Top Web Hosting

There are different types of web hosting packages appropriate for different web portals in regard to the system resources or the web hosting platform they need. To select the most optimal web hosting service for your website, you must estimate what server-side software programs it needs, how many visits per day you expect at the start and in the long run, as well as any other specific demands that may need to be fulfilled.

Shared Web Hosting - Virtues

The most optimal option for small size web portals with several hundred or a few thousand visitors is a shared hosting account. With this form of web site hosting, each user pays only for their account, which decreases the total cost per customer drastically. There are various web hosting accounts varying from one hosting supplier to another, supplying different quotas of data storage space and monthly traffic, different email mailbox account quotas and so on. The privilege is that you can order a plan that will offer the resources your web page actually requires. You will not need to pay a lot of money for a plan you will not make use of, or wind up with a small account that cannot host the site. We, at Gills Hosting, offer an extensive variety of web hosting packages appropriate for private or small business portals that even provide pre-activated script-driven platforms like Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to render it simpler. If you begin with a low priced plan and you require more features, moving to a more advanced account takes only a click of the mouse.

Shared website hosting - Negative Aspects

A drawback of the shared hosting solution is that the servers have some software programs installed on them and you are unable to install new software applications. Certain web pages, especially online storefronts, request software applications to be activated on the web server for them to perform, and with a shared website hosting account, you can activate solely software applications that do not need root access.

Private Virtual Servers and Dedicated Servers

For websites that demand server root access, or if your website has many 1000's or even 1 000 000's of hits per day, what you need is a VPS hosting or a dedicated hosting. A virtual hosting server is a virtual imitation of a dedicated server and it acts in precisely the same way.

Virtual Private Hosting Servers

Both platforms typically give root privileges and can be rebooted via a software program by the user, autonomously from the hosting company. Analogous to the shared web hosting packages, the VPS hosting and the dedicated web server packages come with diverse specifications depending on what the hosting supplier has to offer. A VPS server hosting package contains guaranteed web storage, RAM and CPU usage quotas that can at times be extended for brief intervals of time on condition that there are available resources on the physical machine. With a dedicated web server, the only limiting factor is the hardware it is making use of, and it can be configured by changing or adding components. A virtual server is easier to manage as it includes a virtualization tool, which can be utilized to restart it, to install applications, examine statistics, etc. The management of a dedicated web server is more complicated, so such an account would rather be used by proficient customers.

Dedicated Servers

Nevertheless, some web hosts offer managed dedicated server web hosting solutions where they execute hosting server management procedures instead of the client. This can be included in the package or an extra option.

Before You Choose...

Choosing the top hosting plan is vital as it can have an effect on the proper performance of a web site. Before settling on a package, weigh the pros and cons, appraise completely all the preconditions for the website to operate properly, particularly if it is script-driven. And if you are still in doubt which is the best web hosting service for you, consult with our live chat operators or give us a call - our sales reps will be glad to help you and answer all your questions.