Website CMS Hosting Application for Content Management Systems
CMS Website Hosting is necessary when planning to put your site live with a Content Management System. But don’t be fooled on which hosting company can support it. Almost any web server will be able to support a CMS. There are a few PHP and MySQL versions to take account of when installing your CMS system, but other than that, most web hosting companies will just use it a marketing gimmick.
Note: If you don't know what a CMS is, read Best Open Source Content Management Systems
Applications for Content Managment Systems
There are a lot of web hosting companies that will offer application to manage your CMS system. Meaning if you want to install Drupal or WordPress, you can go into your control panel with your web hosting company and click install Drupal, sit back and it will do everything for you. Copy the files, create the MySQL tables and get you already to go to use your CMS system. Also if a web hosting company has these features, they probably have the newest versions of PHP and MySQL. This can be very important when installing or upgrading to certain CMS.
CMS can Save Time & Money
This doesn’t mean when you see a web hosting company advertise it, don’t immediately turn away and think they are trying to get your money. There are a lot of good things that can come out of using a web hosting company that offers CMS. They can help you save time and money.
Some Recommendation for Website Hosting
In case you’re not sure where to start. Here are some recommendations of some Hosting Companies.
PowWeb offers their very own Wizard to install CMS systems for you. CMS systems included are Drupal, Joomla, Mambo, e107 and WordPress. PowWeb has very affordable plans which start around $4 a month and includes a free domain and 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee. With Unlimited Disc Space, Date Transfer (Bandwidth) and Host Unlimited Domains. PowWeb includes for an added bonus $75 in Yahoo & Google Ads Credits to do some internet marketing.
HostMonster offers an application called Simple Scripts. Simple Scripts Is exactly what it says “Simple.” It is an application that manages what you have installed on your server. You can easily install, uninstall or update new or existing applications on your server. They included CMS systems Drupal, Joomla, WordPress, MODx and e107. Hostmonster prices are around $5 a month with Unlimited Hosting Space (Disk Space), Bandwidth and Unlimited Domains. They also include Free Domain Forever, $25 Yahoo
Credits, $50 Google Credits and a Cancel Anytime Policy.
HostPapa has a close application to the others mentioned above, but not quite as fancy. HostPapa uses a service called Fantastico. Fantastico is like Hostmonster’s Simple Scripts, but has a couple more steps that are included for installation. Fantastico includes Joomla, Drupal and Wordpress, the three CMS that are the most popular and stable. HostPapa’s price is around $5 a month and includes Unlimited Disk Space and Bandwidth. Also included is Domain for Life, Free Setup and 100% Green Energy. With $25 bonus money for Google Ad Credits & Yahoo Ad Credits.
Content Managment System vs. Hosting Features
CMS hosting is a marketing gimmick, but it can really make you life a lot easier. Having the option of installing a CMS in seconds without doing the configuration yourself saves tons of time and possibly headaches. With some of the applications, it will give you the option to upgrade when an update comes available. Some CMS systems are a total tear down and rebuild to upgrade them, so this option is very nice. But it really comes down to what CMS system you want to use vs. what hosting features you will need to manage your site. Look at both side of the fence before making your decision.
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