Web Hosting Services - What is it ?
So,
have you ever seen a website and wondered how it got on the internet, where is
its data stored or who uploaded it and how are we able to access it from any
part of the world? Well the answer to your question (if you ever had) can be
answered by Web Hosting services.
If you
are familiar with IT related terms, this may not feel alien but if you are new
to IT and you want to own your own website for business or whatever purpose you
have you need to know that you will need web hosting services.
As per Wikipedia,
“A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations
to make their website accessible via the World Wide Web.”
In other words, web hosting is a service of making your website public on the internet for everyone to view and search. You can compare it with something like renting a house or office for use, where you can store all your stuff like files, images, and videos, content but for others to access.
Every
website you ever visited, was and is hosted by a host server and the file i.e.
website is uploaded on ‘www’.
The
thing is you need to hire someone to host your website on the internet because
you need very specific knowledge and technologies to do that.
Your
website would be stored on a computer on which anyone can access after typing
your website name on the search bar. These computers on which the website is
stored are called servers. You need to own your individual domain name to make
your website uploaded on the internet.
There are many web hosting service providers available on the internet offering a range of services. You need to make sure you choose the right pack with the right services so that your website visitors have the right experience and you can rock your work.
Other
than giving server space to your site, Hosting service providers likewise offer
different types of assistance identified with website management. For example,
the assistance services we provide for our clients along with web hosting are:
- Linux / Windows hosting platform with
unlimited sub-domains capability
- Support for popular web technologies &
databases
- Manage your website with easy-to-use online
control panel or FTP access
- Web analytics, reporting & backups
- High Availability & Security
- 24x 7 Technical Supports
- Support PHP 4.2.3, ASP, .NET 2.0, Active
Perl 5.61
- FrontPage Server Extensions 2002 support
- Free MySQL & MS Access Database
- Free Online Management Console
- FTP Access
- Web Analytics, Reporting & Backup
Types
of Web Hosting Services
There
are different types of web hosting services available that a number of web hosting service provider offer, some of them are:
- VPS hosting
Virtual private servers(VPS) or
virtual dedicated server(VDS) is a hosting service type in which you share your
server space with other websites but you have your own space partitioned so
your website and other websites activity does not cross each other.
- Shared hosting
As the name suggests, shared
hosting is when one site is hosted on the same server with the other websites.
That means your website and others website is sharing the same server.
- WordPress hosting
Wordpress hosting is a kind of
shared hosting but for wordpress site owners. You get many pre-formatted
features which can make your work easier.
- Cloud hosting
In cloud hosting, your service
provider will provide you to host your site on multiple interconnected servers.
So, in case one server is occupied with heavy traffic, your traffic will get
directed to another server. It's a new system and has become everyone's go to
hosting service in recent times.
- Collocated Hosting
In collocated hosting you will
have your own server. You need to purchase it and you will buy your own server
and have it housed at a web host's offices.
- Dedicated Hosting
As the name suggests, you will
have a whole server space dedicated to your website. All resources of a server
will serve your website. It's expensive and it's recommended to only those
whose website attracts a lot of traffic and is unmanageable on a normal shared
system.
Now that you have an idea of
what web hosting service is. You can ponder over how you can avail web hosting
service for your website and enjoy the benefits of having your own website
traffic. Since for having an online presence and your own website you will need
web hosting services and how you avail them is what can decide your websites
future.
For more information on web hosting services, you can contact us or call us.
+91 7049037000
