What is Magento eCommerce

Magento is an open source e-commerce web application which has been created a few years ago. This is the fastest growing e-commerce application in the World. Magento has been created in 2007 by Roy Rubin who was a student trying to make extra money on the side when he founded Varien company. Varien has developed the flexible e-commerce suite which can be installed and managed without specific programming knowledge and experience in e-commerce solutions. Later Varien company has changed its name to Magento.
The growth of Magento increased dramatically when Magento Mobile application was launched back in 2010. This application allows creating online shops for devices using iOS – iPad and iPhone. This was a significant change and the biggest online auction has invested some enormous amount of money in 2011. Later on this company has bought Magento, but the founders are still managing the company. Magento is downloaded millions of times per month, so it is considered as fastest growing web application in 2011. The Magento Community Edition is the only free version of Magento available; all the rest versions are commercialized and paid. Nevertheless the Community Edition is still a powerful tool for a starting online store as it contains an easy to understand editor, catalogue management, SEO tools, object management features etc.
Magento uses Zend Network and is build using PHP5. The community of Magento users contribute actively to the project development, therefore the application is getting all the needed features and feedback from the end-users. Magento now has translations into 60+ languages, 30,000 community members, over 70 partners, and 150+ Magento Connect extensions now written. This makes Magento one of the best e-commerce solutions in the World and it seems that this trend will continue in the nearest future.

What is Magento Hosting

Magento hosting requires some specific server resources and applications installed to be running properly. E-Commerce web applications must be taken care of very carefully because any mistake can cause the data overload (unless it is hosted using cloud hosting solution), the bandwidth will be used too quickly and some or all the visitors may see the broken website. That may cause financial loss. Bad hosting configuration can cause lots of troubles therefore choosing web hosting for Magento is a serious task. Some web host providers declare the compatibility guarantees for Magento hosting. Even Magento website lists some reliable web hosting companies which provide quality Magento hosting solutions.
Magento has been built using Zend Framework and PHP5, therefore it is essential to host the applications which are compatible with PHP 5.2.0 or greater, including the proper database management with MySQL 4.1.20 or greater.
Additionally you will need SSL certificate as Magento prefers safe e-commerce solutions, especially when online payments are involved. Also the hosting should support all payment options such as Skrill (Moneybookers) or Paypal as well as safe VISA and MasterCard payment gateways. Some hosting services include the special payment gateway to ease the implementation of payment options for an online store developed with Magento.

Magento Hosting in Host1Plus

Host1Plus has prepared a special pricing plan and a set of features for Magento hosting. The basic plan for Magento hosting is Cloud VPS Level 8 with 4.8GHz dedicated CPU, 2048MB Dedicated RAM, disk space of 80GB, Network speed – 20 Mbps. Of course, additional parameter may be added as this is the basic Host1Plus offer for a small and free Magento hosting. As you may know, Magento Community Edition is the only free solution of Magento corp. – all the professional products are paid ones. If you think to start with a professional product, please keep in mind that you will need to pay for extra functionality of professional Magento extensions and features.
Magento is safe enough, however to be fully trustworthy, you should consider setting the SSL certificate for your online store. SSL certificate can be purchased on demand. Please contact our Support to get more information about purchasing and installing SSL certificates.
Host1Plus has also prepared special payment gateways to be customized when launching a Magento online shop. You can customize Payflow Pro and Authorize.net payment gateways and select which payment options you will use in your shop.
Magento hosting is best with Linux VPS hosting solutions.

Features of Magento Hosting

Magento hosting require some specific features and has some minimal requirements. Magento has been built using Zend Framework and PHP5, therefore it is essential to host the applications which are compatible with PHP 5.2.0 or greater, including the proper database management with MySQL 4.1.20 or greater.
Linux VPS hosting is the right OS for Magento. If the eCommerce is predicted to be growing fast, Linux cloud hosting solution is recommended.
Features of Magento hosting include:

• Easy to use site administration tools.

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

• Magento Connect Manager for easier management of Magento products.

• Linux OS (Ubuntu x64 is recommended).

• Zend PHP 5.3 supported.

• MySQL 4.2 or greater databases.

• Multiple Webmail Applications, POP email.

• E-mail AntiVirus Protection.

• E-mail Forwarding & Auto-Responders.

• Detailed Website Statistics and Raw Error Logs.

• Free SSH (Jailed-Shell) Access.

• SSL Security Certificate Support (for additional price).

• Payflow Pro and Authorize.net payment gateways for easy payment options installation.

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

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

How to Get Started with Magento Hosting

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

• Step 1. Get the bonus! New customer can get a special free trial code FREEVPS, which allows testing the Host1Plus’ Linux cloud VPS hosting for FREE for a first 30 days. Magento hosting service can also be tested for almost free as 99% discount for a first month is valid for new customers only with a special bonus code 99ALL.

• Step 2. Choose the pricing plan. We have a special button Magento which automatically suggests the required parameters and pricing plan for Magento hosting. If you need more disk space, you can set up your pricing plan manually. Once the plan is chosen, please click Order Now! button. You will be directed to the pricing plan information page.

• Step 3. Choose additional details of your Magento hosting pricing plan. Also please choose the billing period. The price can be diminished when longer billing period is chosen, for instance 6 months. Then add the host name and root password and click ‘Complete order’ button.

• Step 4. Enter your personal details and choose the payment option.

• Step 5. Validate your details and follow the email instructions.

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