7 Types Of Web Hosting Services
Web hosting service allows corporations or individuals to
make their websites accessible to the masses through the World Wide Web. A web
host is a company that provides a particular portion of the space on its
private or lease server to be used by the clients. It also typically provides
internet connectivity in the form of data center. Generally, a web host
provides a wide range of services including small-scale personal file hosting
to a giant business-scale websites. There are several types of services for web
hosting available, including:
1. Free hosting
This type of web hosting offers very limited features and options and is mostly supported by advertisements. This service is ideal for personal, non-commercial websites.
2. Shared web
hosting
In this service, one server is used by more than one websites. One server can be used for up to hundreds of thousands of websites. Usually, the domains share the shame pool of server resources such as the RAM and the CPU. Shared hosting service generally provides extensive features and may be hosted with a reseller.
3. Reseller web
hosting
With this kind of service, the clients can be the host of their own websites by affiliating to the reseller. Resellers probably have their very own personal virtual dedicated server to a colocated server.
4. Virtual
Dedicated Server or Virtual Private Server (VPS)
This server divides the server resources into virtual servers. A Virtual Private Server is made for some reason such as in order to be able to move a VPS container between servers. Although high in portability, users still hold the root access to their own virtual space. Often they are also having the responsibility for the server maintenance and patching.
5. Dedicated
hosting
Dedicated hosting service allows a client to have his or her own web server. The user also has full control of it by gaining root access for Linux operating system or administrator access for Windows operating system. Nevertheless, commonly the client does not own the server.
6. Managed hosting
Although clients are able to manage their data through FTP, they are not given the access to Linux or Windows administrators. By not allowing the clients to modify the server, the provider can guarantee the quality of the web service. Server is also leased to the client in this service.
7. Colocation web
hosting
This service is almost the same as dedicated hosting service, except that the user owns the colocated server. Hosting company provides server space for the client and maintains the server as well. This type is the most effective hosting service yet the most expensive of all types.
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