There isn’t a single day where I don’t stumble upon one of those “Top Ten Web Hosting” sites. I am amazed at the amount of crap available on the World Wide Web.
These “Top Ten” sites are nothing more than affiliate marketing websites made with the sole purpose of making money. They do not really provide [...]

Getting your first website online can be quite confusing. Unless you’re outsourcing all web hosting and development tasks, there are a lot of stuff you’ll have to learn about. On another hand, learning the ropes of web hosting can be really interesting. At least I really do like this stuff.
Today I’ve decided to teach you [...]

If you’ve been shopping for a web host, you’ve probably noticed there are different types of database server available. Let’s see the different options and try to determine the right one for your website.
What Is A Database?
According to Wikipedia, a computer database is
“…a structured collection of records or data that is stored in a computer [...]

In my last Web Hosting Control Panels 101 post, I’ve talked about the well known control panels cPanel and WHM. Today I’ll introduce you to another great (but maybe less popular) control panel, vDeck.
What is vDeck?
vDeck is more than a web hosting control panel, it’s a full website management environment. Most web hosting companies currently [...]

Managing a web server isn’t as technical as it used to be when I started 13 years ago. Back then we needed to edit all configuration files manually, restart services to apply changes, etc.
Now you’ve got plenty of control panels that allow you to manage your webserver and / or your website account. Let’s see [...]

Web hosting is a service provided by a web host that allows individuals or organizations to publish their website on the World Wide Web.
In order to make a website available on the World Wide Web, its documents must reside on a computer called a webserver. This webserver is connected to the Internet 24 hours a [...]

When you’re looking for a web host, you might be tempted by some unlimited features offered: unmetered bandwidth, unlimited disk space, unlimited email accounts, etc.
The thruth is that in most case, these features are unlimited… until you reach the limit.
Unmetered Bandwidth
Some web hosts offer unmetered bandwidth. This usually means that as long as your website [...]

Basically there are three types of hosting: shared hosting, virtual private servers and dedicated servers. Virtual and dedicated servers require more advanced server administration knowledge as they are usually not totally functionnal “out-of-the-box”.
What is shared hosting?
In shared hosting, multiple websites are hosted on a single server, so each account ends up “sharing” server space with [...]

Today is the official launching of TheWebHostingHero.com! I am glad you’ve found this site and I hope it will be useful to all webmasters / website owners out there!
A Little About Me
I’ve been a web developer for now over 13 years. Through all those years, I’ve been developing dynamic web applications as well as managing [...]