Top Shared Web Hosting

There are various varieties of shared web hosting solutions suitable for different web pages in terms of the system resources or the shared web hosting environment they require. To select the most relevant shared web hosting service for your site, you have to reckon what server-side software applications it demands, how many daily visits you expect at the start and in the long run, as well as any other special requirements that may have to be satisfied.

Shared web hosting - Positive Sides

The most relevant alternative for small scale web pages with several hundred or several thousand visitors is a shared hosting account. With this type of website hosting, each user pays only for their account, which decreases the total cost per client noticeably. There are diverse web hosting solutions varying from one hosting vendor to another, furnishing different amounts of hard disk storage and bandwidth, different email address account quotas and so on. The plus is that you can order a plan that will offer the specifications your website actually requires. You will not need to pay plenty of cash for a package you will not avail of, or end up with a small account that cannot shelter the web site. We, at Planet Concourse Hosting, offer a large selection of shared web hosting packages suitable for personal or small business web sites that even offer pre-installed script-powered systems such as Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to make things easier. If you kick off with a low-cost package and you require more features, upgrading to a more advanced account involves only a mouse click.

Shared website hosting - Weak Points

A weak side of the shared web hosting solution is that the web hosting servers have some software programs installed on them and you cannot install new software programs. Certain online portals, especially online stores, demand applications to be available on the hosting server for them to run, and with a shared website hosting account, you can install only software platforms that do not need complete server root access.

Virtual Servers and Dedicated Web Hosting Servers

For web sites that need root-level access, or if your online portal has many thousands or even millions of hits per day, what you need is a VPS web hosting or a dedicated server web hosting. A virtual web server is a software simulation of a dedicated machine and it works in an absolutely identical way.

Virtual Private Web Servers

Both environments typically offer complete server root access and can be rebooted via a software program by the user, independently from the hosting provider. Just like the shared hosting plans, the VPS web hosting and the dedicated web hosting server accounts sport different functionalities based on what the web hosting vendor offers. A VPS server web hosting package offers guaranteed storage space, random access memory and central processing unit usage quotas that can at times be enhanced for short stretches of time if there are free system resources on the physical machine. With a dedicated web server, the only limiting factor is the hardware it is utilizing, and it can be revved up by altering or adding components. A virtual web server is simpler to cope with as it arrives with a virtualization panel, which can be used to restart it, to install applications, explore stats, and so on. The management of a dedicated web hosting server is more complex, so such a plan would rather be resorted to by competent users.

Dedicated Hosting Servers

Still, some web hosting providers offer managed dedicated web server hosting services where they perform web server management tasks instead of the client. This can be a part of package or an extra feature.

Before You Choose...

Settling on the top hosting plan is important as it can influence the proper operation of a web page. Prior to settling on an account, weigh the pros and cons, inspect carefully all the preconditions for the website to perform properly, particularly if it is script-driven. And if you are still not sure which is the best shared web hosting service for you, check with our live chat operators or give us a call - our sales reps will be happy to assist you and answer all your questions.