Shared Web Hosting Unveiled

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

What precisely is a website?

A web site is a collection of webpages gathered in a systematic fashion. It has a unique address, also known as a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). A website may be comprised of only one web page and sometimes may even be comprised of as many as a thousand webpages.

What is a web hosting server?

A web hosting server permits you to upload your site onto it. In some cases, there might be even 1000's of sites on one single web hosting server. The web hosting server basically is a computer with special hardware, which is kept in a datacenter with special cooling systems, whose task is to safeguard the smooth functioning of the web hosting server and all the sites located on it.

In brief, a web hosting server will be indeed a launch pad when the time arrives for you to launch your web site. It could be any sort of web site - a corporate web site containing plenty of pages, or a website, which contains just a couple of pages and which you have set up just for your acquaintances and family members.

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

As soon as you have made a decision about what kind of site you would like to set up, the next move is to discover what type of web hosting service you must select for your web project. Basically, there are two kinds of website hosting services - free-of-cost website hosting services and paid web hosting services. The free hosting solution is typically used by users that do not possess a business-related website.

Positive and negative sides of the charge-free website hosting solution

You will not obtain many options with a free website hosting package. Features such as web traffic, RAM memory and hosting server hard drive space are limited and inadequate for a complex e-commerce site or a business site, or even for a web site with a lot of graphics. Moreover, there are a lot of banner advertisements incorporated in your site by the hosting accounts provider. These adverts take up lots of space on your site and are rather embarrassing.

Shared hosting

The professional paid shared hosting services are more stable and include many advanced features apart from the high-quality hosting server that will host your website and its content. In spite of that, it is important to know which features your web site demands prior to purchasing your web hosting package. You should not rush and end up investing in something that your website does not demand.

Choose your hosting packages provider

It is not hard to find a hosting services provider. You have to simply carry out an online survey in order to find a web hosting company that matches your website's demands. Before you take your actual decision, take a glimpse at the specifications of the hosting plans furnished by the hosting providers that have caught your eye. We, for instance, are among the leading web hosting companies on the market these days. The broad selection of web hosting services and our prices are what makes us an enticing choice. However, you must ascertain what sort of web hosting service you require and if the price fits your budget. In addition, you must always remember to examine the service provider's ToS prior to signing up to ensure that your site is not violating them.

Opening a web hosting account

Once you have found out what features are most important for your web site, the next move is to sign up for an account with the web hosting solutions provider of your preference. You will obtain all the needed tools for managing your files and databases. With us, for instance, you will get a hosting Control Panel, which is comprised of domain name, website, database and mailbox management sections. You log into the web hosting Control Panel using your unique username and password, which gives you safe access to the part of the server where your site will be located.

Uploading your website

You can either upload your website files via an FTP software program or, as is with most hosting companies, through an online tool that is included within the web hosting Control Panel. With us, the File Manager is pretty user-friendly and offers features comparable to those observed in Windows Explorer, which makes file manipulation very easy. We offer also a web site building tool and a PHP-powered script installation tool, which you can use to set up your web site if you have no programming expertise and are taking your very first steps in web design. The online website builder, whose name is SiteStudio, will also spare you the time and effort of creating a web site on your personal computer and then uploading it through an FTP client or the File Manager interface.