How Shared Web Hosting Works

If you have decided to create your own site, but are not quite certain about what a website is and are not familiar with the term "shared web hosting", this article is devoted to explaining these concepts in plain language.

What precisely is a website?

A website is a combination of web pages gathered systematically. It has a unique address, also referred to as a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). A site may contain just one webpage and sometimes may even have as many as a thousand web pages.

What is a web hosting server?

A hosting server permits you to upload your site onto it. In some instances, there might be even thousands of web sites on a single web hosting server. The web hosting server basically is a computer with specific hardware, which is housed in a datacenter with special cooling systems, whose purpose is to ensure the seamless operation of the hosting server and all the web sites located on it.

In short, a hosting server will be truly a launch pad when the time comes for you to launch your website. It could be any kind of web site - a corporate website containing plenty of webpages, or a website, which has only a few pages and which you have set up simply for your acquaintances and relatives.

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

Once you have decided what type of site you wish to establish, the next move is to find out what type of web hosting service you have to choose for your web endeavor. Basically, there are two sorts of website hosting services - free-of-charge hosting services and professional paid website hosting services. The free website hosting solution is usually utilized by individuals that do not possess a business website.

Upsides and downsides of the free-of-charge website hosting solution

You will not obtain a lot of options with a free-of-charge hosting package. Features like bandwidth, memory and hosting server disk drive storage space are limited and insufficient for a complex online shop or a business-related web site, or even for a website with a lot of artwork. Moreover, there are lots of web banners inserted on your website by the web hosting accounts provider. These advertisements occupy plenty of space on your web site and are pretty frustrating.

Shared website hosting

The professional paid shared website hosting services are more dependable and include plenty of advanced features apart from the high-quality server that will accommodate your website and its content. However, it is essential to find out which features your site needs before selecting your web hosting plan. You should not hurry and wind up investing in something that your web site does not demand.

Find your hosting vendor

It is not tough to find a hosting vendor. You need to just conduct an online survey in order to find a web hosting services provider that meets your website's needs. Before you take your actual decision, take a glance at the specifications of the plans offered by the hosting distributors that have grabbed your interest. We, for instance, are among the premier website hosting providers on the market these days. The large selection of hosting solutions and our prices are what makes us an enthralling option. Nonetheless, you must ascertain what sort of hosting service you need and whether the price matches your budget. Moreover, you must not forget to take a look at the hosting vendor's TOS before subscribing to make sure that your site is not abusing them.

Opening a website hosting account

Once you have determined what features are most important for your site, the next move is to open an account with the hosting company of your preference. You will receive all the needed tools for managing your files and databases. With us, for instance, you will obtain a web hosting Control Panel, which contains domain name, web site, database and email box account management sections. You log into the web hosting Control Panel using your unique username and password, which gives you secure access to the part of the hosting server where your web site will be located.

Uploading your site

You can either upload your website files via an FTP client application or, as is with the majority of hosting companies, through an online tool that is integrated within the web hosting Control Panel. With us, the File Manager is very easy to use and offers features similar to those observed in Windows Explorer, which makes file management extremely easy. We offer additionally a web site builder and a PHP-powered script installation tool, which you can use to build your site if you possess no programming experience and are taking your very first steps in web design. The online web site building tool, called SiteStudio, will also save you the time and effort of making a web site on your PC and then uploading it through an FTP program or the File Manager interface.