What is web hosting and types of web hosting?

WEB HOSTING

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WEB HOSTING is a mean of hosting web-server application on a computer system through which electronic content on the internet is readily available to any web-browser client.

The computer system providing the web-hosting is known as web-server or the web host.

Various types of web hosting services: -

1. Free hosting

2. Virtual or shared hosting

3. Dedicated hosting

4. Colocation hosting

Basically, the web hosts allow their customers to place web documents, such as html pages, graphics, and other multimedia files etc. Onto a special type of computer called a web server, which maintains constant, high speed connections to the backbone of internet.

One can choose from various types of web hosting services such as free or virtual or dedicating hosting.

Let talk us about these types of web hosting, one by one.

1. FREE HOSTING: -

This type of hosting is available with many prominent sites that offers to host some web pages for no cost. Examples of such sites are: - GeoCities, tripod, homestead etc.

Free is for fun. If you want to experiment with a site or put up a small, personal site for the fun of it, a free package will suffice.

2. VIRTUAL OR SHARED HOSTING: -

This type of hosting is provided under one’s own domain name, www.yourname.com with a hosting plan with the web hosting company, one can present oneself as a fully independent identity to his\her web audience.

Virtual hosting is where one’s web site domain is hosted on the web server of hosting company along with other websites. One can access and update to the site and its files are carefully secured. Through a logon-id and password, one has 24-hours access to maintain one’s site.

Go “shared” if you are serious about doing some business or have professional website that is much better off “standing on its own”. Or if you simply prefer your own domain name and space.

3. DEDICATED HOSTING: -

In this type of hosting, the company wishing to go online, rents an entire web server from a hosting company. This is suitable for companies hosting larger web sites, maintaining others, sites or managing a big online mall etc.

Dedicated is for large, high traffic sites, or for those with special needs such as e-commerce or security. They are also good for those folks for whom money is no object.

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4. CO-LOCATION HOSTING: -

For those who do not fit the dedicated-server mold, hosting companies offer a similar, but less-restrictive hosting, known as co-location hosting. In this type of hosting, the company actually owns the server on which its site is hosted. That is the company owning the site rather than the web hosting company, is responsible for all server administration. The web-hosting-company is only responsible for providing rack-space for server and meeting its physical needs. This generally includes a high-speed connection to the internet, a regulated power supply, and a limited amount of hands-on-technical-support, such as data backup or hardware upgrades.

Co-location hosting is similar to that of dedicated hosting except for the fact that the server is now provided by the user-company itself and its physical needs are met by the hosting company.

Co-location hosting is suitable for those with complex needs and for those who require the ability to make changes as per its changing requirements as and when.

- JAI HIND