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There are various sorts of hosting packages appropriate for different websites with regard to the resources or the hosting environment they demand. To select the most suitable hosting service for your web page, you need to calculate what server-side software programs it needs, how many daily hits you expect at the beginning and in the future, as well as any other special demands that may have to be met.

Shared web hosting - Positive Points

The most adequate option for small web portals with several hundred or several thousand visitors is a shared hosting solution. With this type of website hosting, each user pays only for their account, which lowers the overall cost per person considerably. There are diverse web hosting packages varying from one web hosting company to another, supplying different amounts of hard disk storage and web traffic, different e-mail account quotas and so on. The plus is that you can order an account that will offer the features your online portal indeed requires. You will not have to pay lots of cash for a package you will not utilize, or wind up with a small account that cannot shelter the web page. We, at City Portal, offer a large collection of hosting accounts appropriate for private or small business portals that even provide pre-activated script-based systems like Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to render it easier. If you begin with a low-price package and you need more resources, moving to a high-end plan demands just a mouse click.

Shared Website Hosting - Weak Points

A drawback of the shared web hosting environment is that the web servers have some software programs installed on them and you cannot activate additional software platforms. Given online portals, chiefly web shops, request software applications to be present on the web server for them to operate, and with a shared website hosting platform, you can install solely software applications that do not need full server root access.

Private Virtual Hosting Servers and Dedicated Hosting Servers

For web pages that request full root access, or if your online portal has many 1000's or even 1 000 000's of daily visitors, what you need is a VPS or a dedicated package. A VPS is a software simulation of a dedicated server and it runs in a strictly identical manner.

Private Virtual Hosting Servers

Both services generally give complete server root access and can be restarted through a software tool by the client, independently from the hosting supplier. Akin to the shared website hosting accounts, the VPS and the dedicated hosting server plans include diverse specifications depending on what the web hosting vendor has to offer. A VPS web hosting server plan includes guaranteed data storage, RAM and CPU usage quotas that can sometimes be extended for short intervals of time in case there are spare resources on the physical machine. With a dedicated hosting server, the only limit is the hardware architecture it is making use of, and it can be revved up by changing or adding components. A virtual server is simpler to tackle as it arrives with a virtualization panel, which can be used to reboot it, to install applications, explore statistics, etc. The management of a dedicated server is more complex, so such a plan would rather be used by knowledgeable users.

Dedicated Hosting Servers

Nevertheless, certain companies offer managed dedicated web hosting services where they run dedicated web hosting server administration procedures on behalf of the client. This can be included in the package or an extra option.

Prior To Opting...

Settling on the top hosting package is vital as it can have an influence on the proper operation of a web page. Before opting for a plan, compare the pros and cons, inspect carefully all the prerequisites for the website to function properly, especially if it is script-driven. And if you are still not sure which one is the best hosting service for you, ask our live chat operators or call us - our sales reps will be happy to assist you and answer all your questions.