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There are different types of hosting packages suitable for different web sites in terms of the system resources or the hosting platform they require. To select the most adequate hosting service for your web portal, you need to calculate what server-side software applications it demands, how many daily visits you anticipate at the start and in the long run, as well as any other special demands that may need to be satisfied.

Shared website hosting - Benefits

The best choice for small scale web sites with a few hundred or a few thousand visitors is a shared hosting plan. With this form of web hosting, each client pays only for their plan, which decreases the overall price per person significantly. There are different web hosting packages varying from one hosting vendor to another, supplying different amounts of web storage space and monthly bandwidth, different e-mailbox account quotas and so on. The benefit is that you can order a package that will provide the specs your website indeed needs. You will not have to pay plenty of money for a package you will not utilize, or wind up with a small account that cannot accommodate the web page. We, at , offer a large assortment of hosting solutions appropriate for private or small business web sites that even provide pre-activated script-based systems like Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to make things easier. If you commence with a low grade package and you demand more resources, upgrading to a high-end plan involves just a click of the mouse.

Shared website hosting - Downsides

A negative aspect of the shared website hosting solution is that the servers have some software applications installed on them and you cannot install additional software platforms. Certain web sites, especially web stores, need applications to be present on the web hosting server for them to operate, and with a shared web hosting solution, you can activate only software platforms that do not demand root-level access.

Private Virtual Servers and Dedicated Web Servers

For portals that need full root-level access, or if your online portal has many thousands or even millions of viewers per day, what you need is a VPS or a dedicated server. A VPS web hosting server is a virtual emulation of a dedicated solution and it functions in a precisely identical way.

VPS Web Servers

Both environments normally give root access and can be rebooted via a software tool by the client, autonomously from the web hosting supplier. Like the shared website hosting plans, the VPS and the dedicated hosting accounts have different functionalities depending on what the web hosting vendor offers. A virtual private web hosting server package offers guaranteed web space, random access memory and CPU quotas that can sometimes be boosted for short spans of time if there are free system resources on the physical machine. With a dedicated web server, the only limit is the hardware architecture it is utilizing, and it can be revamped by changing or appending components. A Virtual Private Server is simpler to cope with as it ships with virtualization software, which can be utilized to reboot it, to install software applications, monitor stats, etc. The management of a dedicated hosting server is more complex, so such a package would rather be utilized by proficient users.

Dedicated Web Servers

Still, some web hosting suppliers provide managed dedicated server web hosting services where they execute dedicated web server administration procedures instead of the client. This can be a part of plan or an extra upgrade.

Prior To Electing...

Selecting the top hosting plan is vital as it can have an influence on the stable performance of a web page. Prior to choosing a plan, compare the pros and cons, investigate thoroughly all the requirements for the web portal to run properly, especially if it is script-driven. And if you are still in doubt which one is the best hosting service for you, consult with our live chat operators or call us - our sales reps will be glad to help you and answer all your questions.