Understanding guarantees uptime (uptime) and reliability of Web Hosting Part 2

Understand the various definitions of downtime (unavailable)

When a Web hosting provider agrees to test the server to see if it is "stopped" every few minutes, what is exactly what they promise?. This can be a difficult question to answer because each web hosting provider uses a different method to check if the server is down. Some web hosting providers simply use the method to ping the server to see if it responds, while other monitoring tests test the application on the server to make sure it is operating normally. Ideally, it is best to choose a hosting provider that uses this technique, it would not be fair to the web hosting company insist that the server is active, although one can not successfully run applications on it.

When uptime is really important?

Instead of focusing on exactly what percentage of time the server is running, may be more critical and focus on uptime when you can consistently provide. This means asking the peak of their web hosting service and what they consider off-duty hours. If you live in one of the world where the Web hosting provider experience hours off duty during peak hours, most likely have better access to server resources at the time. However, some web hosting providers, decided to restore and maintain servers during off-duty hours, which could cause a few minutes of downtime of the site. In general, you should prefer to choose a web host that shares the same hour of activity that your online business.