What is web hosting?

Web hosting is service which enables people, companies and organisations to allow their web pages visible to the World Wide Web internet. Internet Web Hosting Companies offer space on web servers either by charging a fee or by offering the space free.

There are many types of web hosting services available. From the single webpage or file share to the very complex data base driven web sites which include thousands of web pages supporting platforms include PHP, Java, Ruby on Rails, ColdFusion and ASP.NET

Most Web Hosts provide a simple control panel like cPanel which enables the individual or organisation to access tools for example email control, file managers, site builders and single script install programs which enable users to install applications like Joomla, Word Press, Forums and ecommerce applications.

What types of hosting is there?

Free web hosting which is available from many companies is one way to host your website. The main problem with this sort of free hosting is that it often has many limitations and if there were to be instances where a website becomes offline or is deleted there is no real way to resolve the problem as it was free in the first instance and in most cases no guarantees are offered.

Shared Web Hosting is when multiple websites are hosted on the same host server and in most cases share the same IP address. All the domains on the shared server will share common resources like RAM and CPU Usage.

Reseller Web Hosting services is when a person wishes to become a web host themselves. Reseller Hosting allows the individual to setup and control separate hosting packages from within the reseller server environment. The reseller will then sell the customized hosting plans onto clients at whatever fee they feel like.

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