Shared Hosting Clarified

If you have decided to build your own web site, but are not quite certain about what a web site is and are not aware of the term "shared hosting", this article is devoted to explaining these notions in simple terms.

What exactly is a web site?

A web site is a collection of webpages assembled in a systematic fashion. It has a unique address, also called a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). A website may have only one single web page and sometimes may even be comprised of as many as 1000 pages.

What is a web hosting server?

A web hosting server permits you to upload your site onto it. In some cases, there might be even 1000's of web sites on one single web hosting server. The hosting server essentially is a computer with special hardware, which is housed in a datacenter with special cooling systems, whose task is to safeguard the seamless functioning of the server and all the websites hosted on it.

To sum up, a hosting server will be indeed a launching pad when the time arrives for you to launch your web site. It could be any sort of website - a corporate website consisting of a lot of web pages, or a site, which is comprised of only several pages and which you have developed simply for your pals and family members.

You've made a decision about what your site will be, now what?

As soon as you have decided what sort of site you would like to build, the next step is to discover what sort of web hosting service you must pick for your Internet endeavor. Essentially, there are two kinds of website hosting services - free hosting services and paid website hosting services. The free hosting solution is normally utilized by individuals that do not possess a business-related site.

Upsides and downsides of the charge-free website hosting solution

You will not obtain plenty of features with a charge-free website hosting plan. Features such as bandwidth, memory and hosting server hard drive space are limited and inadequate for an elaborate ecommerce website or a business-related web site, or even for a web site with lots of graphics. Also, there are a lot of banner ads placed on your website by the hosting packages provider. These ads occupy lots of space on your web site and are extremely frustrating.

Shared website hosting

The paid shared website hosting services are more dependable and include lots of sophisticated features apart from the high-powered hosting server that will accommodate your web site and its content. Nonetheless, it is essential to find out which features your web site demands prior to purchasing your web hosting package. You should not rush and wind up spending money on something that your website does not need.

Select your hosting supplier

It is easy to find a web hosting distributor. You have to simply carry out an online search in order to find a web hosting services provider that matches your web site's requirements. Before you take your actual decision, take a look at the parameters of the packages offered by the web hosting service providers that have made an impression on you. We, for instance, are among the leading web hosting distributors on the market these days. The extensive selection of web hosting services and our prices are what renders us an enticing choice. Still, you must ascertain what sort of hosting solution you need and whether the price corresponds to your budget. In addition, you must not forget to read the web hosting company's Terms & Conditions prior to opening an account to make certain that your website is not abusing them.

Signing up for a website hosting account

As soon as you have determined what features are most important for your website, the next move is to open an account with the hosting accounts provider of your preference. You will obtain all the important tools for administering your web site files and databases. With us, for instance, you will get a web hosting Control Panel, which consists of domain name, web site, database and e-mailbox administration sections. You log in the Control Panel using your unique username and password, which grants you secure access to the portion of the hosting server where your web site will be located.

Uploading your web site

You can either upload your site via FTP client software or, as is with the majority of web hosting providers, through a web-based tool that is integrated within the web hosting Control Panel. With us, the File Manager is very easy to use and offers features similar to those observed in Windows Explorer, which makes file manipulation extremely easy. We offer additionally a website builder and a PHP-driven script installer, which you can utilize to create your website if you have no programming skills and are making your very first steps in web design. The online website building tool, whose name is SiteStudio, will also spare you the time and effort of making a web site on your PC and then uploading it using an FTP software program or the File Manager interface.