Quality Hosting

There are different varieties of hosting solutions appropriate for different sites when it comes to the system resources or the hosting platform they demand. To select the most proper hosting service for your online portal, you have to reckon what server-side software programs it needs, how many hits per day you anticipate at the start and in the long run, as well as any other specific needs that may need to be answered.

Shared website hosting - Advantages

The most optimal option for small websites with a few hundred or a few thousand viewers is a shared hosting account. With this form of web hosting, each user pays only for their account, which lowers the overall cost per individual significantly. There are various web hosting solutions varying from one web hosting firm to another, offering different quotas of data storage and web traffic, different electronic mail account quotas and so on. The privilege is that you can order an account that will offer the specs your online portal really demands. You will not need to pay lots of money for a plan you will not use, or end up with a small scale plan that cannot host the website. We, at My Business Companion, offer a great array of hosting solutions suitable for personal or small business web sites that even come with pre-installed script-based systems such as Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to make it simpler. If you kick off with a low-cost plan and you demand more features, upgrading to a more advanced account takes only a click.

Shared Website Hosting - Negative Sides

A drawback of the shared hosting platform is that the web hosting servers have some software programs installed on them and you are unable to install new software. Specific websites, particularly online stores, request software applications to be installed on the web hosting server for them to operate, and with a shared web hosting plan, you can install only software applications that do not request root-level access.

VPS Web Servers and Dedicated Hosting Servers

For web pages that need complete root access, or if your portal has many 1000's or even millions of visitors per day, what you require is a VPS or a dedicated server. A virtual hosting server is a software imitation of a dedicated web server and it operates in exactly the same manner.

Virtual Web Servers

Both environments normally come with full server root access and can be rebooted through a software interface by the customer, independently from the web hosting provider. Analogous to the shared website hosting plans, the VPS and the dedicated web hosting packages have diverse characteristics depending on what the web hosting provider has to offer. A private virtual web server package includes guaranteed data space, RAM and CPU usage quotas that can at times be boosted for brief stretches of time if there are free system resources on the physical machine. With a dedicated server, the only limit is the hardware configuration it is using, and it can be revved up by altering or adding components. A virtual hosting server is simpler to cope with as it arrives with a virtualization tool, which can be utilized to restart it, to install applications, monitor stats, etc. The management of a dedicated server is more complicated, so such an account would rather be used by practiced users.

Dedicated Web Servers

However, certain hosting suppliers provide managed dedicated hosting services where they execute dedicated hosting server administration assignments instead of the customer. This can be a part of package or an extra option.

Before You Reach a Decision...

Opting for the top hosting plan is crucial as it can have an effect on the proper functioning of a site. Before opting for an account, compare the pros and cons, examine carefully all the prerequisites for the web site to perform properly, especially if it is script-based. And if you are still in doubt which is the best hosting service for you, consult with our live chat operators or give us a call - our sales representatives will be glad to help you and answer all your questions.