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Finding and selecting a reliable internet hosting is itself a huge task. In case if you are in search of a reliable and secure web hosting in singapore then you have to remember some basic rules before selecting the singapore website hosting company. Before selecting the company you should enquire about the kind of servers they use to host the website, you should enquire whether they have dedicated servers to host websites. You need dedicated servers to have 99.9% uptime for your website.

An ideal singapore site hosting company should have more than four years of experience in the field of internet hosting and they should have hosted several hundred websites. Apart from this they should use latest technology to host the websites.

Almost all the singapore web hosting companies register domain name for a nominal cost. If you have not registered a domain name then you can also ask them to register a domain for you. You have give them the domain that you have in mind for registration. Web hosting in singapore has become affordable, even though you should go through all the hosting plans available with the hosting provider. The prices of the plans depend upon the kind website you are about to host. If you are about to host an ecommerce website with large database then the price will be on a higher side. If you are about to host a personal website then the price will be bit lower.

When you are going to host an ecommerce website then you should see how secure is that singapore web hosting company. They should constantly update their servers with advanced security feature whenever there is an upgrade. Also for an ecommerce website you should make sure that all the payments made through the website are routed through SSL. The server where your website is hosted should also be protected by firewall. This firewall thwarts any attack on the server which literally means an attack on the website.

And finally you should enquire about the operating system in which your website will be hosted. There are two kinds of operating system windows and linux. Normally the price of hosting a website in linux operating system is cheaper then hosting a website in the windows operating system. But if you are hosting a personal website or static website that does online selling then you can host the website in linux operating system itself.

The above points are some for you to remember when you are in search for a secure domain hosting in singapore. Following the above facts will ensure that you can select an affordable yet secure web hosting for your website.