Application Hosting

What is application hosting?

In a nutshell, application hosting refers to web hosting plans, that specialize in providing hosting services for websites built as an application. Application hosting services are platforms that enable applications to be delivered via the Internet. Application hosting is usually provided as Software as a Service (SaaS) subscription, which allows organizations, to run their apps on the application hosting servers. Application hosting services can provide a working platform, for almost any software application. On-demand software that can be hosted over the Internet includes CMS software, hardcoded applications, database apps, and other application programs.

The primary distinction is that you never have to worry about your application, and web hosting service not working together. Many application web hosting plans, features the simple one-click installation of your application, allowing you to quickly have the two services (application site and host) running together on a single platform.

While normal web hosting services may be enough for your website, choosing an application web hosting service that fits the application requirements can make a huge difference in your app's overall speed.

Why choose application hosting?

A web application hosting service allows you to set up your application with a single click, which makes the entire procedure much easier. Application web hosting services allow easy administration via DirectAdmin or cPanel features. These platforms are very easy to manage and are user-friendly.

You can use your application hosting account to execute key activities, including domain name selection, administration, redirection to different pages, and billing management of clients. Application hosting providers, make sure everything is easy to understand and utilize in their server systems.

Uptime

One of the most important responsibilities of an application hosting provider is to keep your app up and running. In some cases, normal web hosting services you may use for your app, must go offline for maintenance. Unplanned incidents, which can occur and become very dangerous for any app, such as cyber assaults, incorrect maintenance, natural disasters, or hardware malfunctions, might cause them to go down.

How much their service is affected by these sorts of difficulties, is one of the primary differentiating elements between different application hosting providers. If you pick an untrustworthy application web hosting service, your app may go down regularly while they resolve difficulties. You should select an application hosting platform, that has guaranteed uptime via a decentralized cloud infrastructure. Hostdive application hosting service provides 99.9% uptime so that you can focus on website management and business growth, instead of worrying about server errors.

Security

Website attacks and data breaches are almost daily news these days. Because of their prominence, the most popular online applications, are frequently targeted by hackers. When it comes to security, a website owner should always be ready, with a protective arsenal. There are several precautionary steps, you can take to keep your app safe. The first and most crucial is to select a trustable and secure application hosting service.

The first line of defense, in our Shared Web Hosting infrastructure to keep our servers up-to-date and use firewalls. This is a very essential tool if you're running an eCommerce app, that collects client financial information. Add-ons, to enhance the security are SSL certificates, secure SSH connections, and spam filters, to completely secure the servers.

Customer support

Working with application-based websites, regardless of the tool you use, may occasionally create obstacles and concerns. When this happens, you need to be able to quickly identify the problem and resolve it. If your application hosting platform, doesn't provide 24/7 customer care, you might be left waiting for hours, to get your site fixed, which can result in long downtimes.

Hostdive offers customer care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We also make sure to offer you your chosen method of communication in the event of an issue, whether it's live chat, email, or phone.

Widely used CMS apps

WordPress

WordPress is an example of a hosted application, that everyone is familiar with. With over half of the market share, WordPress is the most popular CMS on the planet. Thanks to a library of over 50,000 WordPress plugins, and thousands of unique themes you can set up a unique site for your brand. WordPress sites are simple to create, edit, and manage, even for non-programmers. Rather than updating the page code manually, you can easily make changes to the website, using the WordPress drag and drop interface. With the Hostdive application hosting plan, you can just go to the softaculous one-click-installer, and get started right away.

Joomla

Joomla is a little complicated to use compared to WordPress, but it's as powerful and adaptable, making it a popular choice for website owners and designers that are looking for a boost in capability, scalability, and versatility. Joomla also includes a large collection of themes, plugins, and instructional resources, to help you get the most out of the platform.

Drupal

Drupal has a smaller user base, compared to WordPress and Joomla. It has a reputation for being complicated and hard to understand. It's a little difficult to utilize for non-tech users, so it’s usually reserved for websites with expert developers, and experienced users.

Custom Applications via Node.js

While most standardized applications use PHP, custom applications are usually run via Node.js. Node.js is a server-side framework to run JavaScript code. Javascript applications have some advantages over PHP-based CMS systems, such as speed, frameworks, and security. However, Node.js applications are also more complicated to create and run for non-developers.