Web Hosting

Web Hosting is done by companies who allow their patrons to use a particular part of the server which is owned by the company along with Internet connections. Such companies are known as web host. In other words these companies host the sites of their customers through their server.

Types of Web Hosting

• Free Web Host Services- As the name itself suggests, this types of Web Hosting is free of cost and offers limited benefits when compared to the paid ones. These are supported by advertisements.

• Shared Web Hosting Services- Under this type of hosting, almost thousands of websites are placed in the same server.

• Reseller Web Hosting- This type of hosting services allows the clients to become web hosts themselves.

• Virtual Dedicated Server- Under this, a single server is segmented where every client have their own specific space.

• Dedicated Hosting Services- Under this system, the clients are provided with their own server and they exercise total control over a server.

• Managed Hosting Services - In this system, the clients are provided with their own server but they do not exercise total control over this server.

• Clustered Hosting- Under this kind of hosting, a particular client can make use of a number of servers.

Web Hosting Technologies

Below is a list of some of the most popular Web Hosting Technologies:-

• Windows Hosting

• Unix Hosting

• Linux Hosting

• CGI

• Active Server Pages

• JSP

• PHP

Thus, it can be concluded that Web Hosting is useful and helpful because due to the availability of this service, companies and individuals no longer need to buy and maintain a server. They can simply use the Web Hosting Services which are provided to them by another company.