Drupal Web Hosting

Drupal is an open source content management system, therefore it is absolutely free to use and to develop. Drupal is used by 1,5% websites in the world including business, personal and governmental organizations. Also it is used for internal social networks of international enterprises and knowledge management.
The installation of Drupal does not require any programming knowledge. All the plugins are added in graphical interface. This way of administration is used by the beginning webmasters. If the website must have some specific features, coding experience is needed.Drupal works with PHP 5.2 and greater as well as any of database management – MySQL. Also Apache server is needed. The content is stored in the database, therefore the project is fast and reliable.
Drupal has been created in 2001 by a Dutch programmer. Its name in Dutch “Druppel” means water drop, therefore the humanized droplet is in the logo and other graphics. Latest version – Drupal 7.10. Drupal 8 is still under the development.
The popularity of this free CMS shows that it is one of the best content management systems in the World. It is also trusted by US governmental organizations, such as White House, which have created their website using an open source CMS. Drupal is secure enough to be used in knowledge sharing and internal social networks with specific information.

What is Drupal Hosting

Drupal is an easy to install content management system with the basic features which can be easily extended by adding specific plug-ins to the core of CMS. The plugins can be found in a plugin directory for download. Also from huge community forum.
Drupal hosting runs best with Linux OS on server. It is essential to have any Linux hosting plan to run the Drupal site be it a blog or a social network. The Drupal is also working with PHP 5 and MySQL database, therefore it is compulsory to have these features installed on the server.
Drupal hosting may vary depending on the project. If it is a blog or simple representation website, basic features of shared web hosting are required. If it ismore complex project with lots of features and users as well as visitors, it is recommended to host the site with Linux VPS hosting plan. The same plan is recommended for any eCommerce product with some additional features such as payment gateways and SSL certificates, therefore VPS will be good for a starting eCommerce project. Internal social network for company, which usually share some documents, presentations, photos also requires increased disk space.
Even though Drupal in considered as light CMS and saving server resources, some of plugins may be using the data from third parties, therefore the higher network speed and RAM may be required. These features should be predicted in advance to avoid unexpected errors because of too basic Drupal hosting features.

Drupal Hosting in Host1Plus

Host1Plus has prepared a special pricing plan and a set of features for Drupal hosting. It can be selected in VPS Hosting section clicking the Drupal button. The basic plan for Drupal hosting is Cloud VPS Level 6 with 3.6 GHz dedicated CPU, 1536 MB Dedicated RAM, disk space of 60 GB, Network speed – 20 Mbps. Of course, additional parameter may be added as this is the basic Host1Plus offer for a medium size Drupal hosting.
If Drupal will be used for eCommerce, forum (IPB or PHPbb) or social network (public or internal), the Linux based e-Commerce hosting parameters should be chosen manually as it may require some additional CPU power or additional disk space. The consulting of a professional website administrator is highly recommended.
Host1Plus offer a one click installation application for easy Drupal management as well. That means no HTML or PHP knowledge is needed to set the Drupal hosting and the site. All the installation procedures are performed with the help with intuitive and easy to understand graphical applications such as cPanel or others.
Host1Plus Drupal hosting is done with Linux VPS hosting solutions, however shared web hosting may also be ordered. Linux cloud hosting solutions should be investigated carefully for extra large scale projects. Please contact our support department to consult which hosting type is the best for your project.

Features of Drupal Hosting

Drupal do not require lots of resources, but hosting features depends mainly on the scale of a project. Simple blog or website will probably require some basic features, meanwhile e-commerce solutions will demand other features as well as multi user blogging or public and internal social networks.
Linux VPS hosting is the right OS for Drupal. If you intend running the big international social network, you should consider ordering a cloud hosting solution.

Features of Drupal hosting include:

• Easy to use site administration tools (cPanel).

• Drupal Autoinstaller application which allow easily install and manage Drupal application.

• Linux OS (Ubuntu x64 is recommended).

• PHP supported.

• MySQL 4.2 or greater databases.

• Multiple Webmail Applications, POP email.

• E-mail AntiVirus Protection.

• E-mail Forwarding & Auto-Responders.

• Automatic daily backups.

• Detailed Website Statistics and Raw Error Logs.

• Live support 24/7 via email, live chat, FAQ and toll-free phone calls in USA and UK.

• Free SSH (Jailed-Shell) Access.

• SSL Security Certificate Support (for eCommerce websites; for additional price).

These features are the general ones. Additional features such as additional space or network speed can be added for the additional cost.

How to Get Started with Drupal Hosting

Once you have decided to order Drupal hosting from Host1Plus, follow these steps to get everything set up online.

• Step 1. Choose the pricing plan. We have a special button “Drupal” which automatically suggests the required parameters and pricing plan for Drupal hosting (medium size website). If you need more disk space, you can set up your pricing plan manually – we have 20 of them. Once the plan is chosen, please click Order Now! button. You will be directed to the pricing plan information page.

• Step 2. Choose additional details of your Drupal hosting pricing plan – the OS version which is Ubuntu x64 or other Linux OS distribution. You can find them scrolling in OS list. Also we have prepared a special virtualization for the Drupal set up. Please find our Jumpbox Drupal7 1.6.0 x64 (or Drupal6) in the drop down list for an initial Drupal setup. Also please choose the billing period. The price can be diminished when longer billing period is chosen, for instance 12 months. Then add the host name and root password and click ‘Complete order’ button.

• Step 3. Enter your personal details and choose the payment option. The following payment options are available – PayPal, Alipay Payment, Web Money, AlertPay, Skrill (Moneybookers), CashU, Google Checkout. Finalize the payment.

• Step 4. Validate your details and wait for a confirmation email with the login details.

Why You should choose Host1Plus:

• Experienced staff – the Host1Plus is a young company, however our staff have more years of experience in Hosting business than the age of Host1Plus. The experience is our main value and advantage. With the experienced staff the professional service can be provided.

• Great technical support and community forum – Host1Plus has professional support team which is available 24/7/365 via toll free phone (US and UK only), live chat, email and forum. The support can be done in English, Russian and Lithuanian.

• 90-day money back guarantee.

• 99.9% network uptime.

• Data centers in USA, Singapore, the Netherlands, Germany, Lithuania.

• Wide range of web hosting services.

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