Web hosting is the service that allows you to have a website on the Internet.

web site hosting is, in fact, a diverse array of web services that allow users access to a server with varying degrees of control and responsibility, so that they can publish web pages on the web without having their own web server. web hosting has also been defined as the act of storing the files for a web site on a specific computer (called a 'server') which displays them as necessary to people as they visit that web site.

A hosting service at its most basic comprises an allocation of hard drive space and the use of RAM and processing time on a server, as well as a fast connection to the Internet. For all but the computer trained amongst us we see web hosting as just something which is there, somewhere underneath it all. You don't see it, but you don't need to worry about it either, as you hosting service provider will run and maintain all the necessary hardware for you.

Web hosting is a very legitimate need, and indeed a vital service for the huge numbers of individuals and businesses which need to make their services and products visible on the web.

I like to think of it as my own virtual online web site storage system.

shared web hosting

shared web hosting is often a very good place to start, especially when you are unsure of exactly what your needs are, how many visitors you will get or how much storage space you need.

With a shared web hosting account, you can start out slow, and upgrade your hosting plan to meet your needs as they arise. Shared web site hosting packages are our most economical and popular.

Custom web site hosting and server solutions are also available but your files will be one of many accounts on the server. Sometimes there may be thousands of small web sites on one shared server.

On the server there will be a complete set of installed software to enable you to manage your web space and upload your web site files, and the web hosts provide system administration and support.

Free Web Hosting

Free web hosting is convenient but as for anything you get for nothing - it has its drawbacks. Usually it will be required that you allow the server to run advertisements on your website. Free web hosting plans also almost always contain the following features.

They have a small storage requirement, no database, SQL, or MySQL databases, no 24x7 support, and a footer that contains the web hosting company's information.

Web Site Building Software

Web site building software is often offered by the web hosting companies. This will enable those that are not at all familiar with web page (html) coding to build a web site in exactly the same way as a word processing document is used and without prior training in web page coding.

Bandwidth

Bandwidth is the allowance the hosting company provides each month for the data which your web site visitors will download. The amount that each hosting service provides is variable. It is on offer across a wide range of speeds and prices, so compare how much you will get each month carefully before selecting you web host. The size you will need to be governed by the size and popularity of the site available.

Bandwidth can also be described as the measurement of the amount of data transmitted over an Internet connection in a given time. The majority of web hosting companies will set monthly limits, but some surprisingly offer unlimited bandwidth. If you are offered unlimited bandwidth there are usually in fact limitations imposed in the small print. Bandwidth is the total amount of data transfer from your website to user's computer.