I. What is Host, why rent? 1.1) What is Host? Hosts in English translate a lot of meanings, in which the meaning for information technology is the server. Host means a highly configurable computer, located in a dedicated server location, which is connected to a high-speed internet connection to distribute data to the internet environment by allowing User uploads data or uploads data. Inside a Datacenter Inside a Datacenter In WordPress, their source code uses PHP server-side language (that is, compiled and processed by the server environment) and database management system (MySQL), so you need a supported host. It supports PHP compiling and processing, and has MySQL Client installed to handle queries in the database. Say that if you use WordPress.Org you need to have a host then you can run it. From there you can put your website on the internet. 1.2) The relationship between Host and Domain (domain name) In this article I do not say much about domain but when reminding the host himself should also say it a little bit so that if you still have questions to read it. The concept of domain I have explained here so you take the hard read. 1.3) Host or host? This is only a small matter, but it is also useful to know it. If you talk about hosts, you can call a host or host to buy anything, but the most accurate is the host. We call it hiring because you have to pay monthly fees for things like network, datacenter infrastructure, server rack, and physical servers all belong to them. II. Host Vietnam and Foreign Host 2.1) Host Vietnam is like? Viettel IDC Song Than - Binh DuongDatacenter of Viettel IDC Song Than - Binh Duong Host Vietnam is not entirely the provider in Vietnam, but one more factor is that servers are located in one (or more) datacenters in Vietnam. As we know, Vietnam has about 5 datacenters in the country. Including a datacenter in Binh Duong and 4 datacenters in Hanoi, specifically: IDC Viettel Datacenter (Binh Duong) FPT Datacenter (Hanoi) GDS Hanoi - Thang Long Hanel - CSF Datacenter (Hanoi) Telehouse International Vietnam (Hanoi) Advantages of Host Vietnam The speed of access in the country is very fast because of the same infrastructure, internal bandwidth and geographical distance from users to low datacenters. Easy to buy, easy to pay. Easy to ask for support. No language disagreement. Disadvantages of Host Vietnam Price is high due to high bandwidth compared to Europe or America. Obstruct access from abroad if there is a cable break. Some after-sales support services are not good. If you need to use Hosting services in Vietnam, try WordPress Hosting at your AZDIGI try 🙂 2.2) Foreign Host is like? Inside a Datacenter in Dallas, Texas. USABy a Datacenter in Dallas, Texas. America Briefly, these hosting providers have offices and servers not located in Vietnam. Currently some of the most popular datacenters in the world for hosting services are: Dallas, Texas, USA. Amsterdam, Netherlands. Michigan, USA. Singapore London, England. Stockholm, Sweden. Berlin, Germany. That's just where the server is located, and the datacenter now has many vendors have their own datacenter, but rarely rent anybody. Advantages of foreign host Professional service. Many promotions due to high competition. Global transmission speed rgood In Vietnam, if ping to foreign host, only about 250 to 300ms. But overseas ping to VN is at least 450ms.
Disadvantages of foreign host The language barrier. Difficult to buy and pay. When purchasing, they need to verify their ID card or call. And you can only pay via Credit Card (Visa / Mastercard) or PayPal. Too much hard to choose. Many places do not welcome Vietnamese people very much. The typical foreign host providers are listed below for each category, which you can buy from them as they are reputable providers. III. Common host types In general terms, the host to run WordPress is divided into six categories as follows: 3.1) Free Hosting - Host free Free host means a service that allows you to sign up for a zero-cost host package, which is usually done by newcomers to the web or without the expense of renting a private host. Advantages of free host The only advantage is that you have a private host on the internet completely free, no monthly fee to make website. Disadvantages of free host Free hosts contain a lot of disadvantages, whichever is theirs. Often it contains disadvantages such as: Most do not support adding a separate domain. Resources are very low. Slow speed. Extremely poor security. Many providers make you have to hang ads on the website. Outdated software configuration, most likely error when installing WordPress. See also: List of free hosts 3.2) Shared Hosting - Host sharing resources Shared hosts are not shared by anyone else for free, but shared hosting means that host packages (including free and paid hosting) share the same resources on the server as RAM, CPU, disk space, bandwidth, ... And of course, shared hosting packages are on the same physical server. Comparison model between VPS and Shared Host Comparison model between VPS and Shared Host This is the most common type of host and is often used as the official host for small to medium websites. If you visit Thachpham.com and see articles like A2Hosting, AZDIGI, StableHost, these are shared hosting services. Often here people will not be called shared hosting but just short of host. If you are new to website building will use this type. Advantages of Shared Host Easy to use because there is always a separate control panel. Anyone can use it, just take a few hours to complete. Get technical support technician when trouble, error. Cheap, usually ranging from $ 2 to $ 12 per month. Multiple websites can be installed on a Shared Host package. Having installed the necessary software to run the website. You just need to buy Shared Host and then install the source code WordPress. (more instructions) High speed if you buy shared hosting at reputable vendors (See also 7 best hosting services for WordPress from low to high). Disadvantages of Shared Host Restricted resource usage. Some vendors limit the CPU, some vendors limit bandwidth and capacity. Relative security. Because it is the same server system so if other websites on the server are attacked then you are more or less affected. Occasionally downtime will result in the website being inaccessible. Only suitable for small and medium websites (about 0 to 5000 visitors per day). Typical Shared Host services Check the list here. References on Share Host 4 heartbreaking facts of Shared Host. How to buy a foreign host (eg StableHost, but you can apply to other sites). 3.3) Virtual Private Server (VPS) If your website grows beyond the allowable range of Shared Host services, then the solution you need to target is VPS services. SSH - The main connection protocol for administering VPSSSH - The main connection protocol for administering VPS VPS is also a host (it is also on a physical server) but the other is that it is allocated a certain amount of resources for independent use, not affected by other websites on the same server. In Shared Host you have pre-installed operating system, related applications to run the website. But on the VPS, it is not installed except for operating systems like Microsoft Windows Server, Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, ... (you can choose your operating system) and many VPS providers are now Supports you to reinstall the operating system when there are problems. The average price for a VPS service at this time is between $ 15 / month and $ 300 / month, depending on the severity of the problem. Advantages of VPS High speed is not affected by other websites. Good security because it is not affected by the "neighbors". Freedom to customize every setting in the server to the best web. Install as many software as you like. Defect Have knowledge of computer network management and understand its operation mechanism. Generally difficult to use for horizontal hand. If you are not self-managing then
The cost of VPS administration services is usually quite expensive, ranging from $ 45 to $ 100 per month.
You are solely responsible for the data stored on it, unless you have additional VPS backup support.
Typical VPS Services
SSD VPS at AZDIGI
DigitalOcean
Linode
A2Hosting VPS
Site5 VPS (with server in Hongkong, Singapore)
However, VPS is not too difficult to administer. If you have a VPS that does not understand how to use or need to learn how to use VPS, see the VPS Learning Series to set up a webserver for WordPress and learn how to do it on VPS.
3.4) Dedicated Server
Dedicated Server is a high-end option for large websites or more resources than VPS. Dedicated Server means renting a separate server set up in the system, and the usage may be called VPS, but you will have more power, more resources, better security.
Dedicated Server Administration through IPIM and KVM Dedicated Server Management through IPIM and KVM
Currently the price of a Dedicated Server is usually at least $ 100 / month and the maximum can be up to several thousand dollars.
Advantages of Dedicated Server
Withstand extremely high traffic.
Resource abundant.
Install the operating system and software yourself.
Maximum security.
Disadvantages of Dedicated Server
Hard to use for non-professionals.
Self-administration server, if you rent the admin fee will pay the price of half the server rent.
Take responsibility for your data.
Expensive price.
Typical Dedicated Server services
OVH - Cheap, good, but only if you do not need help with anything related to technology.
InmotionHosting - Strong configuration, good network speed, fast support.
Online.Net - Good but not good customer support.
3.5) Cloud Hosting
This is a new web hosting model that has been in widespread use for the past few years but in return for this model it has met some disadvantages of VPS and Dedicated Server as well as improved performance over time.
Operational model of Cloud ComputingThe operation model of Cloud Computing
Cloud Hosting is a network of multiple servers that aggregates into a cloud and allows users to access it at the same time. To be more precise, it means more computers are gathering and providing resources to the user.
Currently, most Cloud Hosting models are applied to the creation of Cloud VPS or Cloud Dedicated Server Shared Host is not available. Prices for this service range from $ 5 to $ 500 per month.
Advantages of Cloud Hosting
Use more resources.
Cost savings. They will charge based on the time you use, such as they default per hour of use is $ 0.002. You do not use it when you turn it off, it will save more.
The server initialization time is fast and can be fully automated.
You can delete it if you do not use it anymore.
Have full admin rights like VPS or Dedicated Server.
Supports multiple datacenters across continents.
Disadvantages of Cloud Hosting
Most of these services charge administration fees so the price is quite high.
Not for the newbie.
Depend on the cloud, if it offline, you are offline.
Difficult to get optimal support because the system is too large, the technician takes a lot of time to support.
Cloud Hosting means that your data will not lie on a datacenter at all. How secure are you?
Typical Cloud Hosting websites
Amazon S3
RackSpace
Heroku
Linode
DigitalOcean
Microsoft Azure
Google App Engine
3.6) WordPress Managed Hosting
While the host services above allow you to run any web site source code and self-administration, the WordPress Managed Hosting package is quite the opposite. This is a high-end host designed specifically for WordPress to achieve the highest performance.
WordPress VIP - Hosted service for the most expensive WordPress planetWordPress VIP - The host service for the most expensive WordPress planet
This means that all settings within the server and the software are best matched with WordPress so your website is more secure, faster and especially they are the server administrator, security for you.
Advantages of WordPress Managed Hosting
Best compatible with WordPress.
High speed.
Good security, always anti-DDoS and anti-Malware.
Strong configuration.
Get technical support for issues related to WordPress comprehensive.
Disadvantages of WordPress Managed Hosting
Limited to visits per package.
The monthly rent is quite high (at least $ 20 and the highest is tens of thousands of dollars per month).
Limited use of plugins that affect the server.
Featured WordPress Managed Hosting Services
WPEngine
MediaTemplate WordPress Managed
Synthesis
Page.ly
WordPress VIP
Flywheel (for developer)
IV. 5 general considerations when choosing hosting service
4.1) Do not buy hosts in domain providers
The biggest and most reputable domain name providers in the world such as Godaddy, Namecheap, NetworkSolutions, ... are all web hosting providers but the quality is very bad. Most of them are not
He has his own datacenter (except 1 & 1) and builds this service for the purpose of getting more but they focus only on the domain registration service.
If you buy, choose to buy from the hosting provider that you listed above. Godaddy, Namecheap to buy the domain is best.
4.2) Avoid postings on Facebook
In some groups you can see there are many people who offer cheap hosting services with very attractive offers such as free bandwidth, high speed, 3 month usage, lifetime support ( laughable), ... bla bla ... But that is all the service or fake new born nobody dare to verify.
Reputable vendors are capable of creating great media campaigns so there is no need to waste time selling them.
4.3) Do not buy from individuals
Hosted services are a sensitive service as it affects the business, safeguarding your information. It's best to send the data to large companies as you may need a lot of support.
4.4) Select the appropriate datacenter
There are many host providers nowadays that support your choice of datacenter when signing up. If you know how to choose a datacenter, the speed will be as fast as you would like without the use of datacenters in the country.
In particular, if they allow, please choose the datacenters in Asia such as Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam.
If they only have servers in the United States then priority in the order as:
Los Angeles, California.
Seattle, Washington.
San Jose, California.
Santa Clara, California.
Houston, Texas.
Dallas, Texas.
Atlanta, Georgia.
Another consideration when choosing servers in the US is that they forbid you to upload pirated digital content such as software, music, movies.
In Europe, you can choose:
Russia.
Turkey.
Poland.
Netherlands.
Virtue.
Sweden.
The copyright issue in Europe is easier, which is why Torrent services are hosted in Europe, which includes sensitive sites such as Wikileak and Liveleak all based in Europe.
4.5) Find information before buying
Before putting your trust in them, it is best to go online to look up information from previous users to see if it is good to not have to spend time in vain.
For foreign hosts, you will find it easier to find reviews, have a forum to discuss the famous and prestigious host abroad is WebHostingTalk, you can go there for evaluation.
4.6) Learn how to refund (money back)
Most Shared Host, Managed Hosting services have a minimum of 30 days, 7 days for VPS and most are non-refundable with Dedicated Server and Cloud Hosting.
So if you are going to buy a host at some provider then go to Google and type in "provider name + refund" (eg MediaTemplate refund) to find the page containing information related to the refund, if To use services in Vietnam, search in Vietnamese.
If you feel you are not satisfied with the purchase after the purchase, then send a refund request ticket and they will close your service with a refund.
V. Linux and Windows operating systems
WordPress only works well on operating systems using the kernel. WindowsWorkPress only works well on operating systems using the Linux kernel.
When choosing a host to run the WordPress website, you need to grasp should choose Linux Hosting or Windows Hosting. Both types of hosts have the same technical structure but will differ in operating systems.
WordPress works best on operating systems that use the Linux kernel, not Windows. Hosts using Windows can run WordPress but are very error prone and not up to the standards of WordPress.
If you use the shared hosts above, 100% of their host packages use the Linux kernel for the operating system.
When you buy a VPS or Dedicated Server, they will ask you which operating system to choose. In that they do not write Linux or Windows that will write:
CentOS (Linux)
Ubuntu (Linux)
Debian (Linux)
Fedora (Linux)
Windows Server
....
And names like CentOS, Ubuntu, and so on are the name of the operating system. Most people today use CentOS is the most so when you hire server you choose CentOS for sure. This section is covered in the VPS Buying and Using Guide.
In short, when buying a host for WordPress, choose Linux.
Epilogue
I think there is enough information you need to know when to use and buy the host. Details of the separate handbook for Shared Host, VPS Hosting, ... will have their own articles so you can see there separately.
Hope the information above will help you and make you understand more about the hosting world, if you still find missing any more please add to yourself because the knowledge is endless.

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