Best Shared Hosting

There are different kinds of shared hosting services suitable for different web sites in regard to the system resources or the shared hosting platform they need. To choose the most appropriate shared hosting service for your site, you have to calculate what server-side software it needs, how many daily hits you anticipate at the start and in the future, as well as any other special requirements that may have to be fulfilled.

Shared website hosting - Positive Signs

The most appropriate option for small sized web sites with several hundred or a few thousand visitors is a shared hosting solution. With this type of site hosting, each user pays only for their plan, which diminishes the overall cost per person considerably. There are different web hosting solutions varying from one hosting corporation to another, offering different quotas of server storage space and traffic, different e-mailbox account quotas and so on. The advantage is that you can order a package that will include the features your web portal really demands. You will not have to pay plenty of money for an account you will not make use of, or wind up with a small size package that cannot accommodate the web site. We, at AllMyHosting, offer a big assortment of shared hosting plans suitable for private or small business pages that even include pre-installed script-driven systems such as Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to make it easier. If you kick off with a low-cost package and you need more resources, moving to a better plan takes only a mouse click.

Shared Website Hosting - Negative Aspects

A disadvantage of the shared web hosting environment is that the hosting servers have some software installed on them and you are unable to install new software programs. Certain web pages, chiefly online storefronts, demand applications to be available on the web hosting server for them to operate, and with a shared website hosting plan, you can activate solely software applications that do not require complete server root access.

Private Virtual Hosting Servers and Dedicated Hosting Servers

For websites that request full server root access, or if your web portal has many thousands or even millions of hits per day, what you require is a VPS hosting or a dedicated hosting. A VPS web server is a software imitation of a dedicated machine and it runs in a precisely identical way.

Virtual Private Servers

Both platforms traditionally offer server root access and can be rebooted via a software interface by the user, autonomously from the hosting provider. Like the shared web hosting packages, the VPS hosting and the dedicated web server packages comprise different specifications based on what the web hosting vendor offers. A virtual web hosting server package offers guaranteed server storage space, RAM and CPU usage quotas that can occasionally be enhanced for short stretches of time provided that there are spare system resources on the physical server. With a dedicated hosting server, the only limiting factor is the hardware architecture it is availing of, and it can be configured by altering or adding components. A private virtual web server is simpler to handle as it arrives with a virtualization tool, which can be utilized to restart it, to install software applications, check statistics, and so on. The management of a dedicated web server is more complicated, so such an account would rather be used by trained clients.

Dedicated Servers

Nevertheless, certain hosting suppliers provide managed dedicated hosting solutions where they run server management tasks on behalf of the client. This can be a part of plan or an additional feature.

Prior To Choosing...

Selecting the top hosting plan is important as it can affect the proper functioning of a web page. Before settling on a plan, weigh the pros and cons, check carefully all the prerequisites for the web portal to function properly, especially if it is script-driven. And if you are still unsure which one is the best shared hosting service for you, consult with our live chat operators or give us a call - our sales representatives will be glad to assist you and answer all your questions.