Hosting and Servers Overview

Whatever you want to create a website for, be it a small family photo album or a full powered data base driven ecommerce website, your choice of web host is essential. The right web host will make the difference between a slow clunky site that has regular down time and a site that is always available and blisteringly fast!

 

We believe that web hosting is more than just providing web space and FTP access. Our aim is to provide individuals and businesses with everything they need to express themselves on the internet, be that through an idea or selling goods and services.

 

Hosting Yorkshire UK use top of the range Linux servers in our web hosting platform. We take automatic daily and weekly backups of everything on our systems to ensure all data is safe and secure. We are also partners with CloudFlare security and performance company to enhance server speeds, performace and safety.

 

Key benefits

  • Quality hosting
    Our purpose built web hosting infrastructure is unrivalled in the UK for stability and reliability. This means visitors can find your website 24/7.
  • We put you in control
    We believe in developing highly automated systems giving customers complete control of their web hosting. Our web hosting control panel and customer client area is one of the most advanced available today.
  • Great value
    Because all of our hosting technology has been set up by Hosting Yorkshire we don’t have any expensive licensing fees to pass on to our customers. That means we can offer you more for less!
  • Monitoring and maintenance
    We like to keep our eye on our systems and do constant maintanance and checks to ensure downtime is at a minimum and performance is at the maximum!

 

Web hosting FAQs

 

Is all web hosting the same?

No, every company’s web hosting is completely different and the quality will vary. Choice of hardware, automated systems, locality of service and experience all make a big difference.

 

How long will it take for my new domain name to become active?

Domains are registered as soon as you order them, however it can take between 24 and 72 hours for them to become visible on the Internet.

 

How can I pay for my web hosting account or domain name?

For web hosting accounts our preferred payment method is by direct debit and our pricing policy reflects this. We also accept MasterCard, Visa, Maestro (Switch), Solo, Visa Electron and Visa Delta. For domain name registrations we accept MasterCard, Visa, Maestro (Switch), Solo, Visa Electron and Visa Delta. We regret that we do not accept cheque, postal orders, standing orders or cash.

 

What are web space and bandwidth?

Web space is the resources available to store your website’s files and content. Every line of text, image and video has a file size and your web space is how much you can store. Bandwidth is the amount of data your website can send in a month to people visiting your website.

 

Do you host adult, or warez websites?

No, we do not host any adult or warez websites. We also only use legal software and applications from certified vendors.

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