An assessment of Lonex

We, at directmedhub.com, have selected 'Lonex' to be our present domain and web hosting supplier. Hence we think that this short review of 'Lonex' is perhaps going to be quite helpful for other folks from all over the World who are looking for domain name and web hosting solutions. We say people from all over the Globe, since the mere fact is that 'Lonex' presently furnishes domain and hosting services in multiple server farm sites: in the USA (Chicago, IL), in England (Maidenhead, 20 miles outside London), in Scandinavia (Stockholm) and in Australia (Sydney). That way, encompassing virtually the whole Globe. At least from the point of view of the Internet. So, here is what you could anticipate from 'Lonex' in a nutshell:

Shared Web Hosting Plans

The first detail we, at directmedhub.com, have noted is the cheap prices of the shared web space hosting services furnished by 'Lonex'. Shared doesn't sound very well, does it? Well, that's what it is called: shared hosting. The good news here is that the website hosting plans delivered by 'Lonex' are powered by an in-house designed, ultramodern cloud web hosting solution (each hosting service, such as email, databases, website hosting Control Panel, disk storage, DNS, statistics, and so on, is being served by an autonomous host of web servers in a cluster). This is something EVERY cPanel web hosting firm on the Globe will have colossal difficulties with, because cPanel is a single server based hosting environment (each hosting service, such as electronic mail, databases, web hosting CP, disk space, DNS, stats, and so on, is being tackled by a single web hosting server), cPanel is not open source (that is why the cPanel-based webspace hosting distributors are not able to add new functionality and manipulate it the way they want it) and there is no open source file system (they have to devise their own file system), which is the precondition of any cloud web hosting service. Let's return to the shared website hosting packages, which are driven by an authentic clustered web space hosting system. With a shared website hosting plan, each client pays just for his/her package, thus keeping the web site hosting price very low (because plenty of clients utilize one and the same web hosting server). In a nutshell, a shared hosting package, which runs on a clustered web page hosting platform, allows you to pay just for the reserves that you really need, evading a scenario where you pay for a feature-rich website hosting account that you cannot really utilize, or for a small site hosting account that cannot host your site. The possibility to upgrade your account from one plan to another with only two mouse clicks gives you the flexibility to begin with a low-end package and upgrade as your site expands. That way, you save funds that you can spend on advertising the site while it is still new. Every web site hosting package delivered by 'Lonex' sports an online website builder and more than 40 widely used script-driven software platforms including WordPress, Joomla, Zen Cart and Moodle that will save you hundreds of dollars for website design services. 'Lonex' provides shared website hosting packages in a number of different geographical regions across the World. There is one server farm in Chicago covering the US and Canada; two European datacenter facilities - in England and in Sweden; and another one in Australia, which covers the Asia-Pacific region. In this way, approximately the entire Earth is covered to supply you and your visitors with a stable and reliable webspace hosting service at a convenient location. On the whole, the shared hosting packages furnished 'Lonex' are very well appointed and are available at a very modest price (starting from $4.25 for the Personal plan).

Semi-dedicated Hosting Servers

To clients with little or no experience, a private virtual web hosting server may appear difficult to administer. That's probably why 'Lonex' also hosts semi-dedicated web servers in its principal US data center in Chicago. Managing these accounts is similar to handling a typical shared web page hosting package through a website hosting CP user interface. They have all the functionalities of a shared site hosting package such as a fee-free site builder and a web app installation tool, but the system resource quota typical of a semi-dedicated server plan is many times larger than that of a shared web page hosting package. For example, the central processing unit power that can be used is almost FIVE times as much as compared with the shared webspace hosting accounts. When contrasted with a shared plan, the number of database queries included within the semi-dedicated hosting plans is vast: 90 000 / hour. An unlimited hosted top-level domain name allowance is a rule as well. The semi-dedicated hosting server plans do not arrive with full root access (we, at directmedhub.com, think that this is a minor minus), but the advantage is that they are administered via the same web page hosting Control Panel interface as the shared web hosting accounts. This implies that a familiar graphical interface is accessible by all customers who do not have enough confidence to handle a virtual server, but at the same time are in need of more power and features than a VPS web hosting server can deliver. This is like that owing to the fact that the semi-dedicated hosting servers share the reserves of the very same powerful first-rate web hosting servers as the ones which accommodate the private virtual server plans, still, the number of the semi-dedicated web servers is very small (somewhere between twenty to 30 per physical server), while the private virtual servers can reach a much higher number (80 to one hundred and twenty per server). Having that information in mind, the semi-dedicated servers offered by 'Lonex' can be categorized as being quite affordable (as far as cost is concerned), starting from $30.00 for the Semi-dedicated Plus package.

Dedicated Hosting Servers

In directmedhub.com's opinion, big sites such as social networks, community and business web portals or famous web storefronts with thousands of customers need a much more powerful site hosting platform. It seems that the fellows from 'Lonex' have drawn the same conclusion too. To satisfy its clients' demands, 'Lonex' offers a number of dedicated hosting servers that can handle millions of daily visits. That evaluation is based on the hardware specifications the web servers boast: multi-core processors, up to four GB of RAM, two thousand gigabytes of data storage and Gigabit network interface cards will beyond doubt ensure the quick and stable performance of any sort of website. According to 'Lonex', the original hardware specifications can be upgraded for more system resource-requiring sites. We, from directmedhub.com, consider that all dedicated server configurations offered by 'Lonex' are also appropriate for starting a hosting reseller business as each and every web hosting server comes with free-of-cost billing transaction software and a cost-free domain reseller account. Unfortunately, the dedicated web hosting servers offered by 'Lonex' are all unmanaged. We, at directmedhub.com, count this as a small disadvantage, which can be corrected by paying a monthly fee of $30.00 USD. So, if you demand aid, the Managed Services upgrade provides a number of additional services such as a regular backup, software installation, web server surveillance and troubleshooting operations. A handful of site hosting Control Panel (CP) interfaces are offered with each of the dedicated servers - Hepsia, cPanel and DirectAdmin. Our (directmedhub.com's) prognosis is that the magnificent drag and drop File Manager added in the Hepsia CP will possibly render the use of any FTP software pointless. Our (directmedhub.com's) conclusion is that the dedicated servers delivered by 'Lonex' don't seem to be very inexpensive (yet the Hepsia web site hosting CP and the unmetered hosted domain quotas will no doubt make you smile), commencing from $60.00 for the Xenia 01 plan.