Quality Hosting

There are different types of hosting services appropriate for different web pages in relation to the system resources or the hosting environment they demand. To pick the most appropriate hosting service for your website, you have to evaluate what server-side software applications it requires, how many visits per day you anticipate at the start and in the future, as well as any other specific demands that may need to be satisfied.

Shared website hosting - Good Points

The most appropriate alternative for small sized online portals with a few hundred or a few thousand visitors is a shared hosting solution. With this form of web hosting, each customer pays only for their account, which minimizes the total price per user considerably. There are various web hosting plans differing from one company to another, furnishing different amounts of hard disk storage space and web traffic, different e-mail quotas and so on. The advantage is that you can buy a package that will include the specs your website really requires. You will not have to pay plenty of cash for a package you will not use, or end up with a small size plan that cannot host the web page. We, at ThreeMen.Net, offer an extensive array of hosting plans appropriate for personal or small business sites that even offer pre-installed script-powered platforms like Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to render things simpler. If you start with a low-price plan and you require more system resources, moving to a more powerful account requires just a mouse click.

Shared web hosting - Disadvantages

A shortcoming of the shared web hosting solution is that the hosting servers have some software programs installed on them and you are unable to install new software applications. Specific web portals, chiefly web shops, require applications to be available on the web hosting server for them to perform, and with a shared hosting platform, you can activate only software applications that do not require full root access.

Virtual Private Web Servers and Dedicated Servers

For web pages that demand full root-level access, or if your online portal has many thousands or even millions of daily hits, what you need is a VPS or a dedicated server. A private virtual web server is a software emulation of a dedicated machine and it operates in a strictly identical manner.

Virtual Servers

Both services usually come with full server root access and can be restarted through a software platform by the user, independently from the hosting company. Analogous to the shared web hosting packages, the VPS and the dedicated server hosting packages come with diverse functionalities based on what the web hosting company offers. A private virtual web server hosting account includes guaranteed hard disk storage, RAM and CPU usage quotas that can at times be increased for short spells of time in case there are available system resources on the physical machine. With a dedicated web server, the only limitation is the hardware configuration it is availing of, and it can be revved up by altering or adding components. A virtual server is easier to administer as it involves a virtualization panel, which can be used to restart it, to install applications, monitor stats, etc. The administration of a dedicated hosting server is more elaborate, so such an account would rather be resorted to by proficient users.

Dedicated Hosting Servers

Yet, certain hosting suppliers offer managed dedicated web hosting services where they perform dedicated server management tasks instead of the client. This can be a part of package or an additional feature.

Prior To Opting...

Picking the top hosting plan is vital as it can affect the stable functioning of a online portal. Prior to opting for a plan, weigh the pros and cons, investigate carefully all the prerequisites for the website to operate properly, particularly if it is script-powered. And if you are still not sure which one is the best hosting service for you, consult with our live chat operators or give us a call - our sales representatives will be happy to help you and answer all your questions.