A description of website hosting
The most archetypal and universally availed of type of web hosting is the shared web hosting service. It represents a means to host your web page without having to understand much about programming and operating a hosting server. Furthermore, it's also the cheapest type of web hosting and it's very affordable for everybody. Nonetheless, what is shared web hosting?
What is shared webspace hosting?
As the name signifies, the shared site hosting solution is a type of service where lots of customers share the resources of the same hosting server. This signifies that all server components such as CPU, hard disks, RAM, NICs etc. are apportioned among the users whose accounts are on that same web server. This is typically rendered possible by opening different accounts for the different clients and assigning given restrictions and resource usage quotas for each of them. Those limits are assigned so as to prevent the clients from meddling with each other's accounts and, of course, to hinder the hosting server from overburdening. Usually, shared site hosting users do not have root-level access to the server's config files, which basically means that they do not have access to anything else on the web hosting server aside from their very own shared hosting account. The site hosting resources that each account may avail of are determined by the web hosting provider that possesses the web server and by the particular site hosting package. That brings on the second essential question:
How are the shared hosting servers divided among the clients?
Hosting distributors that supply shared webspace hosting packages usually have various website hosting plans. Those packages offer different amounts of webspace hosting features and specifications, which actually determine the limits that a hosting package will have. The client may select between the different web hosting plans and sign up for the one that he thinks will fit him best. The site hosting plan will then define what limitations the client's account will involve, once set up. The prices and the specs of the web site hosting packages are set by the particular hosting supplier. Based on the policy of the company, the shared site hosting solution falls into 2 types - the free hosting solution and the typical shared solution, currently very famous among "cPanel hosting" vendors as a cloud web hosting one. It's impossible to judge, which one is more preferable, since they are quite different from each other and they actually are dependent on the marketing strategy of the particular provider and, of course, the needs of the given client.
What is the difference between the free and the normal shared web page hosting solution?
Of course, the essential difference between the free and the paid solution is in the quantity of resources that they provide. Free site hosting distributors are not able to maintain a large number of servers, therefore, they simply host more users on a single web server by reducing the quantity of system resources offered by the accounts. This will be efficient only in case the web hosting servers are supervised and dealt with properly, because the large amount of accounts may causer the web server to crash on a regular basis. Most of the free web site hosting vendors, though, overlook the quality of the service and as a result, it's very tough to come across a free web space hosting service that's in fact worth the time. The top free hosting corporations normally offer free technical support even to the free hosting clients, because they want their web pages to enlarge so that they eventually migrate to a paid web site hosting plan, which includes more web site hosting resources. Such supplier, for instance, is FreeHostia.com, which is one of the largest and oldest free webspace hosting companies worldwide.
At the same time, traditional shared web hosting firms such as NZ World Host, for instance, may afford to keep many servers and therefore, they are able to offer much more powerful webspace hosting plans. Of course, that influences the pricing of the site hosting packages. Paying a higher price for a site hosting account, though, does not automatically signify that this service has a finer quality. The most advantageous services are the balanced ones, which offer a price that corresponds to the real service which you're obtaining. The best webspace hosting firms that have been around for quite some time are displaying their prices and package configurations in a realistic manner, so that the client may be aware of what in fact he is obtaining. Furthermore, some of them offer a free bonus with the web space hosting plan, like the 1-click applications installer, complemented with hundreds of free templates that are supplied by 'NZ World Host'. Such webspace hosting companies do care about their good name and this is the reason why if you select them, you can rest certain that you won't get duped into paying for a service that you cannot in fact utilize.
What should I anticipate from a shared site hosting service?
The shared web page hosting service is best for individuals who want to host a standard website, which is going to consume a small or medium amount of web traffic each month. You cannot expect, however, that a shared website hosting account will be sufficient for your needs, since as your business grows bigger, your website will become more and more demanding. Hence, you will have to ultimately move to a more feature-rich web site hosting service such as a semi-dedicated server, a VPS (a.k.a. a private virtual hosting server, or VPS), or why not a dedicated server. So, when selecting a site hosting vendor, you should also consider how they can be of service to you, or else you might end up relocating your domain name manually to a separate company, which can create site troubles and even prolonged downtime for your website. So, selecting a site hosting distributor such as 'NZ World Host', which can present you with the needed domain name and hosting services as you grow bigger, is essential and will spare you a lot of complications in the future.