Intel Processors High-performance and energy-efficient Intel Xeon Dual-Core and Quad-Core processors provide the high performance backbone of our service provision here at HostSo.

We only use the very best rack-optimised Supermicro servers. HostSo ensure that they stay ahead of the pack by closely following what is happening in the technology world and making sure that our servers use the latest and greatest, state-of-the-art technology.

PHP All HostSo Hosting Plans include the amazing power of PHP5. Not only do we make sure that the latest proven versions are made available for all our clients, but we also make sure that you receive the very best of PHP support from our technical staff.

MySQL is a relational database management system (RDBMS) that has more than 11 million installations. The program runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. HostSo ensure that the latest proven version is available to you, backed up by Expert Support, 24x7x365.

Apache is a powerful, flexible, web server software package that is fully compliant with HTTP/1.1. Apache has proven to be substantially faster, more stable, and offer more features than many other web server software.

Linux is a free Unix-type operating system originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers around the world. Linux is based on Unix and is popular for its ability to support a variety of hardware platforms.

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cPanel Control Panel is a web-based interface for web maintenance. It is easy to use and has several tools to help manage all aspects of your website. It is considered to be the premier tool used by web hosting clients and at HostSo we make sure that the latest stable version is made available for you.

SpamAssassin is an extremely versatile open-source spam filter technology developed by Apache. In addition to the very high level of respect that Apache has already achieved within the web community, Spam Assassin enhances the organization's credentials to the next level. Voted by many as the #1 spam blocker on the market .

Softaculous is a commercial script library that automates the installation of web applications to a website. Softaculous scripts are executed from the administration area of a website control panel such as cPanel. Softaculous offers a wide selection of very popular scripts and software installations. HERE is a full list of Softaculous scripts that we provide with all HostSo Hosting Plans

RV SiteBuilder is an advanced web site builder application. With the help of Rvsite builder you can create professional-looking websites easily within minutes.

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a method to transfer files from one computer to another. Nowadays the most common application of FTP is the maintenance of web site files on the web hosting server. FTP is an Internet Protocol just like the familiar HTTP, which stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol.

Email While most hosting providers are moving away from email support, HostSo is adding advanced email features for our clients. HostSo Web Hosting Plans support email access using POP3 | SMTP | IMAP | Webmail

SSH or Secure Shell is a network protocol allowing for data to be exchanged between two networked devices, via a secure channel. Encryption employed by SSH ensures that data transferred over the internet is done so securely and safely, without the chance of endangering the confidentiality and integrity of the information passed.

Webmail (or Web-based e-mail) is an e-mail service intended to be primarily accessed via a web browser, as opposed to through a desktop e-mail client (such as Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla's Thunderbird, or Apple Inc.'s Mail).

CGI / Perl is the standard programming language for creating dynamic files or web pages. It can be seen in use on thousands of web pages - website guest books which allow a visitor to enter a message which is displayed the next time anyone accesses the guest page, or search engine pages where one types in a query and the search engine responds by displaying the results pages.

Shared SSL Certificate Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is the standard security technology for creating an encrypted link between a web server and a browser, securing data being transferred. In order to generate an encrypted link (signified by the gold padlock in the information tool bar and for URL with https:// instead of http://), a web server requires an SSL Certificate.