Top Shared Web Hosting

There are various types of shared web hosting packages appropriate for different sites with regard to the system resources or the shared web hosting environment they demand. To select the most optimal shared web hosting service for your website, you need to calculate what server-side software applications it demands, how many daily visits you anticipate at the start and in the long run, as well as any other specific demands that may have to be satisfied.

Shared website hosting - Pluses

The best alternative for small web pages with several hundred or several thousand visitors is a shared hosting solution. With this form of web hosting, each client pays only for their plan, which reduces the overall cost per user drastically. There are different web hosting packages varying from one hosting supplier to another, providing different quotas of web space and monthly bandwidth, different electronic mail account quotas and so on. The advantage is that you can get a plan that will include the features your web page actually requires. You will not need to pay lots of money for a package you will not avail of, or wind up with a small sized account that cannot shelter the website. We, at Max Host Plus, offer a huge choice of shared web hosting solutions appropriate for personal or small business web sites that even include pre-activated script-based systems such as Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to render it easier. If you commence with a low priced account and you demand more system resources, upgrading to a more feature-rich plan requires only a click.

Shared web hosting - Shortcomings

A disadvantage of the shared website hosting solution is that the servers have some software platforms installed on them and you are unable to install additional software. Specific websites, particularly online storefronts, need software applications to be installed on the web server for them to operate, and with a shared website hosting account, you can activate only software that does not demand full root-level access.

Private Virtual Servers and Dedicated Hosting Servers

For sites that demand root-level access, or if your site has many 1000's or even millions of daily hits, what you demand is a VPS web hosting or a dedicated server web hosting. A private virtual hosting server is a software emulation of a dedicated hosting server and it works in strictly the same way.

Virtual Private Servers

Both environments traditionally offer full root-level access and can be restarted through a software tool by the customer, autonomously from the hosting provider. Like the shared web hosting accounts, the VPS web hosting and the dedicated server hosting packages involve diverse functionalities based on what the hosting supplier has to offer. A virtual hosting server package contains guaranteed data storage, random access memory and CPU quotas that can sometimes be extended for short intervals of time in case there are spare resources on the physical server. With a dedicated hosting server, the only limitation is the hardware configuration it is availing of, and it can be revved up by changing or adding components. A VPS web hosting server is simpler to manage as it offers a virtualization platform, which can be utilized to restart it, to install software applications, explore stats, and so on. The administration of a dedicated server is more elaborate, so such a plan would rather be used by qualified customers.

Dedicated Web Servers

Nonetheless, certain web hosting providers provide managed dedicated server web hosting solutions where they perform hosting server administration operations on behalf of the customer. This can be included in the package or an extra service.

Before You Select...

Picking the top hosting plan is essential as it can have an influence on the proper functioning of a site. Prior to picking an account, weigh the pros and cons, inspect carefully all the preconditions for the site to perform properly, especially if it is script-driven. And if you are still in doubt which is the best shared web hosting service for you, ask our live chat operators or give us a call - our sales representatives will be glad to assist you and answer all your questions.