Friday, February 19, 2010
Shared Web Hosting: Shared web hosting is the most common type of hosting. With shared hosting, multiple websites are shared on one server. The shared host splits up server resources among many customers in order to defer the cost. Typically, all domains may share a common pool of server resources, such as RAM and the CPU or processor. This means that the shared host accounts are more affordable. In other words, it provides a customer with a limited amount of server space to create their web site. Bandwidth and storage space is distributed among many clients, who all "share" the same physical server.
Virtual Private Server or VPS Web Hosting: A virtual private server (VPS) is a method of partitioning a physical server computer into multiple servers that each has the capabilities of running on its own dedicated machine. Dividing a server into virtual servers, where each user feels like they're on their own dedicated server, but they're actually sharing a server with many other users. The users may have root access to their own virtual space. This is also known as a virtual private server or VPS. Virtual private servers bridge the gap between shared web hosting services and dedicated hosting, giving independence from other customers of the VPS service in software terms but at less cost than a dedicated server. As a VPS runs its own operating system, customers have super user-level access to that operating system instance, and can install almost any software for that system.
Dedicated Web Hosting: Dedicated hosting allows a website to have its very own server. This is more flexible than shared hosting, as webmasters have full control over the back end of the server, including choice of operating System. the user gets his or her own Web server and gains full control over it (root access for Linux/administrator access for Windows); however, the user typically does not own the server. Another type of Dedicated hosting is Self-Managed or Unmanaged. This is usually the least expensive for Dedicated plans. The user has full administrative access to the box, which means the client is responsible for the security and maintenance of his own dedicated box. Dedicated Hosting is a service that web hosting companies provide to their customers whose websites generate a lot of traffic. An entire website server is used for a single customer, ensuring that all of the server’s resources are used only for that specific customer’s needs.
Reseller Web Hosting: Reseller web hosting allows clients to become web hosts themselves. Reseller accounts may vary tremendously in size: they may have their own virtual dedicated server to a colocated server. Resellers operate components of a hosting operation using services, infrastructure and equipment provided by another web hosting service. Some resellers operate businesses using the hardware, software, network and logistical support of another Web hosting firm, while they simply operate as sales agents for other web hosting companies, offering discounts and providing low-level technical support. Reseller accounts are also for people who host multiple sites or want to start a hosting company.
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