and thus I like to have the ability tobe able to create at least 15 to 20 databases. Most of the time I am hosting multiple web sites on one account and today nearly everything runs by utilizing a database and thus you need the ability to create many of them. and you do not know how many you might need before you sign up and thus it is good to know how many you can create and you could need beforehand

This is not an exhaustive list and it could be much longer, but these are at least a basic list with some basic points Have a nice weekend and see you next time!

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