Best Web Hosting

There are different kinds of web hosting solutions suitable for different web pages in regard to the resources or the web hosting environment they demand. To pick the most optimal web hosting service for your web portal, you have to reckon what server-side software it needs, how many daily visits you expect at the beginning and in the future, as well as any other special needs that may need to be covered.

Shared Hosting - Strong Points

The most suitable option for small size web sites with a few hundred or several thousand visitors is a shared hosting solution. With this type of web site hosting, each user pays only for their account, which lowers the total price per customer seriously. There are different web hosting plans varying from one web hosting supplier to another, furnishing different quotas of web space and web traffic, different e-mail box account quotas and so on. The advantage is that you can order a plan that will have the features your web portal really needs. You will not have to pay plenty of cash for an account you will not utilize, or end up with a small scale plan that cannot accommodate the web site. We, at SunsetHost, offer an immense choice of web hosting solutions appropriate for private or small business web portals that even provide pre-installed script-based platforms like Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to make things simpler. If you begin with a basic plan and you demand more functionalities, upgrading to a more feature-rich plan demands only a mouse click.

Shared website hosting - Negative Aspects

A downside of the shared web hosting platform is that the web hosting servers have some software platforms installed on them and you cannot install additional software platforms. Certain web sites, especially online stores, need applications to be present on the web server for them to function, and with a shared web hosting account, you can install solely software platforms that do not demand server root access.

Private Virtual Web Servers and Dedicated Hosting Servers

For sites that need root access, or if your online portal has many thousands or even 1 000 000's of viewers per day, what you demand is a VPS hosting or a dedicated hosting. A virtual private web server is a virtual simulation of a dedicated web hosting server and it runs in an absolutely identical manner.

Virtual Web Servers

Both environments generally include root privileges and can be rebooted via a software program by the user, independently from the web hosting company. Analogous to the shared web hosting packages, the VPS hosting and the dedicated server web hosting plans include diverse features depending on what the web hosting supplier offers. A virtual server package contains guaranteed server storage, RAM and CPU quotas that can sometimes be enlarged for brief spells of time in case there are free resources on the physical machine. With a dedicated web server, the only limitation is the hardware architecture it is using, and it can be revamped by changing or adding components. A Virtual Private Server is easier to cope with as it involves a virtualization tool, which can be used to restart it, to install software applications, explore stats, etc. The administration of a dedicated web hosting server is more elaborate, so such a solution would rather be used by tech-savvy customers.

Dedicated Hosting Servers

Yet, certain web hosting companies offer managed dedicated web server hosting solutions where they complete server administration procedures instead of the client. This can be a part of plan or an additional service.

Before You Select...

Opting for the top hosting plan is vital as it can influence the stable functioning of a web page. Prior to settling on a package, weigh the pros and cons, appraise carefully all the prerequisites for the web site to work properly, especially if it is script-driven. And if you are still in doubt which one is the best web hosting service for you, ask our live chat operators or give us a call - our sales representatives will be happy to help you and answer all your questions.