Quality Shared Web Hosting

There are various kinds of shared web hosting plans appropriate for different websites with regard to the system resources or the shared web hosting platform they require. To choose the most appropriate shared web hosting service for your site, you need to estimate what server-side software programs it demands, how many daily visits you anticipate at the start and in the future, as well as any other special demands that may need to be covered.

Shared Website Hosting - Advantages

The most appropriate option for small online portals with a few hundred or several thousand visitors is a shared hosting account. With this form of webspace hosting, each client pays only for their plan, which lowers the overall cost per customer substantially. There are various web hosting accounts varying from one web hosting vendor to another, providing different quotas of data space and monthly traffic, different email quotas and so on. The positive point is that you can buy a package that will include the specs your web site actually demands. You will not need to pay a lot of money for a plan you will not avail of, or wind up with a small size plan that cannot shelter the web portal. We, at Top Hosting Provider, offer a large collection of shared web hosting packages suitable for personal or small business sites that even come with pre-activated script-based systems like Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to make it simpler. If you start with a cheaper package and you need more system resources, moving to a high-end account demands just a click.

Shared web hosting - Weak Sides

A drawback of the shared web hosting platform is that the web hosting servers have some software platforms installed on them and you are unable to install new software platforms. Specific web pages, chiefly online storefronts, need applications to be present on the web hosting server for them to function, and with a shared web hosting package, you can install only software that does not request full root-level access.

VPS Web Servers and Dedicated Hosting Servers

For online portals that need full root-level access, or if your online portal has many thousands or even 1 000 000's of hits per day, what you need is a VPS web hosting or a dedicated server web hosting. A VPS server is a software emulation of a dedicated server and it behaves in an absolutely identical way.

VPS Hosting Servers

Both solutions traditionally include root privileges and can be restarted via a software tool by the customer, independently from the hosting company. Much like the shared website hosting accounts, the VPS web hosting and the dedicated hosting plans include diverse features depending on what the web hosting vendor offers. A VPS web hosting server package contains guaranteed hard disk space, RAM and central processing unit usage quotas that can sometimes be enhanced for brief spells of time in case there are spare system resources on the physical machine. With a dedicated web server, the only limitation is the hardware architecture it is availing of, and it can be revved up by changing or adding components. A virtual private web hosting server is easier to administer as it comes with a virtualization console, which can be used to restart it, to install software applications, monitor statistics, etc. The administration of a dedicated web hosting server is more complicated, so such a solution would rather be used by skilled clients.

Dedicated Hosting Servers

Nonetheless, given providers provide managed dedicated server web hosting solutions where they execute hosting server administration assignments instead of the customer. This can be included in the plan or an extra option.

Prior To Opting...

Settling on the top hosting plan is vital as it can affect the stable work of a site. Before choosing a package, weigh the pros and cons, investigate carefully all the requirements for the web page to run properly, especially if it is script-based. And if you are still unsure which one is the best shared web hosting service for you, consult with our live chat operators or give us a call - our sales representatives will be happy to assist you and answer all your questions.