Which site hosting solution will be most optimal for me?

There are different types of web hosting services appropriate for different sites with regard to the resources or the web hosting environment they need. To pick the most adequate hosting service for your online portal, you need to estimate what server-side software it needs, how many hits per day you expect at the beginning and in the long run, as well as any other special demands that may have to be met.

Shared Site Hosting - Privileges

The most appropriate choice for small size web portals with several hundred or webspace hosting, each user pays only for their account, which decreases the total price per client markedly. There are various web hosting solutions varying from one web host to another, furnishing different amounts of web space and monthly bandwidth, different e-mailbox account quotas and so on. The advantage is that you can buy a plan that will have the features your web page really demands. You will not need to pay a lot for a package you will not avail of, or wind up with a small package that cannot accommodate the online portal. At Heavenly Daze Hosting, there is a wide selection of shared hosting solutions suitable for private or small business web pages that even come with pre-installed script-driven platforms like Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to make it simpler. If you start with a cheaper plan and you need more resources, moving to a more advanced plan demands only a click of the mouse.

Shared Webspace Hosting - Weak Sides

A drawback of the shared web site hosting environment is that the hosting servers have some software programs installed on them and you cannot install new software. Some online portals, particularly online storefronts, need applications to be present on the hosting server for them to work, and with a shared site hosting plan, you can install only software applications that do not require complete root access.

VPS Hosting Servers and Dedicated Hosting Servers

For online portals that require 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 or a dedicated server. A VPS web server is a software imitation of a dedicated server and it functions in exactly the same way.

VPSs

Both services commonly provide complete root-level access and can be rebooted through a software interface by the user, independently from the hosting provider. Similar to the shared site hosting accounts, the Virtual Private Server web hosting and the dedicated web hosting server packages involve diverse specifications based on what the web hosting supplier offers. A private virtual server web hosting plan has guaranteed hard disk space, random access memory and central processing unit usage quotas that can sometimes be enlarged for short periods of time on condition that there are available system resources on the physical machine. With a dedicated hosting server, the only limiting factor is the hardware it is availing of, and it can be revved up by altering or adding components. A virtual web server is easier to tackle as it offers a virtualization platform, which can be used to restart it, to install software applications, check stats, etc. The management of a dedicated server is more elaborate, so such an account would rather be resorted to by knowledgeable customers.

Dedicated Web Hosting Servers

However, some providers provide managed dedicated server hosting solutions where they complete dedicated server management assignments instead of the client. This can be included in the plan or an additional option.

Prior To Opting...

Choosing the top hosting plan is crucial as it can have an effect on the stable functioning of a site. Before choosing a package, compare the pros and cons, inspect thoroughly all the requirements for the web site to perform properly, especially if it is script-powered, and, one more thing, if you have already picked a hosting supplier, the best choice would be to ask their support staff for advice as to which plan exactly would be best for the stable operation of your web site.