Hosting and Web Site Design
Web Hosting
Hosting
I run web sites for various organisations and people,
and occasionally help people set up their own web sites.
If you are looking for low cost hosting for a small site with
its own domain name I should be able to help. Here are some
example prices:
Hosting is on a virtual machine provided by Bitfolk.
| Item | annual cost |
|---|---|
| Hosting for 1 domain inc. 1GB storage | £20 |
| Hosting for 2 or more domains inc. 1 GB storage | £30 |
| Extra storage per GB or part GB | £5 |
| Domains | |
| Most .uk | £9 |
| .com,.biz,.net,.info,.org | £15 |
All packages include:
- Fast SSD storage for web sites, databases and email
- PHP server side scripting and MySQL databases
- Blogging and other server side packages like Wordpress
- Email accounts (mailboxes, webmail)
- Email redirects
- Spam filtering
- SSL encryption for security (i.e. an https:// URL)
- IPv4 AND IPv6 addresses and connectivity
- Daily local and offsite backups, with some retained for months
- All WordPress installations are kept on latest version of WordPress
Web Site Design
What I Can Do for You
Many of my hosting customers use Wordpress, a free package which enables them to create their own site with a minimum of technical knowledge.My own sites are hand-coded in PHP, HTML and CSS because I find it easier that way and because Wordpress is far from ideal for everything. I can can also build you a custom site. Where appropriate, I charge for my time (at reasonable rates) though many of the sites shown below are voluntary organizations, charities or things I'm directly involved with anyway.
If you want a site designed and hosted, or you want a few tips on how to do your own, email me and I'll see if I can help.
Technical Details
- HTML5, CSS3, PHP V8.3 (other PHP versions also available), Mariadb 15.1 (MySQL)
- Standards compliant: code is checked with online validators.
- Extensive use of PHP server side scripting.
- Responsive design, meaning pages adapt to display sensibly on small screens like phones.
- I very rarely use Javascript.
- For database access, I use PHP's PDO extension for immunity to SQL injection attacks (a common hacking technique ).
- Where passwords are needed, best security practices are followed.