Explanation of Shared Web Hosting

If you have decided to create your very own personal web site, but are not quite sure about what a website is and are not familiar with the expression "shared web hosting", this article is devoted to clarifying these notions in plain words.

What exactly is a website?

A web site is an amalgamation of webpages gathered in a systematic fashion. It has a special website address, also known as a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). A web site may have just one web page and sometimes may even consist of as many as a thousand pages.

What is a hosting server?

A hosting server permits you to upload your website onto it. In some cases, there might be even 1000's of web sites on one single hosting server. The hosting server essentially is a computer with special hardware, which is located in a datacenter with special cooling systems, whose mission is to ensure the smooth functioning of the machine and all the websites located on it.

In brief, a hosting server will be truly a launching pad when the time arrives for you to launch your web site. It could be any kind of site - a corporate web site consisting of many pages, or a site, which has only a few pages and which you have developed simply for your associates and family members.

You've decided what your web site will be, now what?

As soon as you have decided what type of web site you would like to develop, the next step is to discover what sort of web hosting service you have to choose for your online project. Basically, there are two kinds of web hosting services - free web hosting services and paid web hosting services. The free-of-cost hosting solution is generally utilized by clients that do not have a business-related site.

Advantages and disadvantages of the free-of-cost website hosting solution

You will not get many features with a free hosting package. Features such as traffic, RAM memory and hard disk space are restricted and insufficient for an elaborate e-commerce site or a business website, or even for a site with a lot of graphics. Furthermore, there are a lot of web banners inserted on your website by the hosting solutions provider. These ads occupy a lot of space on your site and are quite frustrating.

Shared web hosting

The paid shared web hosting services are more dependable and include plenty of advanced features in addition to the high-power web hosting server that will accommodate your web site and its data. Nevertheless, it is important to know which features your website needs prior to choosing your web hosting package. You should not rush and end up purchasing something that your website does not require.

Select your web hosting accounts provider

It is easy to find a hosting packages provider. You need to just conduct an online search in order to find a web hosting provider that satisfies your web site's needs. Before you make your actual decision, have a glance at the features of the hosting plans offered by the hosting distributors that have grasped your interest. We, for example, are among the best hosting providers on the market as of now. The big selection of services and our prices are what renders us an alluring option. Yet, you must establish what kind of web hosting solution you require and whether the price matches your allowance. In addition, you must always remember to go through the hosting vendor's Terms of Use before signing up to confirm that your web site is not violating them.

Opening a web hosting account

Once you have determined what features are most important for your website, the next move is to sign up for an account with the hosting solutions provider of your choice. You will gain all the necessary tools for administering your website files and databases. With us, for example, you will acquire a web hosting Control Panel, which consists of domain name, website, database and e-mail account administration sections. You log into the hosting Control Panel using a unique user name and password, which gives you secure access to the portion of the server where your web site will be located.

Uploading your website

You can either upload your website files through an FTP program or, as is with the majority of hosting suppliers, through a web-based tool that is included within the web hosting Control Panel. With us, the File Manager is rather easy to use and offers features similar to those found in Windows Explorer, which renders file manipulation very easy. We offer also a site builder and a PHP-based script installation tool, which you can use to create your web site if you possess no programming expertise and are taking your very first steps in web design. The online site building tool, whose name is SiteStudio, will also spare you the time and effort of creating a web site on your personal computer and then uploading it via FTP or the File Manager interface.