Hosting - Find out the best way to get your Website on the net
A guide to the different types of hosting available to you from domain hosting to dedicated hosting and managed hosting.
Hosting is a way of using web based software. Hosting does not require the installation of any software pieces on your desktop computer. Instead, all your software applications, database and files are located on a computer in the Internet, which is maintained by your host provider for a certain monthly fee.
UK hosting providers offer different hosting packages including:
Domain hosting is the same as web hosting, it is a service provided by hosting companies that stores your information (or Website) on a server, allowing it to be accessed by users on the Internet.
Shared hosting (also referred to as Virtual hosting) is the cheaper of the web hosting options. It’s where multiple sites are hosted on a single server, so each account ends up "sharing" server space with other users. However it tends to be inflexible, restricts the level of interactivity of the Website and increase risk due to other users being on the same server. It is less suited to websites that generate high traffic volumes.
Dedicated hosting involves you renting an entire server from a dedicated hosting provider yet you retain full control and ownership over its software applications and content, giving you exclusive use and command over your website's server. It benefits from greater uptime and increased security and scalability but has higher start up and maintenance costs involved. It is suited to websites that generate high traffic volumes.
Managed hosting involves you renting a dedicated server from a hosting provider as you do with dedicated hosting, but the ISP is given more responsibility for the maintenance, monitoring and backup of your server. This is most suited to companies who do not have the technical know-how to carry out these services themselves.
