Top Hosting
There are various varieties of hosting packages suitable for different sites when it comes to the resources or the hosting environment they demand. To select the most proper hosting service for your website, you must access what server-side software applications it needs, how many hits per day you expect at the beginning and in the future, as well as any other special demands that may have to be satisfied.
Shared web hosting - Perks
The most adequate alternative for small sites with a few hundred or several thousand visitors is a shared hosting solution. With this form of webspace hosting, each user pays only for their plan, which lowers the overall price per person significantly. There are different web hosting solutions differing from one hosting firm to another, providing different quotas of hard disk storage space and monthly bandwidth, different e-mail quotas and so on. The benefit is that you can pay for an account that will provide the specs your web portal in fact needs. You will not need to pay a lot for a plan you will not avail of, or end up with a small sized plan that cannot shelter the web page. We, at Sex Friendly Hosting, offer a big selection of hosting solutions suitable for personal or small business web portals that even include pre-installed script-based systems such as Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to render it easier. If you begin with a cheaper package and you demand more system resources, moving to a more advanced package takes just a click.
Shared Hosting - Shortcomings
A shortcoming of the shared hosting solution is that the servers have some software platforms installed on them and you are unable to activate new software applications. Given sites, chiefly web shops, demand software applications to be installed on the web server for them to run, and with a shared web hosting solution, you can activate only software applications that do not require root access.
Virtual Private Web Hosting Servers and Dedicated Web Servers
For web portals that demand complete root access, or if your site has many thousands or even 1 000 000's of daily visitors, what you need is a VPS or a dedicated server. A VPS web server is a software emulation of a dedicated web server and it acts in an absolutely identical manner.
Virtual Hosting Servers
Both services generally include complete server root access and can be restarted via a software program by the client, independently from the web hosting provider. Like the shared website hosting packages, the VPS and the dedicated web server hosting packages contain diverse features based on what the hosting company has to offer. A virtual server web hosting plan includes guaranteed hard disk storage space, random access memory and CPU usage quotas that can occasionally be enhanced for brief spans of time if there are available system resources on the physical machine. With a dedicated hosting server, the only limiting factor is the hardware configuration it is availing of, and it can be configured by altering or appending components. A VPS server is simpler to run as it offers a virtualization console, which can be used to restart it, to install applications, check statistics, etc. The management of a dedicated web server is more complex, so such a solution would rather be resorted to by tech-savvy clients.
Dedicated Servers
However, some hosting corporations provide managed dedicated server hosting services where they run dedicated hosting server management assignments instead of the customer. This can be included in the plan or an extra feature.
Prior To Choosing...
Selecting the top hosting package is essential as it can have an effect on the proper functioning of a web page. Before opting for an account, compare the pros and cons, review carefully all the prerequisites for the site to function properly, especially if it is script-driven. And if you are still unsure 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 assist you and answer all your questions.