Which web site hosting solution will be most optimal for me?

There are different types of web hosting accounts suitable for different web portals in regard to the system resources or the website hosting environment they demand. To choose the most optimal hosting service for your online portal, you need to reckon what server-side software programs it needs, how many daily hits you expect at the beginning and in the long run, as well as any other special needs that may have to be satisfied.

Shared Web Page Hosting - Benefits

The most adequate option for small scale web portals with a few hundred or webspace hosting, each user pays only for their account, which lowers the overall cost per customer radically. There are diverse web hosting solutions differing from one hosting corporation to another, offering different amounts of server storage space and web traffic, different mail address account quotas and so on. The privilege is that you can buy a plan that will offer the features your online portal actually demands. You will not have to pay lots of money for a plan you will not avail of, or wind up with a small scale account that cannot host the online portal. At Host Mates, there is a big selection of shared hosting solutions suitable for private or small business portals that even provide pre-activated script-driven platforms like Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to render it simpler. If you start with a low priced package and you require more functionalities, upgrading to a more powerful package requires just a click of the mouse.

Shared Webspace Hosting - Disadvantages

A shortcoming of the shared web page hosting environment is that the web hosting servers have some software installed on them and you are unable to activate new software applications. Specific web portals, above all online storefronts, need software applications to be present on the server for them to run, and with a shared web site hosting environment, you can install only software programs that do not require root access.

Virtual Private Hosting Servers and Dedicated Web Hosting Servers

For websites that demand complete root-level access, or if your portal has many thousands or even millions of daily visits, what you require is a VPS or a dedicated server. A VPS hosting server is a software simulation of a dedicated solution and it works in strictly the same way.

Private Virtual Servers

Both solutions commonly offer server root access and can be restarted through a software platform by the customer, independently from the hosting provider. Analogous to the shared web site hosting accounts, the VPS hosting server and the dedicated server hosting packages sport different characteristics based on what the web hosting vendor has to offer. A VPS web hosting server account has guaranteed data space, RAM and CPU quotas that can at times be extended for short spans of time if there are spare resources on the physical server. With a dedicated hosting server, the only limiting factor is the hardware equipment it is availing of, and it can be configured by altering or appending components. A virtual private web server is easier to tackle as it offers a virtualization platform, which can be used to restart it, to install applications, check stats, and so on. The administration of a dedicated web server is more intricate, so such a package would rather be resorted to by tech-savvy customers.

Dedicated Servers

Still, some web hosting vendors offer managed dedicated hosting services where they execute hosting server administration operations instead of the client. This can be included in the package or an additional feature.

Prior To Electing...

Opting for the top hosting plan is vital as it can affect the stable operation of a web page. Prior to opting for a package, compare the pros and cons, appraise carefully all the preconditions for the site to work properly, especially if it is script-driven, and, one more thing, if you have already selected a web hosting company, the best choice would be to ask their client support team for a suggestion as to which plan exactly would be best for the proper work of your website.