Top Shared Hosting

There are different sorts of shared hosting solutions suitable for different sites in terms of the system resources or the shared hosting platform they require. To choose the best shared hosting service for your web portal, you have to calculate what server-side software programs it demands, how many daily hits you anticipate at the start and in the future, as well as any other specific demands that may have to be answered.

Shared website hosting - Positive Signs

The most relevant option for small sites with a few hundred or several thousand visitors is a shared hosting package. With this type of hosting, each customer pays only for their plan, which decreases the overall cost per person significantly. There are diverse web hosting solutions differing from one web hosting supplier to another, delivering different amounts of disk storage and traffic, different electronic mail account quotas and so on. The benefit is that you can order an account that will include the features your online portal really demands. You will not have to pay plenty of cash for a package you will not avail of, or wind up with a small scale package that cannot accommodate the website. We, at Elastic Hosting, offer a large selection of shared hosting solutions suitable for private or small business sites that even come with pre-activated script-powered systems such as Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to make things simpler. If you kick off with a cheaper account and you require more functionalities, moving to a more feature-rich plan demands only a click.

Shared Web Hosting - Weaknesses

A shortcoming of the shared website hosting environment is that the web hosting servers have some software programs installed on them and you are unable to install new software programs. Given web sites, above all web storefronts, require software applications to be activated on the web hosting server for them to run, and with a shared web hosting solution, you can install solely software that does not request full server root access.

Private Virtual Web Hosting Servers and Dedicated Web Servers

For sites that require complete server root access, or if your web site has many thousands or even 1 000 000's of daily viewers, what you demand is a virtual private servers or a dedicated server. A private virtual web server is a virtual emulation of a dedicated solution and it performs in strictly the same way.

Virtual Private Servers

Both environments commonly give root access and can be restarted via a software program by the user, autonomously from the hosting supplier. Much like the shared web hosting accounts, the virtual private servers and the dedicated hosting accounts have different characteristics depending on what the web hosting supplier has to offer. A virtual server web hosting account contains guaranteed disk storage, RAM and CPU usage quotas that can occasionally be enlarged for short spells of time on condition that there are available resources on the physical server. With a dedicated web hosting server, the only limiting factor is the hardware architecture it is availing of, and it can be configured by altering or appending components. A VPS web hosting server is easier to run as it offers virtualization software, which can be utilized to reboot it, to install software applications, monitor statistics, and so on. The management of a dedicated server is more complex, so such a solution would rather be resorted to by practiced users.

Dedicated Hosting Servers

Still, given hosting vendors provide managed dedicated server hosting solutions where they complete server administration procedures on behalf of the client. This can be included in the plan or an extra option.

Prior To Choosing...

Opting for the top hosting plan is essential as it can influence the proper performance of a online portal. Before settling on an account, compare the pros and cons, survey carefully all the prerequisites for the web portal to operate properly, especially if it is script-driven. And if you are still in doubt which one is the best shared hosting service for you, check with our live chat operators or call us - our sales reps will be glad to help you and answer all your questions.