Web hosting is the housing, serving, and maintaining
websites, making them accessible to the World Wide Web. Web hosts are vendors that provide
space on web servers for hosting sites. There is a vast number of web hosts available, and
some of the better-known ones include:
There are a number of ways to host a website, each with its advantages and disadvantages.
Depending on your budget, your site’s performance requirements, and the desired level of flexibility and
control, you should choose from one of these options — shared hosting, virtual private server (VPS)
hosting and dedicated server.
Shared hosting services hosts hundreds or thousands of
websites on a single server, and the sites share the server’s resources such as RAM, disk
space and the CPU. Shared hosting is known for its low cost and ease of deployment, requiring
minimal technical expertise.
Performance, however, is affected adversely by the other sites on the server,
which can limit the site’s ability to handle heavy traffic. Additionally, shared hosting may
offer limited flexibility and control, with no root access.
Virtual Private Server (VPS) hosting is a type of web
hosting where the server is divided into virtual servers, and each website appears to be hosted
on its own virtual server. While the sites share the server’s resources, VPS hosting allows
users to have root access to their own virtual space, providing a more secure hosting
environment with greater control.
Compared to shared hosting, VPS hosting is more expensive, but it offers more
flexibility and better performance, as well as the ability to handle moderate traffic levels.
However, a VPS may not be able to handle high traffic levels or sudden spikes in traffic due to
the shared resources.
Dedicated server hosting is a type of web hosting where
an entire server is dedicated to serving a single website. This provides maximum control and
flexibility for the user, as well as ensuring that the website’s performance is not affected
by other sites.
While dedicated server hosting provides the best performance and reliability,
it is also the most expensive option as the costs are not shared. However, for businesses or
organizations that require high levels of security, customization, and control, dedicated
server hosting is the ideal solution.
