What Exactly is Hosting?

As its name suggests, hosting is a solution, which involves hosting online content. There are different varieties and kinds of web hosting, based on the goals and on the objectives. Yet, they all entail hosting files, which, once hosted, are made accessible through the Web. A web host is in fact a web hosting service that is connected to the Internet and has its very own IP address, which permits users to gain access to it through the Web. The web server's configuration and its limitations are determined by the type of hosting solution it will be used for.

What are the different forms of web hosting?

Based on the usage, the professional hosting service may be:

File Hosting - this type of hosting enables the clients to store their files on a specific web server. With the typical file hosting service, the files that are saved may only be accessed by the person that's utilizing the service. This hosting service generally is associated with backups of PCs , documents, private files and even other servers. This solution may also include certain limits when it comes to the disk storage and the root access. There may also be traffic limits, but that is dependent on the particular service provider.

Warez Hosting - the so-called warez web hosting service is resembling the previous hosting service type. However, in contrast with the file web hosting solution, the warez hosting solution is utilized for spreading copyrighted materials without being given the OK to do so by the copyright proprietor. In brief - it is related to the prohibited dissemination of files and docs. There are a lot of methods for this to be attained, but the two principal methods are - through simple HTTP downloading and via P2P connections. The first method entails either a given site, or, most often, simply a directory on a server that's been made available for everybody to access it and thereby download copyrighted materials free of cost. The second way entails a P2P connection, availing of the so-called Torrent web servers, via which people exchange files between each other. There are not many website hosting corporations that allow that type of hosting on their servers, mostly due to all the judicial entanglements that it involves. Typically such web sites are hosted on private dedicated servers that are registered by third-party enterprises either in the Middle East or in Asia.

Email Hosting - this service is used with both shared web hosting and dedicated servers, based on the customer's desire. If you would like to establish your very own private SMTP email server, then you will require either a private virtual hosting server or a dedicated web server that provides the level of access needed to accomplish such an assignment. For standard email hosting ends, however, you can open an ordinary shared website hosting account, to which you can point the mail exchanger records of your domain. This is not a service that's widely popular, since the web hosting and the electronic mail hosting services are being served by 2 separate servers, often owned by different web hosting providers.

Hosting - the most widespread and immensely utilized hosting service today. It's utilized for hosting web site files, whose type is dependent on the OS the web server is utilizing - Linux or Windows. Different types of files require specific hosting server Operating Systems, or else they won't be shown correctly on the World Wide Web. This sort of web hosting may have server storage space and traffic quota limits, root-level access and CPU usage restrictions.

Depending on the purpose and on the functions, the client should choose the sort of server that he needs for his project, and, of course, the web hosting distributor that's going to provide it. There are different sorts of web servers, based on the configuration and the website hosting services that they provide. These are:

Shared Web Hosting Server - a shared hosting server includes a smaller amount of system resources, which, of course, is reflected on the price of the service. It can be used for hosting small size and medium scale web sites, which do not require big quantities of web space and bandwidth.

Semi-dedicated Servers - they operate on the very same principle as the shared website hosting servers. Nonetheless, there are much fewer customers accommodated on the same hosting server. Therefore, each of them will enjoy a greater quota of the web server's resources like RAM, disk storage space, traffic and CPU. Excellent for hosting popular web pages that do not demand root-level access.

VPS are perfect for medium scale web sites, which do need root-level access to the web server's config files. Generally, there are a number of virtual web server hosting accounts accommodated on the same physical server. Yet, each of them is autonomous from the others and has its own OS.

Dedicated Server - a fully dedicated hosting server configured and accessed by you and only you. It ensures a large quantity of resources. It also offers complete server root access, which renders it a perfect environment for any kind of site that requires a web hosting solution.

The sole question that's left is:

Which website hosting provider should I pick?

As already stated, there aren't many hosting providers providing warez hosting solutions because of legal troubles. Such web hosting providers are being closed down almost every month. Because of that, if you wish to offer such a service, you should do it on your own computer. The shared web hosting service is the most widely spread kind of hosting service. For that reason, every web hosting vendor offers it. Not all of them, though, offer services such as virtual web servers, Semi-dedicated Servers and dedicated hosting servers. Most of the small scale website hosting suppliers do not have the means needed for offering those services. You can effortlessly recognize such hosts by the sorts of solutions that they are providing and by the manner in which they introduce them to the clientele. For instance, some hosting providers allow you to start with a small scale web hosting plan and then move to a more powerful one, if you deem it mandatory to do so. This is extremely convenient, since you do not have to relocate web pages between web servers and there is no risk of experiencing service disturbances because of all the complications that may arise.

We, at ThreeMen.Net provide all kinds of services and have the needed server resources and personnel to ensure that their clients will not come across any troubles when swapping services, which is what a top hosting vendor is in fact all about.