Top Shared Web Hosting

There are different sorts of shared web hosting plans suitable for different websites in regard to the system resources or the shared web hosting environment they need. To pick the most appropriate shared web hosting service for your web portal, you have to reckon what server-side software applications it needs, how many daily hits you expect at the start and in the future, as well as any other specific needs that may need to be fulfilled.

Shared Hosting - Positive Points

The most appropriate choice for small sized web pages with a few hundred or several thousand viewers is a shared hosting package. With this form of website hosting, each client pays only for their account, which lowers the total cost per customer radically. There are various web hosting solutions differing from one web hosting vendor to another, providing different quotas of web space and traffic, different email mailbox account quotas and so on. The positive point is that you can buy a plan that will have the resources your web portal actually requires. You will not need to pay plenty of money for a plan you will not utilize, or wind up with a small sized package that cannot host the web site. We, at DNA SuperHost, offer an immense selection of shared web hosting packages suitable for private or small business web pages that even come with pre-installed script-driven platforms like Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to render things easier. If you kick off with a low-end plan and you need more system resources, moving to a better plan takes only a click.

Shared web hosting - Drawbacks

A drawback of the shared web hosting platform is that the servers have some software applications installed on them and you cannot install new software programs. Some web sites, mainly online storefronts, demand software applications to be installed on the web server for them to perform, and with a shared web hosting account, you can activate solely software platforms that do not need root-level access.

Virtual Private Web Servers and Dedicated Web Servers

For portals that demand complete server root access, or if your site has many 1000's or even 1 000 000's of hits per day, what you need is a VPS web hosting or a dedicated server web hosting. A Virtual Private Server is a virtual imitation of a dedicated web hosting server and it runs in a precisely identical way.

Virtual Web Hosting Servers

Both environments generally offer root privileges and can be rebooted through a software tool by the user, independently from the web hosting company. Similar to the shared web hosting accounts, the VPS web hosting and the dedicated web hosting plans have different functionalities depending on what the web hosting company has to offer. A virtual server plan includes guaranteed disk storage space, RAM and central processing unit usage quotas that can occasionally be increased for brief periods of time provided that there are unused system resources on the physical server. With a dedicated web server, the only limiting factor is the hardware configuration it is availing of, and it can be configured by changing or adding components. A VPS web hosting server is simpler to cope with as it involves a virtualization tool, which can be utilized to restart it, to install software applications, monitor statistics, etc. The management of a dedicated web server is more intricate, so such an account would rather be utilized by competent customers.

Dedicated Web Hosting Servers

Still, certain hosting firms offer managed dedicated web hosting solutions where they execute hosting server administration operations on behalf of the customer. This can be included in the package or an extra feature.

Before You Select...

Picking the top hosting package is vital as it can affect the proper operation of a online portal. Prior to selecting an account, weigh the pros and cons, explore thoroughly all the prerequisites for the website to perform properly, especially if it is script-powered. And if you are still in doubt which one is the best shared web hosting service for you, check with our live chat operators or give us a call - our sales reps will be glad to help you and answer all your questions.