WEB HOSTING
What is Web Hosting?
Web Hosting is the process of buying space to give space to a website on the internet. When a hosting provider allocates space on a web server for a website to store its files is called hosting a website. A server connects users from other parts of the world to the specified site. The hosting providers have the servers, connectivity and other related services to host websites. They have a variety of hosting plans which caters a spectrum of hosting needs for everyone from small blogs to large organizations. There are hundreds of web hosts available providing thousands of web hosting services. Web host providers have a range of plans starting from free with limited features to special paid plans with a lot many added features to the specified packages. For taking a business online or creating an online presence one should have a reliable web hosting plan which allows having access to the resources to keep the website.
Different types of Web Hosting available–
Shared hosting: – Shared hosting allows multiple users site to use a single server. Shared hosting is cost effective as it is used by multiple users. Each user gets a section or portion of server to host their website contents. Every user (customer) using the shared hosting can access features like databases, monthly traffic, disk space, email accounts, FTP, etc. Each user gets a portion of RAM, CPU and other elements of server.
VPS hosting: – Virtual Private Hosting service uses a virtualization technology with dedicated private resources on a server with numerous users. It is considered to be the most secure & stable solution with a dedicated server space provided to it. It draws mid level traffic and exceeds the limits of shared hosting.
Dedicated hosting: – Dedicated hosting is a type of hosting in which a server is rented to a single user. It is used in large scale businesses with high traffic drawn having lots of resources. The user is responsible for maintaining the website’s security.
Reseller hosting: – It is a type of hosting in which a user buys a server space and resells or rent out its services to other users or customers that is packaged, rebranded and sold under a brand name.
