Quality Hosting
There are various varieties of hosting services appropriate for different sites in relation to the resources or the hosting platform they require. To select the most appropriate hosting service for your web portal, you have to access what server-side software it needs, how many daily visits you expect at the start and in the future, as well as any other specific requirements that may need to be covered.
Shared Web Hosting - Pluses
Unlimited bandwidth
5 websites hosted
30-Day Free Trial
Unlimited bandwidth
Unlimited websites hosted
30-Day Free Trial
The best option for small online portals with a few hundred or a few thousand visitors is a shared hosting plan. With this type of hosting, each customer pays only for their account, which decreases the overall cost per person considerably. There are various web hosting solutions varying from one web hosting firm to another, supplying different quotas of disk storage space and monthly traffic, different mailbox account quotas and so on. The advantage is that you can purchase an account that will provide the resources your site in fact needs. You will not need to pay plenty of cash for a package you will not utilize, or wind up with a small sized package that cannot host the web page. We, at Sales Hub, offer a large array of hosting accounts suitable for personal or small business sites that even include pre-activated script-driven platforms such as Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to make it simpler. If you commence with a basic plan and you need more functionalities, moving to a more powerful account demands just a click.
Shared Website Hosting - Downsides
A weak side of the shared hosting solution is that the hosting servers have some software platforms installed on them and you are unable to activate additional software. Specific web portals, above all web stores, demand applications to be present on the web hosting server for them to run, and with a shared web hosting environment, you can install only software that does not request complete server root access.
VPS Hosting Servers and Dedicated Web Hosting Servers
For portals that require complete root access, or if your portal has many thousands or even 1 000 000's of daily visits, what you need is a VPS or a dedicated server. A virtual web server is a software imitation of a dedicated web server and it functions in strictly the same way.
Private Virtual Web Hosting Servers
Both services typically come with full root privileges and can be rebooted via a software tool by the user, autonomously from the web hosting supplier. Similar to the shared website hosting plans, the VPS and the dedicated hosting accounts have diverse characteristics depending on what the hosting company has to offer. A private virtual server web hosting account has guaranteed data storage, RAM and CPU usage quotas that can sometimes be enlarged for brief spells of time provided that there are free resources on the physical machine. With a dedicated server, the only limit is the hardware architecture it is utilizing, and it can be upgraded by changing or adding components. A virtual server is simpler to run as it offers a virtualization tool, which can be used to restart it, to install applications, check statistics, etc. The management of a dedicated hosting server is more intricate, so such a solution would rather be utilized by experienced customers.
Dedicated Servers
However, certain hosting companies provide managed dedicated server web hosting solutions where they implement server administration assignments on behalf of the customer. This can be a part of package or an additional option.
Before You Select...
Choosing the top hosting plan is vital as it can affect the stable performance of a web portal. Prior to picking a package, compare the pros and cons, appraise completely all the preconditions for the web site to work properly, especially if it is script-driven. And if you are still unsure which one is the best hosting service for you, consult with our live chat operators or call us - our sales representatives will be happy to help you and answer all your questions.