{"id":156,"date":"2009-01-16T12:57:31","date_gmt":"2009-01-16T18:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/?p=156"},"modified":"2016-06-29T01:29:21","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T05:29:21","slug":"the-many-faces-of-web-hosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/the-many-faces-of-web-hosting\/","title":{"rendered":"The Many Faces of Web Hosting"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the most part, what makes choosing a web hosting provider<\/a> so challenging is that there are so many different types of hosting<\/a>.\u00a0Narrowing down the choices is often as simple as finding one that suits your personal or business needs.\u00a0To give you an ideal of what is available, we have provided some details on the most common types of web hosting.
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Free Hosting <\/h2>\n

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Yes, free web hosting really does exist.\u00a0 You can have your very own website without paying anything at all – that is, if you don’t mind being restricted.\u00a0 What do we mean by restricted?\u00a0 Well, with a free web hosting service, you generally have little disk space and bandwidth to work with.\u00a0 Features?\u00a0 You don’t get too many of those either.\u00a0 If you’re lucky, you may get a simple control panel along with the ability to upload a few images and integrate a free shopping cart into your site.\u00a0 How could we forget the advertisements?\u00a0 When hosting your site with a free service, the provider typically places third-party ads on your site and best of all, you have no say in the matter.\u00a0 If you can deal with the drawbacks, know that free web hosting is widely available.<\/p>\n

Shared Hosting <\/h2>\n

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Shared hosting<\/a> is the most common type of web hosting today.\u00a0 After free services, it is also the most cost effective.\u00a0With shared hosting, you are literally sharing server space and resources with other web hosting customers.\u00a0This arrangement calls for you to share disk storage, bandwidth, CPU, RAM and generally an IP address as well.\u00a0 Shared hosting allows providers to offer a cheaper service because the customers essentially pay for the cost of the hardware and critical resources.\u00a0 Although you have no control over the web server, you do have control over your site by way of a control panel application.<\/p>\n

VPS Hosting <\/h2>\n

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Short for Virtual Private Server, VPS hosting<\/a> is similar to shared hosting in the way that it involves hosting multiple websites on a single server.\u00a0 The major difference is an evolving technology known as virtualization.\u00a0 This type of software has the ability to simulate multiple servers within a single physical server.\u00a0 A VPS is partitioned in a manner that isolates you from other customers hosting on the server, providing you with guaranteed resources and enhanced stability.\u00a0 If you require more flexibility than shared hosting can offer but can’t afford an entire server, VPS could be the right solution.<\/p>\n

Dedicated Hosting <\/h2>\n

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Often referred to as dedicated server, dedicated hosting<\/a> is an arrangement where you have the entire server dedicated exclusively to your personal or business needs.\u00a0 This means that you don’t have to worry about sharing disk space, bandwidth, RAM and other vital resources.\u00a0 Dedicated hosting provides the utmost in flexibility, stability and security but is also far more expensive than conventional shared hosting.<\/p>\n

Managed Hosting <\/h2>\n

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Managed hosting can be described as dedicated hosting in full turnkey service terms.\u00a0Because a dedicated server requires extensive maintenance and administration, managed hosting is often needed for individuals who lack technical knowledge or the time required to keep the machine thriving.\u00a0 With this type of solution, you usually have the luxury to choose a predefined managed package or select the options and services that best suit your hosting needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For the most part, what makes choosing a web hosting provider so challenging is that there are so many different types of hosting.\u00a0Narrowing down the choices is often as simple…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[94,35,40,37,330,145],"class_list":["post-156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-web-hosting-types","tag-dedicated-server","tag-free-hosting","tag-managed-hosting","tag-shared-hosting","tag-types-of-web-hosting","tag-vps"],"views":212,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}