Top Shared Hosting

There are different types of shared hosting solutions appropriate for different web portals in terms of the system resources or the shared hosting platform they require. To pick the most relevant shared hosting service for your web page, you must evaluate what server-side software it needs, how many visits per day you expect at the beginning and in the long run, as well as any other special demands that may need to be fulfilled.

Shared website hosting - Positive Aspects

The most optimal option for small size websites with several hundred or a few thousand visitors is a shared hosting plan. With this type of web hosting, each customer pays only for their account, which minimizes the total cost per customer significantly. There are diverse web hosting packages differing from one web hosting corporation to another, offering different amounts of web space and monthly traffic, different e-mail quotas and so on. The plus is that you can purchase a package that will have the features your web page in fact needs. You will not have to pay a lot of cash for a plan you will not utilize, or end up with a small sized plan that cannot shelter the web site. We, at Your Personal Server, offer an extensive selection of shared hosting solutions suitable for private or small business web portals that even come with pre-activated script-based systems like Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to render things simpler. If you commence with a low-price package and you need more resources, upgrading to a more feature-rich package involves only a click.

Shared web hosting - Weaknesses

A shortcoming of the shared website hosting environment is that the servers have some software platforms installed on them and you are unable to install new software platforms. Certain web pages, particularly online stores, need applications to be present on the web server for them to perform, and with a shared web hosting environment, you can install only software applications that do not require complete server root access.

Virtual Web Hosting Servers and Dedicated Web Hosting Servers

For web sites that request full server root access, or if your online portal has many 1000's or even millions of daily hits, what you need is a virtual private servers or a dedicated server. A private virtual hosting server is a software emulation of a dedicated machine and it performs in absolutely the same way.

Virtual Hosting Servers

Both services normally come with complete root access and can be rebooted through a software program by the client, autonomously from the hosting supplier. Akin to the shared web hosting packages, the virtual private servers and the dedicated hosting accounts have diverse features based on what the web hosting supplier has to offer. A private virtual web hosting server plan offers guaranteed web storage, random access memory and CPU quotas that can occasionally be increased for brief stretches of time if there are unused system resources on the physical server. With a dedicated web server, the only limitation is the hardware it is making use of, and it can be configured by changing or adding components. A virtual web server is easier to handle as it includes a virtualization console, which can be utilized to reboot it, to install applications, explore stats, etc. The administration of a dedicated hosting server is more complicated, so such an account would rather be used by tech-savvy clients.

Dedicated Servers

Nonetheless, some hosting companies provide managed dedicated server hosting solutions where they run hosting server administration assignments instead of the client. This can be included in the plan or an additional upgrade.

Prior To Reaching a Decision...

Selecting the top hosting package is crucial as it can have an influence on the proper functioning of a site. Before opting for a plan, compare the pros and cons, survey thoroughly all the requirements for the site to work properly, especially if it is script-driven. And if you are still not sure which is the best shared hosting service for you, ask our live chat operators or call us - our sales representatives will be happy to help you and answer all your questions.