Quality Shared Hosting

There are various varieties of shared hosting services appropriate for different web pages with regard to the resources or the shared hosting environment they require. To pick the most proper shared hosting service for your web portal, you must judge what server-side software applications it demands, how many hits per day you anticipate at the beginning and in the long run, as well as any other special needs that may need to be covered.

Shared Hosting - Perks

The most optimal alternative for small web sites with several hundred or several thousand visitors is a shared hosting solution. With this type of web site hosting, each client pays only for their plan, which decreases the total price per individual markedly. There are diverse web hosting accounts varying from one provider to another, furnishing different quotas of data space and monthly traffic, different email mailbox account quotas and so on. The advantage is that you can obtain a plan that will have the features your web page indeed requires. You will not have to pay lots of money for a plan you will not use, or wind up with a small package that cannot accommodate the web page. We, at Steinmetz Hosting, offer a great assortment of shared hosting solutions appropriate for private or small business websites that even include pre-activated script-powered platforms like Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to render it simpler. If you start with a low grade account and you demand more functionalities, moving to a better package takes just a mouse click.

Shared web hosting - Disadvantages

A disadvantage of the shared website hosting environment is that the web servers have some software applications installed on them and you cannot activate additional software platforms. Given websites, particularly online stores, require software applications to be activated on the server for them to function, and with a shared web hosting plan, you can install only software that does not demand root-level access.

Private Virtual Web Hosting Servers and Dedicated Servers

For web sites that demand complete server root access, or if your portal has many thousands or even 1 000 000's of viewers per day, what you demand is a virtual private servers or a dedicated server. A virtual private web hosting server is a virtual imitation of a dedicated machine and it performs in a precisely identical way.

Virtual Servers

Both services commonly come with complete server root access and can be restarted via a software program by the client, independently from the hosting company. Analogous to the shared website hosting accounts, the virtual private servers and the dedicated server accounts include diverse functionalities depending on what the hosting vendor offers. A virtual private web server hosting package contains guaranteed hard disk storage space, random access memory and CPU quotas that can occasionally be enhanced for short spells of time in case there are unused resources on the physical server. With a dedicated server, the only limiting factor is the hardware configuration it is making use of, and it can be configured by changing or appending components. A virtual web server is simpler to administer as it involves a virtualization tool, which can be utilized to reboot it, to install software applications, examine statistics, and so on. The administration of a dedicated web server is more intricate, so such an account would rather be utilized by practiced users.

Dedicated Web Servers

Nonetheless, some hosting companies offer managed dedicated web server hosting services where they run dedicated web hosting server management assignments on behalf of the client. This can be a part of plan or an additional service.

Before You Choose...

Selecting the top hosting package is vital as it can affect the stable work of a site. Prior to settling on an account, compare the pros and cons, explore carefully all the preconditions for the website to operate properly, especially if it is script-driven. And if you are still in doubt which one is the best shared hosting service for you, consult with our live chat operators or call us - our sales representatives will be glad to assist you and answer all your questions.