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A definition of web hosting

The most basic and popularly availed of type of web hosting is the shared web hosting solution. It constitutes a means to host your site without having to understand much about programming and administering a server. Furthermore, it's also the most economical form of web page hosting and it's in fact affordable for everyone. Still, what is shared hosting?

What is shared web site hosting?

As the name implies, the shared web page hosting solution is a sort of service where numerous clients share the resources of the same web server. This implies that all server ingredients like CPU, hard drives, RAM, network interface cards and so on, are split among the users whose accounts are on that same web hosting server. This is typically made achievable by creating different accounts for the different users and applying certain restrictions and usage quotas for each of them. Those limitations are applied in order to hinder the users from intervening with each other's accounts and, of course, to hinder the web hosting server from overloading. Typically, shared webspace hosting clients do not have full root access to the server's config files, which primarily goes to say that they cannot access anything else on the hosting server aside from their own hosting account. The web site hosting resources that each account may resort to are set by the web hosting firm that possesses the web server and by the particular website hosting package. That necessitates the second important question:

How are the shared web hosting servers shared among the clients?

Hosting vendors that supply shared site hosting packages typically have different web site hosting packages. Those plans provide different amounts of website hosting resources and specs, which in fact define the restrictions that a web hosting plan will have. The client may choose between the different web hosting plans and sign up for the one that he deems will suit him best. The website hosting package will then define what limits the customer's account will include, once set up. The costs and the specifications of the hosting plans are chosen by the specific web hosting distributor. Based on the policy of the firm, the shared webspace hosting solution falls into 2 groups - the free hosting service and the regular shared service, most recently very famous among "cPanel hosting" firms as a cloud web hosting one. It's not possible to state, which one is better, since they are quite different from each other and they really are subject to the marketing tactics of the specific supplier and, of course, the demands of the specific user.

What is the distinction between the free of cost and the standard shared web hosting solution?

Of course, the chief difference between the free and the paid solution is in the quantity of features that they contain. Free web space hosting vendors are not able to maintain a big number of hosting servers, hence, they merely accommodate more customers on a single web server by decreasing the quantity of system resources provided by the accounts. This will be efficient only if the web servers are supervised and maintained properly, because the great amount of accounts may make the web hosting server crash over and over again. The majority of the free website hosting distributors, though, neglect the quality of the service and as a result, it's very tough to stumble upon a free of cost webspace hosting solution that's actually worth the effort. The top free hosting companies usually provide free client support even to the free web site hosting clients, because they want their web pages to expand so that they eventually upgrade to a paid site hosting account, which offers more site hosting features. Such provider, for example, is FreeHostia.com, which is one of the biggest and oldest free webspace hosting distributors worldwide.

At the same time, traditional shared web hosting suppliers like Sonic Hosting, for instance, are able to maintain multiple servers and so, they may afford to provide much more powerful web space hosting plans. Of course, that influences the cost of the website hosting packages. Paying a higher price for a web hosting account, however, does not necessarily signify that this plan has a finer quality. The best services are the balanced ones, which offer a price that matches the concrete service which you're obtaining. The top site hosting suppliers that have been around for a long time are displaying their prices and plan features in an objective manner, so that the client may familiar with what indeed he is receiving. What's more, some of them give a free bonus with the webspace hosting plan, such as the 1-click applications installer, accompanied by 100's of free-of-cost web site themes that are furnished by 'Sonic Hosting'. Such hosting vendors do care about their good name and this is the reason why if you choose them, you can rest assured that you won't get deluded into paying for an account that you cannot in fact utilize.

What should I anticipate from a shared website hosting service?

The shared web space hosting service is best for those who would like to host a standard website, which is going to devour a small or medium amount of traffic each month. You cannot anticipate, however, that a shared web space hosting account will last you a lifetime, since as your business grows, your website will become more and more demanding. So, you will have to eventually upgrade to a more feature-rich site hosting solution such as a semi-dedicated server, a VPS (also known as a virtual web hosting server, or VPS), or why not a dedicated server. Therefore, when choosing a webspace hosting provider, you should also reflect about how they can be of service to you, or else you might end up moving your domain name manually to a different vendor, which can cause site complications and even extended downtime for your web site. Therefore, selecting a website hosting vendor such as 'Sonic Hosting', which can present you with the required domain name and hosting services as you get bigger, is crucial and will spare you a lot of difficulties in the long run.