Web Hosting

Web hosting is one of the web services used by many companies and individuals to make their personal websites accessible to the world through the World Wide Web. Those companies who sell spaces on their servers to clients are known as web hosts. They also provide Internet connectivity in a data center. Web hosting is an important component of Internet services.

The Scope of Web Hosting

Web hosting has a wide range of scope. The very common one is webpage. There is also small scale file hosting in which files get uploaded a Web interface or File Transfer Protocol. Many subscribers can get free services from Internet service providers. Web hosting can be cheap, free and sponsored by advertisements. For private webpages single page web hosting is usually enough. When the webpages are more complex additional applications and data support are needed. Some web hosting companies offer interface control panels like Plesk, Hosting Controller etc. Others specialize in software and services like e-commerce.

Types of Web Hosting

The different types of web hosting are:

• Free web hosting service: This is free and occasionally supported with advertisements.
• Dedicated servers : In this the user has an individual web server but does not own it.
• Co-Location hosting: It is similar to the above mentioned type. The hosting company gives space to the user. It is said to be a very expensive and powerful service.
• Reseller hosting: With this the clients can themselves become web hosts.
• Shared web hosting: In this many sites use the same server space.