Which site hosting solution will serve me best?

There are various kinds of web hosting packages appropriate for different sites when it comes to the system resources or the website hosting platform they require. To select the most proper hosting service for your online portal, you need to calculate what server-side software it demands, how many visits per day you anticipate at the start and in the long run, as well as any other special requirements that may need to be answered.

Shared Hosting - Positive Points

The most optimal option for small scale online portals with a few hundred or webspace hosting, each user pays only for their account, which minimizes the overall cost per client considerably. There are diverse web hosting accounts differing from one hosting vendor to another, providing different amounts of server storage space and monthly traffic, different e-mail account quotas and so on. The good point is that you can purchase an account that will include the resources your site in fact requires. You will not have to pay lots of cash for a package you will not utilize, or end up with a small sized package that cannot host the website. At Eagle Eye Computers, there is an extensive assortment of shared hosting plans suitable for private or small business portals that even include pre-installed script-powered systems such as Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to make things easier. If you begin with a less powerful plan and you demand more system resources, moving to a high-end account involves only a click.

Shared Site Hosting - Inconveniences

A drawback of the shared website hosting environment is that the servers have some software programs installed on them and you cannot install new software platforms. Some web pages, especially online storefronts, request software applications to be activated on the server for them to operate, and with a shared web page hosting plan, you can activate only software that does not demand server root access.

VPS Web Servers and Dedicated Web Servers

For sites that demand complete server root access, or if your online portal has many thousands or even 1 000 000's of visits per day, what you require is a VPS or a dedicated server. A virtual private hosting server is a software simulation of a dedicated solution and it behaves in an absolutely identical manner.

Virtual Private Web Servers

Both environments usually include root access and can be rebooted through a software platform by the customer, autonomously from the web hosting provider. Similar to the shared website hosting packages, the private virtual hosting server and the dedicated web hosting server plans involve different characteristics based on what the web hosting company has to offer. A VPS server plan contains guaranteed data storage space, random access memory and CPU quotas that can at times be enhanced for short spells of time in case there are available resources on the physical server. With a dedicated server, the only limit is the hardware configuration it is making use of, and it can be revamped by altering or appending components. A virtual server is easier to handle as it involves virtualization software, which can be used to reboot it, to install applications, monitor stats, and so on. The administration of a dedicated web server is more elaborate, so such a package would rather be utilized by knowledgeable customers.

Dedicated Web Servers

However, some hosting providers provide managed dedicated hosting services where they implement dedicated web server administration assignments on behalf of the customer. This can be included in the plan or an extra option.

Before You Reach a Decision...

Opting for the top hosting plan is vital as it can affect the proper performance of a site. Before selecting an account, compare the pros and cons, examine thoroughly all the requirements for the online portal to work properly, particularly if it is script-based, and, last but not least, if you have already settled on a web host, the best choice would be to ask their client support team for an opinion as to which particular plan would be best for the proper functioning of your site.