Quality Web Hosting

There are different varieties of web hosting accounts suitable for different websites when it comes to the system resources or the web hosting environment they need. To choose the most optimal web hosting service for your site, you need to reckon what server-side software applications it requires, how many visits per day you anticipate at the beginning and in the future, as well as any other specific needs that may have to be satisfied.

Shared website hosting - Privileges

The most relevant option for small sized web portals with a few hundred or several thousand visitors is a shared hosting package. With this form of web hosting, each user pays only for their account, which decreases the total price per customer substantially. There are various web hosting accounts differing from one web hosting provider to another, furnishing different amounts of server space and monthly bandwidth, different e-mailbox account quotas and so on. The positive point is that you can obtain an account that will have the specs your site indeed needs. You will not need to pay a lot of money for a package you will not avail of, or end up with a small size account that cannot accommodate the website. We, at Continental Network, offer a vast array of web hosting solutions appropriate for private or small business web portals that even offer pre-installed script-based platforms such as Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to make things easier. If you start with a low priced plan and you require more system resources, moving to a more powerful account takes just a mouse click.

Shared website hosting - Shortcomings

A downside of the shared web hosting environment is that the web servers have some software programs installed on them and you are unable to install new software programs. Specific web sites, especially online shops, require applications to be present on the server for them to perform, and with a shared website hosting environment, you can install only software that does not require full root-level access.

Virtual Web Servers and Dedicated Servers

For web portals that request full root-level access, or if your site has many thousands or even millions of visitors per day, what you require is a VPS hosting or a dedicated hosting. A virtual web hosting server is a virtual imitation of a dedicated machine and it runs in a precisely identical way.

VPS Servers

Both services traditionally include complete root access and can be restarted through a software platform by the customer, independently from the web hosting supplier. Similar to the shared web hosting plans, the VPS hosting and the dedicated web hosting plans contain diverse features based on what the web hosting supplier has to offer. A VPS web hosting package includes guaranteed disk storage, random access memory and central processing unit usage quotas that can sometimes be boosted for short periods of time provided that there are available resources on the physical server. With a dedicated hosting server, the only limiting factor is the hardware configuration it is using, and it can be revved up by altering or appending components. A VPS hosting server is simpler to manipulate as it involves virtualization software, which can be used to reboot it, to install applications, explore statistics, etc. The administration of a dedicated web hosting server is more elaborate, so such a plan would rather be resorted to by tech-savvy users.

Dedicated Web Servers

Still, some web hosts provide managed dedicated hosting solutions where they complete dedicated web server administration procedures on behalf of the customer. This can be included in the package or an extra upgrade.

Before You Elect...

Selecting the top hosting package is vital as it can have an effect on the stable functioning of a website. Prior to opting for an account, weigh the pros and cons, inspect carefully all the preconditions for the website to run properly, especially if it is script-based. And if you are still unsure which is the best web hosting service for you, consult with our live chat operators or give us a call - our sales reps will be glad to assist you and answer all your questions.