Quality Hosting

There are different types of hosting solutions appropriate for different web portals in terms of the system resources or the hosting platform they need. To pick the best hosting service for your site, you need to evaluate what server-side software programs it requires, how many daily visits you anticipate at the beginning and in the future, as well as any other specific needs that may have to be met.

Shared Web Hosting - Perquisites

The most relevant option for small web portals with a few hundred or several thousand visitors is a shared hosting solution. With this form of web space hosting, each user pays only for their plan, which decreases the total cost per customer significantly. There are different web hosting accounts differing from one host to another, delivering different amounts of data storage space and traffic, different mail quotas and so on. The positive point is that you can purchase a plan that will provide the specifications your web page really needs. You will not need to pay plenty of cash for an account you will not make use of, or end up with a small plan that cannot shelter the online portal. We, at Host It Better, offer an immense array of hosting plans suitable for private or small business websites that even offer pre-activated script-powered platforms like Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to render it simpler. If you commence with a low grade package and you need more system resources, upgrading to a more powerful plan requires just a click.

Shared website hosting - Negative Signs

A weak side of the shared web hosting platform is that the servers have some software installed on them and you are unable to install additional software platforms. Certain online portals, chiefly web storefronts, need software applications to be activated on the web server for them to work, and with a shared web hosting environment, you can activate solely software applications that do not require full server root access.

Private Virtual Servers and Dedicated Hosting Servers

For web portals that request complete root access, or if your site has many 1000's or even 1 000 000's of visitors per day, what you need is a VPS or a dedicated package. A virtual web server is a virtual simulation of a dedicated machine and it works in an exactly identical way.

Private Virtual Hosting Servers

Both environments typically include full root privileges and can be restarted through a software platform by the user, autonomously from the web hosting company. Much like the shared web hosting packages, the VPS and the dedicated hosting server packages involve different functionalities based on what the hosting supplier offers. A VPS server plan contains guaranteed server storage, RAM and CPU quotas that can occasionally be expanded for brief periods of time in case there are unused resources on the physical machine. With a dedicated web hosting server, the only limiting factor is the hardware equipment it is utilizing, and it can be revved up by changing or adding components. A private virtual web server is easier to manage as it involves a virtualization console, which can be utilized to reboot it, to install software applications, examine stats, etc. The management of a dedicated server is more elaborate, so such a solution would rather be utilized by competent clients.

Dedicated Hosting Servers

Nevertheless, some hosting vendors offer managed dedicated server web hosting services where they perform web server management tasks instead of the customer. This can be a part of package or an extra option.

Prior To Opting...

Opting for the top hosting plan is important as it can affect the proper work of a web portal. Prior to picking a plan, weigh the pros and cons, study completely all the requirements for the website to perform properly, particularly if it is script-driven. And if you are still not sure which is the best hosting service for you, check with our live chat operators or give us a call - our sales representatives will be glad to assist you and answer all your questions.