Best Shared Hosting

There are different types of shared hosting packages appropriate for different sites in terms of the resources or the shared hosting platform they demand. To select the most proper shared hosting service for your web portal, you have to estimate what server-side software programs it requires, how many daily hits you expect at the beginning and in the long run, as well as any other specific requirements that may need to be covered.

Shared Hosting - Positive Aspects

The most appropriate option for small online portals with a few hundred or several thousand visitors is a shared hosting account. With this type of site hosting, each customer pays only for their account, which decreases the total cost per client noticeably. There are diverse web hosting solutions varying from one hosting supplier to another, furnishing different amounts of hard disk space and web traffic, different email quotas and so on. The benefit is that you can purchase a package that will have the specs your website indeed demands. You will not have to pay a lot of cash for a package you will not avail of, or wind up with a small scale account that cannot host the site. We, at The Gate, offer a wide choice of shared hosting accounts appropriate for personal or small business web portals that even come with pre-activated script-driven platforms like Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to render it simpler. If you kick off with a low priced package and you require more features, moving to a better package demands only a click of the mouse.

Shared website hosting - Negative Aspects

A weakness of the shared website hosting environment is that the hosting servers have some software installed on them and you are unable to activate additional software. Specific sites, chiefly web stores, need software applications to be activated on the server for them to run, and with a shared hosting account, you can install solely software programs that do not demand full root access.

Private Virtual Web Servers and Dedicated Web Hosting Servers

For portals that need root-level access, or if your web page has many thousands or even 1 000 000's of visits per day, what you need is a virtual private servers or a dedicated server. A virtual private web hosting server is a virtual imitation of a dedicated web hosting server and it acts in exactly the same way.

Virtual Private Servers

Both platforms normally come with full root privileges and can be restarted via a software program by the customer, independently from the web hosting company. Similar to the shared website hosting accounts, the virtual private servers and the dedicated server hosting plans include diverse functionalities based on what the web hosting provider offers. A virtual hosting server plan contains guaranteed hard disk storage, random access memory and central processing unit usage quotas that can sometimes be enlarged for brief spans of time in case there are unused resources on the physical server. With a dedicated hosting server, the only limit is the hardware configuration it is availing of, and it can be configured by changing or appending components. A VPS is simpler to handle as it comprises a virtualization console, which can be utilized to restart it, to install applications, explore statistics, and so on. The management of a dedicated web server is more complicated, so such an account would rather be resorted to by proficient clients.

Dedicated Hosting Servers

Yet, certain web hosting firms offer managed dedicated server hosting services where they complete hosting server management assignments instead of the client. This can be a part of plan or an extra feature.

Before You Reach a Decision...

Settling on the top hosting plan is vital as it can have an effect on the proper functioning of a online portal. Before settling on an account, compare the pros and cons, check thoroughly all the preconditions for the site to function properly, particularly if it is script-powered. And if you are still unsure which is the best shared hosting service for you, ask our live chat operators or call us - our sales representatives will be glad to help you and answer all your questions.