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How to Choose the Right Type of Web Hosting
%26lt;em%26gt;by Dave Summits%26lt;/em%26gt;
Are you confused with all of the different types of web hosting? Do you know which type is best for you? This guide will try and help you to find out which type of web hosting best suits your needs and budget.

First of all, here are the different terms that will be discussed:

%26lt;em%26gt;%26lt;strong%26gt;Shared hosting
Reseller hosting
VPS (virtual private server)
Dedicated server
Colocation%26lt;/strong%26gt;%26lt;/em%26gt;

%26lt;strong%26gt;What is shared hosting? %26lt;/strong%26gt;
Shared hosting is the most common type of budget web hosting. You are hosted on a server with different websites, that you share the server with. One abusive site can slow down the whole server, and on an unsecured server, a malicious user can gain access to your files. The number of sites hosted on a server depends on the web host, and the size of the plans. Users on shared servers often experience slow speeds, due to overselling. Many shared server web hosts oversell their servers. Overselling is assuming that most users will not use up all of their resources, so they put more users on a server than it could hold if every user used up all of their alloted resources. This isn’t too big of an issue if web hosts know what they’re doing, and oversell responsibly. Shared hosting can start very cheap, as low as a couple dollars per month, but I suggest going with something a little more costly.

%26lt;strong%26gt;What is reseller hosting?%26lt;/strong%26gt; Reseller hosting is very similar to shared hosting. Reseller hosting takes place on a shared server. The difference between shared and reseller hosting is that with a reseller account, you can create shared hosting accounts. Depending on the host, you can create an unlimited number of shared users, but of course you cannot use more space and bandwidth than you are alloted. With reseller hosting, you can start your own web hosting business, give hosting away to friends, or make many accounts for yourself. Overselling can still be an issue with reseller hosting, because you still share the server with other resellers and shared hosting users. Reseller hosting usually costs a little more than shared hosting, starting at around $15-20.

%26lt;strong%26gt;What is a VPS?%26lt;/strong%26gt;
A VPS is a virtual private server. Also known sometimes as a VDS, or virtual dedicated server. A VPS is very similar to a dedicated server, except that you are still sharing the server with other users. However, with a VPS, you are in an isolated environment. Each VPS user has its own partition of the server, and therefore an abusive user does not effect other users on the VPS. You get root access to the server, and can install your own software. You also have the ability to create reseller accounts. With a VPS, you can do everything that shared and reseller hosting users can, as well as complete control over your slice of the server. VPS costs more than shared and reseller hosting, with usually starting around $40 a month. I can recommend PowerVPS.com with firsthand experience, I am very happy with them. Their lowest price for a cPanel VPS is $44.50 a month with 10GB storage and 150GB bandwidth. I also recommend (without firsthand experience) LiquidWeb.com, which starts at $60/month with 20GB storage and 200GB bandwidth.

%26lt;strong%26gt;What is a dedicated server?%26lt;/strong%26gt;
A dedicated server is very similar to a VPS, except that you get the full server. You get full root access and complete control over it. With a dedicated server, however, comes a lot of responsibility. You need to make sure that the server is fully secure. A managed server means that the company you are getting the dedicated server from will manage it for you, but the amount of management that you receive depends on the company. If you are interested in a managed server, you should ask the host ahead of time about the amount of management that they will provide. You can also outsource the management. There are numerous companies out there that you can outsource the management to. The one I’ve seen with the lowest price that has good reviews is FastServerManagement.com, which is priced at $29.99 a month for full management. I’ve also read some good things about Rack911.com, but they cost more. You can always manage it yourself, but if using a Linux server you will need a lot of Linux experience, or with a Windows server there are a lot of security flaws that need to be fixed. If managing it yourself, I recommend getting a security scan on your server done to ensure that it is fully secured. For the hosting provider, I recommend ThePlanet.com, a very large hosting company which owns 2 datacenters in Texas. They offer servers with a minimum amount of management starting at $199.99 a month (or sometimes more, when they’re not on sale). They also have a cheaper line of servers, starting at $99/month, at ServerMatrix.com. You may also want to look at Ev1Servers.Net, which starts at $99 a month, or LayeredTech.com, which starts at $60/month. You could always also do a Google search for “%26lt;strong%26gt;dedicated servers%26lt;/strong%26gt;” and get lots of results.

%26lt;strong%26gt;What is colocation?%26lt;/strong%26gt;
I won’t go to much into depth here, because I have no experience with colocation. With colocation, you own a server and you pay a datacenter to hold it for you. They will provide the space in the datacenter, bandwidth, IP addresses, etc. Some hosting companies that offer colocation provide on-site staff, but others will require you to have your own staff.

This wraps up my summary of the different types of web hosting. I didn’t recommend any shared or reseller providers because there are so many out there. I recommend going to WebHostingTalk.com to read reviews about different web hosting companies. I didn’t recommend any colocation providers because I have no experience with any. I hope that I did a good job explaining all of this.
By Dave Summits

Dave Summits is an expert in the field of web hosting. He runs two web hosting information websites, Web Hosting Insider and Hosting Insider Blog

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Shared Web hosting is often called Virtual hosting. This kind of service is provided with hosting a certain amount of web sites on the same physical server. All clients use same Operating System, Software and Bandwidth.

There are two possible ways of providing shared web hosting that is free and paid hosting that certainly have their advantages and disadvantages.

Free Web Hosting vs Chargeable Web Hosting

The word “free” doesn’t always mean what it usually does, there’s price for everything same works for the web hosting business.
First you should remember that it’s very difficult to identify the hosting company reliability which plays a vital role in free web hosting as you have no control over your Internet activity. The problem is that you receive a little or no support when have some problems with your hosted site. You receive no guarantees about the quality of web hosting services.

Another problem is that the source of free sites financing is money received for advertisements placed on your site without letting you know. In case you are running a commercial site your visitors might not like to be advertised by the third parties just to see your commercial message.

Free web hosting can also be provided as advertisement itself. The main purpose such web hosting is to attract clients for the Chargeable Web Hosting.

Chargeable shared web hosting can provide you with security guarantees. In this case the team of administrators is capable to provide the inside and outside security. As for the outside security it isn’t unique for hosting and lies in regular software modernization and some other standard procedures. The inside security has to be provided to protect users from their “neighbors” who already have authorized access to the system.

Another aspect of customers’ protection is control over the server loading and overloading. In this area server overloading must be reduced so the speed of websites loading and time taken for scripts responding.

What Resources You Might Require?

Starting your presence in the Internet you should identify how much disk space and bandwidth you might need. It’ll depend on the characteristics of your site.
For small or medium web site it would be required from 50 to 200 Mb. You can calculate the size of your site in such a way: multiply the number of web pages in your site and one page approximate size. Expect your every page to be about 10-100k depending on images size.
In case you’re planning to have a large web site (or just a lot of multimedia in a small one) you’re going to need much disk space. Another aspect that influences the amount of resources you’re going to need is the nature of the site itself. The site on which there is extensive use of video, audio or large graphics requires more disk space then the one that is primarily text based. As for bandwidth, it depends on that how much data you will transfer to your visitors. You can determine approximate bandwidth multiplying your average page size and number of expected page views per month.( if page size - 50K, views/month - 10 000, then 0,05*20,000=1Gb)
Bandwidth usually increases as the allocated disk space does.
Some More Requirements You Should Also Consider
Shared web hosting can be provided on different operating systems platforms. The most popular are Linux and Windows operating systems. If you have no preferences choose one depending on how you are planning to maintain your web hosting and what kind of web site you are to have. Linux operating system is meant for large network systems and requires more experience and knowledge than Windows OS.
Windows OS is the best choice for beginners and for those companies that do not wish to deal with Linux complex administration.
Before signing up find out if the web hosting company you chose allows using the scripts you prefer like PHP or Java. Same goes for databases like MySQL and others.

Security in shared web hosting is a very important aspect of your further Internet activity. Find out if the potential host is able to provide you with all the necessary guarantees and technical support in case you have any problems with your web site.

Conclusion

By means of shared web hosting you can establish your Internet presence with highly- capable resources at a minimal cost. You don’t have to possess some advanced technical knowledge to administrate your web site. So shared hosting is a perfect choice for beginners, small businesses and for those customers whose sites do not require many resources.

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