We feel that the most important aspect of the LetsHost Web Site Builder is its flexibility to build web sites of various functionality levels – and to price the various levels reasonably. Whether you’re looking for a simple business card web site, or a web site that offers complete eCommerce support for online transactions, our web site builder will provide what you need. In addition to the ease of use of the web site builder, first-time web site owners and new business owners can also register their Irish .ie domains or simple .com names through our domain registration service.

Most new web site owners are unsure of the type of web site that will work best for their particular business model. As a result, many new entrepreneurs find themselves paying outrageous fees to unscrupulous web site designers and eCommerce providers who are essentially taking advantage of unknowing customers. And while we acknowledge that professional web site design firms and web development companies can deliver tangible advantages and results to established companies, it’s rare that a first-time web site owner needs to incur those types of expenses.

That is why the LetsHost web site builder is such a great tool for new business owners who are in need of a professional, but cost-effective business web site. In our cost-friend pricing tiers, the most basic business card website can be built for only €5.99 per year. And to reiterate our commitment to providing an affordable solution, we should tell you that even our most advanced eCommerce web site package is still a very reasonable €69.99 per year. If your web business requires an eCommerce platform, that price should leave you with more than enough room to grow your profits and expand your business.

And because we know that there are so many inferior web site building products out there, we allow our customers to take a free test drive of our web site builder. Feel free to explore the more than 10,000 design templates and try out any number of the tool’s capabilities. There are simple functions to create web-based forms and even upload and manage photos and images for your web site. For eCommerce web sites, integration with the most popular payment processors is also very simple and our web site builder will walk you through every step along the way.

Whether you are launching your first business web site or if you have simply had enough of the hassles and over-charges of dealing with web site designers, the LetsHost web site builder gives you the power to create the web site that you know will work for your business and your budget. If you have any questions about our web site builder, call us at 1890 719 461 or take a test drive today.

Options abound with regard to operating systems, including Unix/Linux and Windows as well as Solaris and Mac OS. Likewise, there are many scripting language choices, including PHP, ASP/VBscript, .Net, Perl, Python, JSP (Java Server Pages), among others. Deciding which of these options to use, not to mention which web server software and database management system you’ll use, can be daunting if you’re looking to start your first website or if you’re not a programmer by trade. Luckily, there is a nearly perfect option for newbies and hard-core programmers alike that offers many advantages. That solution? LAMP.

LAMP is an acronym that stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP, a “software stack” that bundled together forms what may be the perfect hosting environment for everything from the simplest website to the most complex multi-server web application. Though the advent of cPanel and other web hosting control panels makes it relatively unimportant for the average website owner to fully understand his or her web hosting arrangement, understanding the basics is very helpful. Here’s a breakdown of the LAMP environment, by components:

Linux: The operating system, Linux is often described as “Unix like” in nature. It differs from Windows, the second most popular web hosting operating system, in a variety of ways, though one major advantage is the ability to customise Linux installations to your specific hardware (the web server, in this case).

Apache: This is the actual Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) server. It’s open source, meaning that you don’t have to pay anything for it (thus keeping hosting costs down). It’s also a perfect compliment to Linux in a hosting environment.

MySQL: This is the database element, and is owned by Sun Microsystems. MySQL can be downloaded and utilised for free also, and is powerful option for any database-driven website.

PHP: This is the scripting language that allows so much flexibility in modern websites. It allows the creation of dynamic web pages, whereby the user’s web browser executes a program on the web server prior to serving the file or “page” that the user is requesting. PHP scripting interacts with a database to perform these executions (“queries” of the database) and is most often coupled with MySQL.

Now that we know exactly what LAMP is, it’s also worthwhile to know WHY it’s an excellent choice for your hosting environment. While there are many reasons to use the LAMP stack for your web server or hosting account, here are the primary advantages:

• Runs efficiently and quickly and is generally less taxing on server hardware than other options, including Windows/IIS.
• There is a large talent base to draw from in the event that you require custom coding for website or application.
• Open Source means that the LAMP stack is free or inexpensive, so licensing fees for each element (operating system, web server, database and scripting language) are minimal or non-existent.
• Many popular, easy-to-use applications that small website owners frequently use are coded to work primarily with LAMP. Among these are WordPress, vBulletin, phpBB, Drupal, Mambo, and a wide array of others.
• Works well with cPanel and other control panel setups that allow users to easily manage their websites.

If you’re considering switching web hosts, or doing research as you decide where to host your website or what type of hosting you need, keep in mind the back-end environment offered. LetsHost proudly runs our web servers using the LAMP software combination.

 This new site - http://www.letshoststatus.com should be the first port of call for any service affecting issues, and will be constantly updated should there be any service affecting issues.

With the LetsHost anti spam system, all mail gets filtered through a separate server and is checked for viruses.  If there are no viruses, the email is then passed through a rigorous set of tests including keyword scoring, RBL list checks, etc., and only if it passes all these tests is it then sent to the inbox.  If it fails the tests, the email is delivered to a quarantine section on the server for later retrieval if neccessary.

 I am amazed at the accuracy of the system, and even more amazed at the amount of junk spam emails that people and bots try to send.  Over 90% of email sent to my private email inbox is spam.

From a business perspective, although the solution is not free, it saves so much time and effort that I think it has to be  a must have for any business who uses electronic mail today.