Not all web hosting companies are created equal. Some make false promises, fake claims of service, reputation and quality. We have found one who is providing high quality consistent service, If only they were solar powered or 'greener' they would have all the boxes ticked.

What is paid web hosting?

Web hosting is where someone offers a computer (often on the other side of the world or in another city), which is connected to a fast, plus, reliable internet connection, and hosts your webpages 24 hours per day, in exchange for a fee. This saves you having your own computer running all the time, and having to learn how to be a computer technician, how to prevent security attacks, and how to make sure there is always a reliable power supply available.

What makes web hosting companies different?

Many web hosting companies try to lock you into add-on purchases. Right when your website needs growth, for more space(amount of files you can fit in the rented space) or bandwith(amount of times people can view your site or download files), some web hosting companies will be there to charge you more. Our preferred host offers unlimited space, unlimited bandwidth and many more unlimited features. Security, uptime and ease of use are also important functions of a web host.

Who does Light Design recommend for quality paid webhosting?

For many unlimited features, quality service, reasonable price you cant go past sign up with Bluehost.com Click this link if you need to know more about thier service and what they offer.

Hosting for your website is like a motel for your holiday. Someone else provides the computer, internet connection, power supply and hosts your website on-line.

Light Design will arrange your Hosting after the initial consultation with you.

Locating good Hosting can be like shopping for a computer - complex, unless you know all the technical jargon. Light design still leaves the option open if you wish to find your own hosting, otherwise, we provide the service for you.

Hosting Features

Advanced Site

• 256 Mb space
• 2.5 GB/month bandwith
• 10 email addresses
• 2 mySQL databases
• 2 Sub domains

Basic site

• 256 Mb space
• 2.5 GB/month bandwith
• 2 email addresses

The minimum technical specifications for the...

Advanced site

• PHP 5.3.1 or above
• Warning! Do not use PHP 4.3.9, 4.4.2, 5.0.4 as these releases have known bugs. Ask your Host to upgrade.
• MySQL 5.1 or above
• Apache 2 or above

You must ensure that you have MySQL, XML, and Zlib functionality enabled within your PHP installation.

Basic site

• PHP 4.2.x or above

There is a charge which applies if you choose to use your own hosting. This charge covers some of the extra time needed to navigate, set-up and adjust an unfamiliar and different hosting environment to handle your website.