Top Shared Hosting

There are various kinds of shared hosting plans suitable for different sites in regard to the system resources or the shared hosting environment they require. To select the most relevant shared hosting service for your online portal, you need to judge what server-side software programs it needs, how many daily visits you anticipate at the beginning and in the future, as well as any other specific requirements that may need to be fulfilled.

Shared web hosting - Perquisites

The most suitable choice for small online portals with a few hundred or several thousand visitors is a shared hosting account. With this type of website hosting, each client pays only for their plan, which lowers the total price per individual noticeably. There are different web hosting solutions varying from one web hosting company to another, delivering different amounts of server storage space and web traffic, different e-mailbox account quotas and so on. The privilege is that you can order a package that will offer the specifications your web site indeed demands. You will not have to pay plenty of money for an account you will not utilize, or end up with a small sized plan that cannot host the site. We, at Avarhost, offer a big collection of shared hosting plans appropriate for personal or small business web sites that even come with pre-activated script-driven platforms such as Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to make things easier. If you start with a low-price account and you demand more functionalities, moving to a more feature-rich package requires just a click of the mouse.

Shared web hosting - Negative Aspects

A disadvantage of the shared website hosting solution is that the web hosting servers have some software platforms installed on them and you are unable to activate new software. Specific web portals, above all web stores, require software applications to be activated on the web hosting server for them to function, and with a shared website hosting solution, you can install solely software platforms that do not request root access.

VPS Hosting Servers and Dedicated Web Servers

For online portals that demand server root access, or if your web page has many 1000's or even 1 000 000's of daily viewers, what you demand is a VPS hosting or a dedicated server. A VPS web hosting server is a virtual imitation of a dedicated server and it performs in an absolutely identical way.

Virtual Hosting Servers

Both platforms commonly give full root privileges and can be rebooted through a software interface by the user, autonomously from the hosting supplier. Like the shared website hosting plans, the VPS hosting and the dedicated web server accounts contain different specifications depending on what the web hosting vendor has to offer. A VPS web server account includes guaranteed web storage, random access memory and CPU quotas that can at times be enlarged for brief spans of time provided that there are free resources on the physical server. With a dedicated server, the only limitation is the hardware equipment it is utilizing, and it can be configured by altering or appending components. A VPS is simpler to manage as it comprises a virtualization panel, which can be used to restart it, to install software applications, check stats, etc. The administration of a dedicated web hosting server is more elaborate, so such a solution would rather be resorted to by trained clients.

Dedicated Servers

Still, certain hosting firms provide managed dedicated server hosting solutions where they perform dedicated hosting server administration procedures on behalf of the customer. This can be a part of plan or an additional service.

Before You Choose...

Selecting the top hosting plan is essential as it can influence the proper work of a online portal. Prior to opting for a plan, weigh the pros and cons, check completely all the prerequisites for the online portal to run properly, especially if it is script-based. And if you are still unsure which is the best shared hosting service for you, check with our live chat operators or give us a call - our sales reps will be glad to assist you and answer all your questions.