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WEB HOSTING

What Is Web Hosting? 

To have a website on the Internet you first need to have a web server. Unfortunately, owning a web

server can be costly and requires technical expertise that most businesses do not have. This is

where web hosts come in. Web hosting companies provide the equipment and other necessary

technical resources without the headaches that come with individual hosting. 

A web host is like the landlord of building. A landlord rents out storefronts to various businesses.

The businesses decorates and run their stores differently, and do not worry about the maintenance

of  the  building.  In  a  similar  way,  a  web  host  rents  out  space  on  a  web  server  (or  entire  web

servers), to various businesses. Each business builds its own website and never has to worry about

the maintenance of the web server. 

In other words, the web host provides the place on the Internet where your website lives. It is a lot

cheaper than buying your own server, and you do not have to hire any technical staff. 

Choice of Server

Shared Server

Shared servers offer clients the ability to host their website on a powerful, professionally managed

server,  at  a  low  monthly  cost.  Shared  servers  provide  individual  websites  with  redundant

connectivity, 99 percent uptime and 24/7 monitoring for a fraction of the cost of a dedicated server. 

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Intended  Clients  and  Uses    Shared  servers  are  an  excellent  solution  for  entry-level

hosting needs. Designed to host small-scale e-commerce sites and static web pages, shared

servers offer first-time webmasters without advanced skills a reliable web presence. 

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Server Response Time   The activity of other sites and the number of other sites on the

server can affect shared server performance. 

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.lexibility and Scalability   As you are restricted to the server box space, upgrade capacity

is primarily focused on disk size and throughput. 

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Software   Shared servers are limited to the software the hosting provider installs.

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No technical skills required to use a shared server.

Shared  server  hosting  provides  a  cost-effective  way  for  entry-level  webmasters  to  maintain  a

reliable web presence without extensive technical resources. 

Virtual Private (VPS) Server

Virtual  Private  Servers  (VPS)  combine  the  flexibility  of  a  dedicated  server  with  the  economical

prices of shared server hosting. VPS websites reside in private and protected areas on a shared

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