Top Hosting

There are various types of hosting services appropriate for different web sites when it comes to the system resources or the hosting platform they require. To choose the most appropriate hosting service for your site, you have to calculate what server-side software it demands, how many daily visits you anticipate at the start and in the future, as well as any other specific needs that may need to be answered.

Shared Hosting – Virtues

The most optimal alternative for small scale online portals with several hundred or a few thousand viewers is a shared hosting plan. With this type of web hosting, each user pays only for their account, which diminishes the overall cost per individual critically. There are different web hosting accounts differing from one hosting firm to another, providing different amounts of data storage and web traffic, different e-mailbox account quotas and so on. The advantage is that you can pay for a package that will have the resources your web portal in fact requires. You will not need to pay a lot of cash for a package you will not utilize, or end up with a small size account that cannot host the web page. We, at web-design.top, offer a great assortment of hosting accounts suitable for personal or small business websites that even provide pre-activated script-based systems like Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress – to make it easier. If you start with a low-price package and you require more functionalities, upgrading to a more powerful account involves only a click of the mouse.

Shared website hosting – Inconveniences

A negative aspect of the shared website hosting environment is that the web hosting servers have some software programs installed on them and you cannot activate additional software programs. Some websites, especially online shops, require software applications to be present on the hosting server for them to work, and with a shared website hosting package, you can activate solely software programs that do not need complete root access.

VPS Web Hosting Servers and Dedicated Servers

For web portals that demand full server root access, or if your website has many thousands or even 1 000 000’s of daily visitors, what you require is a VPS or a dedicated server. A private virtual server is a software simulation of a dedicated machine and it functions in exactly the same manner.

Virtual Hosting Servers

Both platforms generally give full server root access and can be rebooted through a software platform by the customer, autonomously from the hosting supplier. Just like the shared web hosting packages, the VPS and the dedicated server hosting packages have different functionalities based on what the web hosting supplier has to offer. A virtual server account contains guaranteed data space, RAM and CPU usage quotas that can occasionally be increased for brief stretches of time provided that there are spare resources on the physical machine. With a dedicated web server, the only limitation is the hardware it is availing of, and it can be configured by altering or adding components. A virtual web hosting server is easier to handle as it comprises a virtualization tool, which can be utilized to restart it, to install software applications, examine statistics, etc. The administration of a dedicated server is more elaborate, so such a plan would rather be resorted to by skilled clients.

Dedicated Servers

Nonetheless, certain hosting companies offer managed dedicated hosting solutions where they complete hosting server administration tasks instead of the client. This can be a part of package or an extra feature.

Before You Opt…

Selecting the top hosting plan is crucial as it can have an influence on the stable operation of a web portal. Before opting for a package, compare the pros and cons, investigate completely all the preconditions for the online portal to function properly, especially if it is script-based. And if you are still not sure which one is the best hosting service for you, consult with our live chat operators or call us – our sales reps will be happy to help you and answer all your questions.