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Are you disgusted or disappointed with your current web host? Have you switched web hosting companies too many times? Have you thought of hosting your own website(s)? Do you have the ambition to control and manage your own web server?

If you answered 'yes' towards the questions above, then you may be ready to host your own sites. This article will provide you with things to consider while making the switch.

When becoming your own web host you should be technically willing and have basic knowledge of operating systems, realize technical terms, understand how to setup a server environment (such as: DNS, IIS, Apache, etc . ) have basic knowledge of scripting languages and directories (PHP, Perl, MySQL, etc . ), be familiar with current technologies, and have a simple understanding of hardware and server components.

You should realize the pros & downsides. It is one thing to say, you want to host your own web server and it is another thing to actually do it.

Pros:

Own feeling of responsibility
Awareness level elevated (you are at the frontline of most server happenings)
No monthly hosting fees/accounts
Incompetence no longer exist
Non-shared environment (dedicated server)
Unlimited web sites, databases, content, storage, etc .
A lot more bandwidth
No more waiting on somebody else time
Complete control

Cons:

Exhausting at times
Faced with server/hardware problems
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER business account (monthly business/broadband expense)
If server goes down then the site is offline
No technical support group
Software, hardware, and network expenses

There could be many more pros & cons but I've pointed out some of the main ones. Managing a web server starts as a full time job, you must continuously monitor its performance and protection. This can sometimes be an stressful task, especially if you currently have other duties. Though, the control you will have more than your website and its performance is satisfying enough. You no longer have to wait for tech support team or approval to install a script onto the server. You can have as much websites and databases you want, provided that your hardware can handle it. You no longer have to go into the discussion forums plus search for the best web host or rant about how much you hate your current host. You can even begin hosting loved ones & friends personal websites.

Consider, how technically advanced are you? Often times you do not have to be a tech guru or anything of the sort, but you must be very resourceful. You must know how to find resolutions and answers to problems, rapidly and efficiently. This means you must become internet savvy. Not just the average surfer, who surfs aimlessly, but you should be the surfer who can always find what they are looking for. This is key, mainly because with any server environment you will definitely run into problems and finding the email address details are most accomplished online, using multiple resources, search techniques, and motors. Sure you can hire someone to repair your problems, but as we should have learned from the "web hosting", getting someone do it for you isn't often the best option. Here is a test to see in case you are ready to find solutions. I need a solution to a Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Event Error - "Event IDENTIFICATION: 1056" it's a DHCP Server Mistake. How would you search? Go ahead find the solution.

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