Hosting your Joomla Website

Not all webhosts are the same! Some are based on windows servers and use asp databases, most now are on Unix servers running the Apache web host system. I usually see more legacy style solutions on the windows server. 

Joomla works best on Apache, and very well with the Cpanel package installed on top of that. This helps control the apache permissions regarding the Joomla directory. Some Host although on Unix and Apache, run their own custom control panels (like Go Daddy) and quite frankly these never work well, and Joomla sites will suffer.

So your shopping list is this for a host:

Apache

PHP 5

Cpanel

Mysql database(s)

PHPadmin

That list is pretty standard with newer hosts. Web GooRu of course offers several packages, but with a difference. We call it MANAGED HOSTING which means you never have to worry about manually managing your Cpanel account or even ever having to go there. We handle the backups and that includes the directory and the database. In most cases we will also handle version control, and that is your core Joomla (application management is also available). All requests are handled by us via a ticket system.

Bottom line for site and application management?

Backups

Version Control (stay as current as possible with the core and all the apps on site)

If you want to manage that then use the list above to shop with, and always ask "Are you a Joomla friendly host?"