Top Shared Hosting

There are different types of shared hosting services appropriate for different web pages with regard to the system resources or the shared hosting environment they need. To choose the most proper shared hosting service for your web site, you have to evaluate what server-side software applications it needs, 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 met.

Shared Website Hosting - Upsides

The best choice for small size web pages with a few hundred or several thousand viewers is a shared hosting plan. With this form of web site hosting, each user pays only for their account, which decreases the total cost per client markedly. There are various web hosting packages varying from one web hosting vendor to another, providing different amounts of web storage space and traffic, different mail address account quotas and so on. The good point is that you can order a package that will provide the specifications your site in fact requires. You will not need to pay lots of money for a package you will not utilize, or end up with a small sized account that cannot accommodate the web site. We, at St. Clare Web Hosting, offer a great assortment of shared hosting solutions appropriate for personal or small business websites that even include pre-installed script-driven systems such as Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to make it easier. If you commence with a low-price plan and you demand more features, moving to a more feature-rich account involves only a mouse click.

Shared web hosting - Weaknesses

A weak side of the shared website hosting platform is that the web hosting servers have some software programs installed on them and you are unable to install additional software platforms. Given websites, particularly online storefronts, demand software applications to be installed on the hosting server for them to run, and with a shared web hosting environment, you can install solely software programs that do not require full root access.

Virtual Private Hosting Servers and Dedicated Web Hosting Servers

For web portals that demand complete root-level access, or if your web site has many 1000's or even 1 000 000's of viewers per day, what you demand is a virtual private servers or a dedicated server. A private virtual web hosting server is a virtual simulation of a dedicated solution and it acts in strictly the same way.

Virtual Private Web Servers

Both solutions generally come with root-level access and can be rebooted via a software program by the user, independently from the web hosting company. Just like the shared web hosting packages, the virtual private servers and the dedicated hosting accounts come with diverse characteristics based on what the hosting vendor offers. A VPS web server account has guaranteed data space, random access memory and CPU quotas that can occasionally be boosted for short spells of time if there are unused system resources on the physical server. With a dedicated hosting server, the only limit is the hardware it is utilizing, and it can be configured by altering or adding components. A private virtual web server is simpler to tackle as it involves a virtualization platform, which can be used to reboot it, to install applications, explore stats, and so on. The management of a dedicated web server is more complex, so such an account would rather be utilized by qualified clients.

Dedicated Web Hosting Servers

Nevertheless, some hosts offer managed dedicated server web hosting services where they run dedicated web hosting server management assignments instead of the client. This can be a part of plan or an additional feature.

Prior To Opting...

Selecting the top hosting plan is essential as it can have an effect on the proper functioning of a website. Before opting for a package, weigh the pros and cons, review carefully all the prerequisites for the online portal to perform properly, especially if it is script-driven. And if you are still not sure which is the best shared hosting service for you, check with our live chat operators or call us - our sales representatives will be happy to help you and answer all your questions.