Quality Hosting

There are various varieties of hosting packages appropriate for different sites in relation to the system resources or the hosting environment they demand. To pick the most suitable hosting service for your web page, you need to access what server-side software it demands, how many daily hits you expect at the beginning and in the future, as well as any other special demands that may have to be fulfilled.

Shared Hosting - Advantages

The most relevant alternative for small scale online portals with several hundred or several thousand visitors is a shared hosting package. With this form of site hosting, each user pays only for their plan, which decreases the overall price per person substantially. There are various web hosting packages differing from one host to another, delivering different amounts of hard disk storage and bandwidth, different e-mail account quotas and so on. The good point is that you can get a package that will include the specifications your web page indeed needs. You will not need to pay lots of money for an account you will not use, or end up with a small plan that cannot shelter the site. We, at Webtanium, offer a great collection of hosting plans suitable for personal or small business web portals that even provide pre-installed script-driven systems such as Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to make things easier. If you kick off with a low-cost package and you demand more functionalities, upgrading to a more powerful plan involves only a click.

Shared Web Hosting - Shortcomings

A weak side of the shared website hosting environment is that the hosting servers have some software programs installed on them and you are unable to activate new software applications. Some web portals, especially web storefronts, demand applications to be installed on the hosting server for them to run, and with a shared web hosting solution, you can install solely software programs that do not require full root-level access.

Private Virtual Hosting Servers and Dedicated Servers

For websites that need complete server root access, or if your web site has many thousands or even millions of daily hits, what you need is a VPS or a dedicated server. A VPS server is a software emulation of a dedicated machine and it works in strictly the same manner.

Virtual Hosting Servers

Both solutions normally come with complete root-level access and can be rebooted via a software tool by the client, independently from the web hosting supplier. Akin to the shared website hosting plans, the VPS and the dedicated server web hosting accounts include different specs based on what the web hosting company has to offer. A private virtual server hosting account contains guaranteed hard disk storage space, random access memory and CPU quotas that can sometimes be enlarged for brief intervals of time if there are unused resources on the physical server. With a dedicated server, the only limiting factor is the hardware it is availing of, and it can be upgraded by changing or adding components. A virtual private web server is simpler to run as it ships with virtualization software, which can be utilized to restart it, to install applications, check stats, and so on. The management of a dedicated hosting server is more intricate, so such an account would rather be utilized by practiced users.

Dedicated Hosting Servers

However, certain web hosting firms offer managed dedicated web hosting solutions where they run dedicated hosting server administration tasks instead of the client. This can be included in the package or an additional option.

Before You Opt...

Picking the top hosting plan is essential as it can affect the proper performance of a website. Prior to picking a plan, compare the pros and cons, examine completely all the preconditions for the web site to run properly, particularly if it is script-driven. And if you are still unsure which is the best hosting service for you, consult with our live chat operators or give us a call - our sales representatives will be happy to help you and answer all your questions.