How Shared Hosting Works

If you have made a decision to make your very own site, but are not very sure about what a web site is and are not familiar with the expression "shared hosting", this article is dedicated to clarifying these concepts in plain words.

What precisely is a web site?

A website is a combination of webpages brought together systematically. It has a unique website address, also referred to as a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). A web site may consist of just one single webpage and sometimes may even include 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 instances, there might be even 1000's of websites on a single web hosting server. The web hosting server basically is a computer with special hardware, which is located in a data center facility with special cooling systems, whose task is to safeguard the smooth performance of the machine and all the websites located on it.

In short, a web hosting server will be indeed a launch pad when the time comes for you to launch your site. It could be any type of site - a corporate website consisting of a lot of pages, or a site, which has just a few webpages and which you have created simply for your pals and family members.

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

Once you have decided what sort of website you would like to set up, the next move is to find out what kind of web hosting service you have to select for your web venture. Essentially, there are two types of web hosting services - free-of-cost web hosting services and paid website hosting services. The cost-free hosting solution is ordinarily utilized by users that do not have a business web site.

Positive and negative aspects of the charge-free hosting solution

You will not receive plenty of options with a charge-free website hosting package. Features such as web traffic, memory and server hard disk space are restricted and inadequate for a complex online shop or a corporate website, or even for a web site with a lot of artwork. Additionally, there are a lot of banner advertisements embedded on your web site by the web hosting accounts provider. These ads occupy plenty of space on your web site and are pretty embarrassing.

Shared website hosting

The paid shared website hosting services are more reliable and offer a lot of powerful features beside the high-power server that will accommodate your site and its files. Yet, it is important to find out which features your site demands prior to buying your web hosting package. You should not hurry and wind up investing cash in something that your web site does not require.

Select your hosting packages provider

It is not tough to find a hosting accounts provider. You need to just carry out an online search in order to find a web hosting provider that fulfills your site's needs. Before you make your actual choice, take a glimpse at the specifications of the web hosting plans provided by the hosting service providers that have grabbed your attention. We, for example, are among the leading hosting companies on the market at the moment. The big assortment of web hosting solutions and our prices are what makes us an alluring option. Even so, you must ascertain what kind of web hosting service you require and if the price matches your budget. Besides, you must always remember to read the provider's ToS before opening an account to make sure that your website is not abusing them.

Opening a web hosting account

Once you have found out what features are optimal for your site, the next step is to sign up for an account with the hosting distributor of your preference. You will receive all the needed tools for handling your files and databases. With us, for instance, you will get a hosting Control Panel, which consists of domain name, website, database and mailbox account administration sections. You log in the web hosting Control Panel using a unique user name and password, which grants you safe access to the part of the server where your website will be located.

Uploading your site

You can either upload your website through an FTP client application or, as is with the majority of hosting providers, through an online tool that is included within the Control Panel. With us, the File Manager is very user-friendly and offers features similar to those observed in Windows Explorer, which makes file management very easy. We offer also a site builder and a PHP-powered script installation tool, which you can use to develop your website if you possess no programming abilities and are making your very first steps in web design. The online website builder, called SiteStudio, will also spare you the time and effort of creating a website on your personal computer and then uploading it through an FTP program or the File Manager interface.