What are different types of web hosting available?

In the initial procedures of having a website, web hosting is a determinant step to get a successful final product. It is surely one of the most demanding and delicate steps to get started in the online world. All web hosting quests necessarily ask for the client’s needs and intentions, as well as other services like custom designs and special applications. In this case, there are different sorts of web hosting available on the internet to fill the requirements of lots of clients.

The type of web hosting to be chosen depends mainly on the website that is going to be designed. In each of the hosting types, there are diverse characteristics that can be found useful for certain clients. That is why there are different types for each sort of client. The following are various kinds of hosting that clients can choose from.

Shared web hosting consists on a single server that hosts different accounts including the client’s. This means that a website shares the same server with many other websites, so a client only gets a part of the server. Clients who opt for this type can enjoy the MYSQL, ASP, and PHP programming features at reasonable prices. However, the term “shared” does not mean that clients are going to have bad customer service. Quality service is guaranteed even if the hosting company has thousands of websites to support.

Virtual Private Server or VPS hosting follows the same principle of shared hosting but clients have separate spaces within the same server. Clearly, this sort of server is more powerful so that clients have complete control over their account. This type allows clients to freely use various programming features like Apache, MYSQL, PHP, and some more.
 

Dedicated server is a type of hosting server that provides non-shared accounts. This type is highly important for users who need to configure the operating system and have total control over it. Clients having a large database can opt for this type to keep their website features running safe and accurately. Also, the server can be managed by the web hosting company if the client does not have the time or knowledge to maintain it.

Co-location hosting is both particular and mutual, so the client has its own dedicated server (physical machine) and asks a data centre to make it work properly for a monthly fee. In this case, the machine owner is the main responsible for its configuration and maintenance even if it is placed in a remote place.

Consequently, people having their own “hosting machine” can take advantage of it by providing spaces for other accounts. This practice is known as “Reselling Hosting” which means that clients owning their own server can resell disk space and bandwidth for other clients looking for hosting.

Finally, free web hosting type is essentially used by hobbyists. In this case, the client can opt for a certain hosting where the domain name is placed after the provider’s domain name. For instance, the service provide domain name goes firsts like geocities.com; then it is followed by the clients’ domain name: nameclient, then the final website address appears as www.geocities.com/nameclient. This type of hosting is specially designed for clients who are looking to upload contents without having a direct moneymaking interest.

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