Top 10 Joomla hosting companies

Joomla is a popular, free and open source content management system that professionals will surely love. There are lots of Joomla web hosting providers out there that are efficient in hosting Joomla sites. A simple research about Joomla web hosting reviews can help you narrow down your search. Here is my list of Joomla web hosting appropriate for your website. Read a quick guide on how you can pick a Joomla web hosting.

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1		Free automated installation of Joomla One FREE domain registration for life 24/7 support Free Website Transfer	4.0/mo	60 Days
2		Automated installation of Joomla via SimpleScripts $75 Free Google Credit 99.9% Network Uptime Guarantee 24/7 support	3.95mo	Anytime
3		Fully supports the Joomla Technical Requirements FREE AUTO Joomla Script Installer Joomla help center section to learn the most of Joomla 300% Wind Powered Green Hosting FREE Domain for Life & >FREE Site Migration	4.95/mo	30 Days
4		1 Click Installation of Joomla Free Marketing Tools and Advertising Credits Free domain name Dell Poweredge Servers Powered by 100% wind energy	3.95/mo	Anytime

What is Joomla?

Joomla is a popular, free and open source content management system which offers one of the easiest solutions in making a website, updating contents that beginners and professionals will surely love. To understand what Joomla does, you need to know what is CMS or Content Management System.

Content Management System lets you add, edit, delete pictures, blog posts, videos and audio files in an easy to use format. You may be used to writing or designing in office application, this is the same thing. Content Management System is also known as WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editors.

Joomla is easy to use once you get over the learning curves of installing Joomla and getting it to work. The good thing is Joomla is has a lot of articles in helping you get started in Joomla and CMS.

Joomla hosting
Joomla does not have a web hosting service by default so you will have to search for Joomla web hosting providers out there that is efficient in hosting Joomla sites. Here is my quick guide on how you can pick a Joomla web hosting appropriate for your website:

A simple research about Joomla web hosting reviews can help you narrow down your search. And to help with that a web hosting provider must have the following features:

• 1-click simple installation scripts. Joomla installation should be easy by now because there are one-click installation scripts available in any Joomla web hosts.
• The Joomla web host should meet the needed requirements for Joomla to work. Here are the recommended requirements:
  • PHP 4.4.7
  • MySQL 3.23.x or above
  • Apache 1.3 or above

WARNING: Do not believe in web hosts stating that PHP 4.3.9, PHP 4.4.2 or PHP 5.0.4 can work in Joomla. These PHP versions are known to experience bugs in installing Joomla. Also the Zend Optimizer Version 2.5.10 for PHP 4.4.x is experiencing the same problems.

Web Hosting Options
These are the recommended web hosting solutions for a Joomla website.

Shared Hosting
This is a common web hosting type for Joomla websites because it shares the same server that all other websites subscribed in a web hosting provider have. It is very easy to use, just install Joomla and wait for it to get activated. The web hosting provider will do all the necessary task in maintaining a web host. You will only think of managing your website and focus on how you and your team can improve your services. A disadvantage of shared web hosting is when one gets affected, all the websites that share in it are also affected. Shared hosting is the cheapest web hosting option available. Great for Joomla beginners.

Dedicated Hosting
This is a popular web hosting type for IT professionals and those wants to go hardcore with their Joomla web host. You control everything from managing your web host, installing applications to use, to upgrading your web hosting. And since you have full control of it, your Joomla websites will the only one in it thereby has faster load times than shared web hosting. Dedicated web hosting is the most expensive web hosting solution.

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