What is web hosting?
In its easiest form it can be defined as leasing space on a web server. It should be kept in mind that a website is not said to be complete if it is not properly displayed on the internet. A web site is an anthology of files that is linked together by HTML code to display text and graphics on your computer.
For that it has to reside on a computer system that has an access to internet and this process is done with the help of a web server. There are numerous types of software installed on a web server that allows your website to run programs, make and direct databases and display videos.
When it comes to arranging web hosting, you have to pay a certain amount of monthly fees. The monthly fee includes cost for the maintenance and upgrading your servers' hardware and soft wares. In other words, it is about maintaining your data in a secured manner.
With many companies, it has become probable to interweave one's home or office into a web server that one really needs. But there's one thing that can really make you think and that is the cost involved in this process. It doesn't come very economical therefore; it is always a good option to outsource it.
There are many kinds of web hosting:
1 Shared hosting- You can save a high amount through shared server. One should be aware of problems like spamming and blacklisting from different search engines.
1 Dedicated hosting- A dedicated server is best for big and extremely trafficked web site as it requires a lot of resources to run. If you are in a dedicated environment then, then it becomes possible for you to monitor the resources of your server. The consequence is that dedicated servers will run at a general cost of $50 a month.
2 Server co- location- If you want to have full control over each and every aspect of your web server, then you must have sufficient knowledge to maintain it yourself. If you find it difficult to manage various things like getting safety from roof leaks, thieves, unwary employees and other problems then, it is advised that you should take help from a data centre.
Other than this, there are many web hosts that offer you UNIX hosting and windows hosting as well. UNIX is an operating system that is developed for networking and servers. The two most general forms of UNIX are LINUX and BSD that comes in a range of varieties like Debian, FreeBSD etc.
Before you look for a web host, it is important to know a few terms that could be helpful for you and they are:
3 Storage or disk space
4 Bandwith or data transfer
5 Uptime
6 Traffic statistics
7 CGI scripts etc.
