Top Hosting

There are various types of hosting services suitable for different websites in relation to the system resources or the hosting environment they demand. To choose the most relevant hosting service for your web portal, you need to reckon what server-side software programs it needs, how many hits per day you expect at the start and in the long run, as well as any other specific demands that may have to be covered.

Shared Hosting - Advantages

The best option for small web sites with several hundred or a few thousand viewers is a shared hosting plan. With this form of website hosting, each user pays only for their account, which reduces the overall cost per client radically. There are different web hosting packages differing from one web hosting corporation to another, providing different amounts of disk storage and web traffic, different e-mailbox account quotas and so on. The advantage is that you can buy an account that will have the features your web portal in fact needs. You will not have to pay plenty of cash for a package you will not make use of, or end up with a small sized account that cannot accommodate the website. We, at HostFraser.com, offer a big assortment of hosting plans suitable for private or small business portals that even include pre-installed script-based platforms such as Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to render it easier. If you commence with a less powerful package and you demand more functionalities, upgrading to a more advanced plan takes just a mouse click.

Shared web hosting - Downsides

A drawback of the shared web hosting platform is that the hosting servers have some software programs installed on them and you are unable to activate new software applications. Some websites, chiefly online shops, need applications to be present on the web hosting server for them to operate, and with a shared website hosting solution, you can install solely software applications that do not require complete server root access.

VPS Hosting Servers and Dedicated Hosting Servers

For sites that request full server root access, or if your portal has many thousands or even 1 000 000's of visits per day, what you need is a VPS or a dedicated package. A private virtual hosting server is a virtual emulation of a dedicated web server and it performs in an exactly identical way.

Virtual Private Web Servers

Both solutions typically include full root-level access and can be restarted via a software platform by the client, independently from the hosting provider. Similar to the shared web hosting plans, the VPS and the dedicated server hosting accounts contain different features depending on what the hosting provider has to offer. A virtual private hosting server account includes guaranteed storage space, random access memory and CPU usage quotas that can sometimes be expanded for short intervals of time in case there are free resources on the physical server. With a dedicated web server, the only limiting factor is the hardware architecture it is using, and it can be revamped by altering or appending components. A private virtual web server is easier to cope with as it ships with a virtualization console, which can be used to reboot it, to install software applications, check statistics, etc. The management of a dedicated web hosting server is more intricate, so such an account would rather be utilized by trained users.

Dedicated Hosting Servers

Yet, certain web hosting vendors provide managed dedicated server web hosting solutions where they carry out hosting server administration operations instead of the client. This can be a part of package or an extra service.

Prior To Reaching a Decision...

Selecting the top hosting plan is important as it can have an influence on the proper work of a web page. Prior to opting for a package, weigh the pros and cons, check carefully all the requirements for the site to run properly, particularly if it is script-powered. And if you are still not sure which 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.