It is much simpler to set up the server to handle anonymous FTP and SSL encryption if the server has got a dedicated IP address. And this is possible in case of dedicated web hosting only. Well, it is possible however it is much more difficult in the case of Shared Web Hosting U. Hence, one can make a choice her as well.
(2). Get A Linux Plan - A Linux plan is more reliable and use up less resources than windows. A word of caution here though, unlike windows that is not case sensitive linux is, so make sure that you use all lower case letters in your file names to avoid any recognition problems.
If this is your first website and you are just getting started on the Web (Internet) you may be confused by all the web hosting offers on the internet. A good rule of thumb would be to do a web search for the term Affordable Web Hosting and from the results returned, go to each company and see what they have to offer and then use the company which you feel has the most Affordable Web Hosting package. It is that simple.
Additionally you need to look at the features that you are expecting with hosting plan. You can find many reliable hosting companies offer cheap rate shared-hosting packages. This is best hosting package normally for newbies and for any non-commercial websites. In shared hosting you can host multiple domains under one account in a Linux shared hosting plan but if you choose windows based shared hosting package then there is limit. This is the best way for newbies to build their internet business.
FREE WEB HOSTING SERVICE. This is the most popular type of website hosting. From the word itself, the service is free. Because there are lots of beginners choose this type first before other type because they try to learn the basic things to do in managing website. But because it is free, you cannot have your own domain name. You will only have a sub-domain name. We are not recommending this type, better have a cheap web hosting, because sooner or later, you need to have your own domain name for your Shared Web Hosting UK.
The DNS information need to propagate correctly and this can take up to 24 hours for all the DNS servers globally to update and list your new domain setting that hold your website.
Finally, we have the hosting that is based on the operating system. Two of the most popular ones are Unix and Windows hosting. There are good and bad on both hosting and users should choose according their expertise because each will have different technical abilities in order for the users to run it well.