How Shared Hosting Works

If you have set up a web site and you would like other individuals to notice it, you must host your site on a public server.

Where to host your site?

Although you can use your own PC as a server, it is a more conventional practice to let a hosting provider host your site. The prime reason for that is the greater reliability and the better visibility of your web site, because hosting providers have high-end hardware and offer a much higher web traffic usage allowance, which guarantees the easier access to your website from all over the globe.

Shared hosting solutions

Select a shared hosting solution, which permits you to register domains and to create email box accounts. Many web shared hosting vendors, like us at TriQul, offer a charge-free domain registration as a gift if you open an account.

Hosting your web site on your own

Hosting your web site on your own personal server is without a doubt an option, but only in case you have time and the required competence. There are certain facets that you have to consider, among them the hardware and software expenses. To create a genuine, proper site, you will have to spend money on some powerful server hardware, since you cannot expect an inexpensive personal computer to do the task. You will also need a permanent high-speed connection without downtimes, which generally is offered at a pretty high price. If you are availing of licensed software for your web site, you will have to invest cash in the license as well. You may also have to deal with bugs and worms. You will need to maintain your web server constantly running in an environment where "everything could take place". If you do not have the necessary technical ability, you will need to resort to a sysadmin to tackle these issues on your behalf, which will render the price of hosting your website yourself even steeper than that of a dedicated hosting web server furnished by a hosting supplier.

A dedicated web hosting server delivered by a web hosting firm

Leasing a dedicated web server from a web hosting supplier is an excellent choice if you wish to create a heavy resource-demanding web site or a corporate web page that has very specific security requirements. The prime advantages of using a dedicated web server are the breakneck-speed connection, the permanent power supply and the very powerful hardware. Certain hosting corporations, again like us at TriQul, furnish VPS hosting and semi-dedicated server web hosting services, which are based on extremely powerful physical servers that can be shared by several clients. You can also expect them to provide efficient load balancing solutions and the required data backup servers.

Security and dependability

Hosting distributors are specialized in offering hosting services and since this is what they do to earn a living, you can expect them to offer continuous website availability, the latest software patches and the best anti-virus software, as well as system administrators available 24x7 to aid you in situations of emergency.

Choose your web host

What you have to consider when selecting your web hosting packages provider is the dependability of the offered services. Make certain that the hosting accounts provider of your choosing offers a 24-7 support service. Do not place yourself in a scenario where you cannot fix urgent problems straight away because you have to wait until the next working day. Moreover, if you pick a shared web hosting plan, which includes a 24x7x365 client support service, this signifies that there always will be system administrators available to fix any urgent issues as soon as they show up, which is a very desirable thing.

Day-to-day backups

Make sure that your web hosting services provider offers everyday backups with the offered hosting services, or else you may forfeit some important content in case of a hardware failure or because you have deleted something unintentionally. The availability of daily data backups is typically mentioned in the web hosting service provider's Terms & Conditions.

Web traffic and server hard drive storage space

When selecting your web hosting services provider, give particular attention to the bandwidth usage quota limits. Make certain that you won't have to pay a fortune for unexpected high web traffic volumes if your site becomes more regularly visited. There are many hosting service providers that offer unmetered traffic at present, so the most intelligent step to take is to make sure that you have made the right choice prior to opening an account.

Content restrictions

Pay special attention to the web hosting supplier's content limitations. If you intend to publish pics or to broadcast live video or audio, make certain that you can achieve that. Besides, most web hosting distributors place restrictions when it comes to utilizing their services for file hosting purposes, so if you upload too much content that is not related or directly linked to your site, your website hosting account could get discontinued. That is the reason why reading the hosting distributor's Terms & Conditions, no matter how time-devouring and tedious this might be, is very important.

Electronic mail capabilities

The majority of web hosting vendors nowadays also provide e-mail services with all their website hosting plans. It is a good idea to check if the web hosting solutions provider of your choice offers such functionalities as well, so as to be sure that you'll get all the functionalities that you require in return for your cash.