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Web Hosting Service

Web Hosting ServiceA web hosting service enables owners to make their website accessible online.  Web host companies sell a space on a server they own or lease.  They also provide internet connectivity usually in a data center.  Web hosts can also offer data center space and connectivity for other servers in the data center.  This is called colocation.
Web hosting Services Scope

Web hosting companies offer a number of services.  Primarily, they offer a web page and small scale file hosting.  Files are uploaded using File Transfer Protocol (FTP) or an interface.  Files are transferred to the web “as is”. A number of internet service providers (ISPs) offer this service to their subscribers for free. 

Web hosting service offers a number of hosting options depending on the type of web hosting.  Hosting options include the following: 

  • free web hosting service
  • shared web hosting services
  • virtual dedicated server (VDS) or virtual private server (VPS)
  • dedicated hosting service
  • managed hosting service
  • do-it-yourself hosting service
  • collocation web hosting service
  • reseller web hosting services

Free web hosting service.  This hosting is limited but still your website will be seen in the world wide web at no cost to you.  The good thing with free web hosting is that you do not need to put up any investment.  You may switch to a paid service later under the same web host.  The problem though is that usually, free hosting usually makes your site a subdomain.  For instance your site will be listed www.freehost.com/yoursite.  They also do not have 24/7 technical support and bandwidth is also limited.

Shared web hosting.  This is also called as virtual hosting.  One’s website shares resources with other sites in a shared server.  You can control the site using a control panel.

Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS) or Virtual Private Server (VPS)

VDS or VPS is so much like a dedicated server but it is not.  Resources are merely allocated for your site.

Dedicated Hosting Service

Dedicated hosting service means you do not share hosting services with other customers. This often costs more.  You may require a dedicated person to overlook server management.

Managed Hosting Service

Managed hosting service provides a dedicated host and a dedicated manager to the client.  This is the most expensive hosting service.

Do-It-Yourself Hosting Service

You can run your own server by talking to your ISP (Internet Service Provider) and requesting for static IP (Internet Protocol) address or you may use a dynamic DNS service to change the IP address.

Colocation Hosting Service

You can request for a custom server with a providing host and you connect to their system. The web hosting service and you share responsibility for the server. You may be responsible for maintenance too. If you want this type of arrangement then you should choose your provide carefully.  Conduct inspections before committing.

Reseller Hosting Service

You can resell web hosting services by making arrangements with a hosting provider then sell server space.  One option here is to lease a dedicated service then sell the remaining free space.