what is web Hosting?

what is web Hosting?

A Web Host is a service provider that places your website on a server. This gives visitor, who surf the internet a way to access your website. This process of publishing any information on the Web by placing it on an adequate Web server connected to the Internet is called Web Hosting. A web server is a computer connected to the Internet and configured to provide the information that it stores, available to other computers through the web at all times which is not possible by a personal computer. "This is why we need Web Hosting." Here is a short list of web hosting service provider: 1. Bluehost 2. HostGator Cloud 3. SiteGround 4. Hostinger 5. iPage 6. A Small Orange 7. Dreamhost 8. A2 Hosting 9. WestHost 10. Midphase What is included in Web Hosting Plans? Though hosting companies offer various hosting options, there are certain standard features that comprise all plans: Disk Space This is the amount of hard drive space available to you for publishing your files online. Web pages are normally very small and you can store many web pages in small amount of disk space. Images take up more space and files heavy with graphics can run over 50 kb. You can determine the total disk space, you will need by estimating the average size of a single page and multiplying it by total number of pages in your website. Bandwidth This is the amount of actual data that can be transferred from the web server that holds your web site, to the browser of the person who is looking at your website. The amount of bandwidth you use is related to the number of visitors to your website. Websites that offer downloads of audio/ video files require much more bandwidth. If you exceed your limit then either you will need to pay extra fee or your website will not be available. A company's advertising of unlimited bandwidth is misleading since there is a physical limit to any server and thus a limit to the bandwidth. E-mail Services You are given an email address at your domain such as myname@mywebsite.com. Various companies offer various plans for e-mail accounts, with many of them offering a certain number of accounts for free. CGI-Bin These days, almost all paid hosting services come with your own CGI-Bin to run various scripts. FTP It allows you to upload your files on the web server. Advanced Features Server-side functionality including SSI, JavaScripting, Active Scripting, and PHP capabilities are among the added features for more advanced sites. User logs and error tracking along with daily site back-ups are also important components of a quality hosting solution.  Control Panel  Some web hosting service provider give a special administrative page to each of their clients. This enables the client to adjust certain attributes and check the status on certain parts of their account without contacting their host.  Support  You need to judge whether you want phone support, or will email support be ok? Do you want support 24/7 hours a day? If you have a small website that is not critical then you probably don't need phone support or 24/7 support. It costs web hosting companies to provide such type of support, don't pay more for a service that offers this if you don't need it.  PricePrice is not necessarily a factor on performance. A hosting firm that is just starting out might need to build a client base and if you join at the right time you might obtain a competitive rate.