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What Does Shared Hosting Denote?

If you have made a decision to launch your own website, but are not very sure about what a website is and are not aware of the expression "shared hosting", this article is dedicated to explaining these notions in simple terms.

What precisely is a website?

A website is an amalgamation of web pages assembled systematically. It has a special web site address, also referred to as a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). A web site may be comprised of just one single web page and sometimes may even be comprised of as many as 1000 web pages.

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A hosting server permits you to upload your site onto it. In some cases, there might be even 1000's of sites on one single hosting server. The web hosting server essentially is a computer with special hardware, which is physically located in a datacenter with special cooling systems, whose task is to safeguard the seamless performance of the server and all the websites accommodated on it.

To sum up, a hosting server will be indeed a launch pad when the time comes for you to launch your website. It could be any kind of site - a business website having numerous webpages, or a web site, which consists of only a couple of pages and which you have built simply for your buddies and relatives.

You've reached a decision about what your web site will be, now what?

As soon as you have decided what sort of site you want to create, the next step is to discover what kind of web hosting service you must choose for your online venture. Basically, there are two types of web hosting services - cost-free hosting services and paid web hosting services. The free website hosting solution is commonly utilized by clients that do not have a business site.

Strengths and weaknesses of the free-of-cost hosting solution

You will not receive many options with a free-of-charge website hosting plan. Features like bandwidth, memory and disk drive space are limited and insufficient for a complex web shop or a business-related web site, or even for a website with plenty of graphics. Besides, there are lots of banner advertisements inserted on your website by the web hosting company. These advertisements occupy lots of space on your site and are extremely frustrating.

Shared website hosting

The professional paid shared website hosting services tend to be more stable and include many advanced features in addition to the high-end hosting server that will host your web site and its content. Still, it is important to know which features your website needs prior to selecting your web hosting plan. You should not rush and end up purchasing something that your web site does not demand.

Choose your hosting plans provider

It is not hard to find a hosting distributor. You have to just carry out an online survey in order to find a web hosting distributor that fulfills your website's requirements. Before you make your actual decision, take a gaze at the specifications of the packages supplied by the hosting vendors that have grasped your attention. We, for example, are among the premier web hosting vendors on the market now. The enormous selection of web hosting services and our prices are what renders us an enticing option. However, you must verify what sort of web hosting solution you need and if the price fits your allowance. What is more, you must always remember to examine the web hosting supplier's Terms & Conditions prior to opening an account to make certain that your site is not abusing them.

Opening a web hosting account

As soon as you have determined what features are most important for your site, the next move is to sign up for an account with the web hosting plans provider of your preference. You will acquire all the needed tools for managing your files and databases. With us, for example, you will obtain a web hosting Control Panel, which includes domain, website, database and email mailbox management areas. You log into the web hosting Control Panel using a unique user name and password, which grants you secure access to the part of the server where your site will be located.

Uploading your site

You can either upload your web files through an FTP client application or, as is with the majority of hosting vendors, through an online tool that is integrated within the hosting Control Panel. With us, the File Manager is quite easy to use and offers features comparable to those observed in Windows Explorer, which renders file manipulation exceptionally easy. We offer additionally a website builder and a PHP-powered script installation tool, which you can utilize to build your site if you possess no programming abilities and are taking your very first steps in web design. The web-based web site builder, whose name is SiteStudio, will also spare you the time and effort of creating a website on your computer and then uploading it using an FTP software application or the File Manager interface.