Web Hosting Services

2007-04-17 10:41:55

( Web Hosting-SEO-Web Design )



A web hosting service is a kind of Internet hosting service that allows users to store data, images and other contents available via the internet.

If you want a website that is accessible via the internet, you need a web server. Since owning a web server is expensive and requires technical knowledge, a web host offering web hosting services becomes as an alternative. Web hosting companies provide you with a space on their web server, internet connectivity, and other technical resources to maintain your website.

A lot of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide free web hosting services. If you are building a personal website, you can avail of web page hosting, which is generally cheap or advertisement-sponsored. If you, however, are building a website for companies or e-commerce businesses, there are also available web hosting companies that specialize in specific software needs.

There are different kinds of web hosting services. These include the following:
• Free web hosting service is free, typically ad-sponsored, and is appropriate for personal web pages. It offers limited functions, such as in space and bandwidth, compared to the other types. Free web hosts also usually attach your domain name to theirs.
• Shared web hosting service allows your site to be in the same server as a number of other sites, who all share in the maintenance costs. Because of this, the activity in the other sites that are on the server can affect your site’s performance. This service is appropriate for small scale websites.
• Dedicated web hosting service provides you with your own web server, securing control over its functions, allowing faster access. This service is helpful in sites with high traffic containing large amounts of data and complicated applications.
• Collocation web hosting service is the most powerful and most expensive type. It allows you to own the server, while the web host provides the space and handles the maintenance of the server.
• Reseller web hosting service allows you to become a web host as well, since the owner of the account can split the space and bandwidth with you.
• Clustered web hosting service allows you to use the resources of more than one server, and separates the management of the different functions of your website.

Deciding on what web hosting service to use depends on your websites needs, such as the operating system, software, and bandwidth, among others. You can also opt to only have files such as documents, images or blogs, hosted, and not a complete website.


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