Which hosting package will serve me best?

There are various varieties of web hosting packages appropriate for different websites in regard to the system resources or the web hosting platform they demand. To select the most adequate hosting service for your web site, you have to estimate what server-side software programs it demands, how many visits per day you anticipate at the start and in the future, as well as any other specific requirements that may need to be satisfied.

Shared Web Space Hosting - Perks

The most optimal option for small size web portals with several hundred or a few, each client pays only for their plan, which decreases the overall cost per person considerably. There are diverse web hosting packages varying from one hosting provider to another, providing different quotas of data storage space and monthly traffic, different e-mail account quotas and so on. The benefit is that you can pay for a plan that will offer the resources your web site in fact requires. You will not have to pay lots of money for a plan you will not use, or wind up with a small size plan that cannot shelter the web page. At NTC Hosting, there is a wide array of shared hosting solutions suitable for private or small business web pages that even provide pre-activated script-based systems such as Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to render it easier. If you kick off with a low-price account and you demand more functionalities, upgrading to a more powerful account involves just a click of the mouse.

Shared Site Hosting - Drawbacks

A drawback of the shared web page hosting environment is that the hosting servers have some software installed on them and you are unable to install additional software platforms. Given web sites, mainly online stores, request software applications to be installed on the server for them to run, and with a shared web page hosting plan, you can install solely software applications that do not demand complete root-level access.

VPS Hosting Servers and Dedicated Hosting Servers

For websites that request root-level access, or if your portal has many 1000's or even millions of visits per day, what you require is a VPS or a dedicated server. A VPS web hosting server is a software imitation of a dedicated server and it performs in an exactly identical manner.

Virtual Private Hosting Servers

Both platforms typically come with root-level access and can be restarted through a software interface by the customer, autonomously from the web hosting company. Much like the shared web page hosting plans, the VPS server and the dedicated hosting accounts have different features depending on what the web hosting vendor offers. A virtual web server plan offers guaranteed web space, RAM and CPU quotas that can occasionally be extended for short spans of time provided that there are spare resources on the physical machine. With a dedicated hosting server, the only limiting factor is the hardware architecture it is using, and it can be revved up by altering or adding components. A private virtual server is simpler to run as it ships with a virtualization console, which can be utilized to reboot it, to install applications, check stats, etc. The management of a dedicated hosting server is more elaborate, so such a package would rather be resorted to by competent users.

Dedicated Web Hosting Servers

Nonetheless, some providers offer managed dedicated hosting solutions where they perform dedicated web server management assignments on behalf of the customer. This can be included in the plan or an extra option.

Prior To Selecting...

Opting for the top hosting plan is crucial as it can have an effect on the stable performance of a site. Before selecting an account, compare the pros and cons, study carefully all the preconditions for the web page to function properly, particularly if it is script-based, and, last but not least, if you have already settled on a web hosting vendor, the best thing to do would be to ask their support team for a recommendation as to which particular package would be best for the stable functioning of your site.