After reading this article you will definitely understand what exactly is hosting and which hosting plan we should buy for website.
Table of content
1) What is hosting ?
2) Why we need hosting ?
3) How hosting are different ?
4) What is Shared web hosting ?
5) What is VPS hosting ?
6) What is Dedicated web hosting ?
7) What is cloud hosting ?
Hosting – A virtual CPU
1) Hosting is like a virtual computer provided by many companies like bluehost , godaddy etc.
2) These companies have huge number of high storage computer machines which are called servers at several locations across the world.
3) These servers are maintained by these companies or hosting providers only.
Why we need hosting ?
For better understanding lets understand with this example –
To install a software in computer – we need CPU ( computer ) and windows installed in it , without computer and windows we cannot install software in it.
Similarly we need a number of software and CPU ( computer ) to build a website. These computers and soft wares are provided by hosting provider companies.
Key Point –
website code and data is stored in these computers (Hosting).
What are different types of Web hosting ?
Now , we have clear understanding that hosting is a just a computer. So like we have different computer with different specifications like mother board , Processor , RAM , storage disk and if we buy the higher specification computer , we have to spend more money and our processes work faster.
In similar way , better hosting means computer with better configuration.
If you need a hosting ( computer ) with more RAM , with higher processor obviously you have to spend more money.
Key Point –
Hosting ( CPU ) with high specification like high RAM , good Processor , Good Storage speed your website.
Hosting provider provides various type of hosting
Shared Hosting – Best web hosting for beginner
In shared hosting multiple user will share the same CPU and install their website in this computer. All websites use the same shared CPU resources based on the availability ,So website speed will be slow as compared to other plans.
Note – but that does not mean your website will be too slow – Not at all .It is best for beginners as initially we have very few visitors.
Which website should use Shared hosting ?
1) Static websites like blogs , websites with 10-20 pages or small business.
2) websites having traffic lower than 2000 per day.
3) Shared hosting is the cheapest hosting service especially for beginners and price starts from 2.75$ per month.
padhle.com is also hosted on blue host shared plan.
VPS – Virtual Private Servers
The VPS is also shared among various websites , But in VPS particular portion of resources is dedicated to a particular website. For example – If a CPU has 4 GB ram , 1 GB of ram is dedicated to you only and no one shares it. This computer will host only 4 websites at a time and each one is dedicated with 1 GB RAM. Although 4GB RAM is shared among these 4 websites.
Features of VPS and When to buy it ?
1)It provides a good speed to website as some resources of computer is dedicated to your website like RAM , storage etc.
2)It is more costlier than shared hosting and prices ranges start from 20$ per month.
3) It can supports 25,000 visitors per day and act like both shared and dedicated server.
4) It is best suited for eCommerce platform , or websites which have user interactions like login , user data or have visitors more than 2000 per day.
Dedicated Hosting – Suitable for Large enterprise and high security
1) In dedicated CPU , a separate CPU or computer is dedicated for a particular website. You are sole owner of your CPU and its resource if you buy the dedicated hosting.
2) It is the costliest hosting as it is dedicated to a particular website and it has best specification CPU.
3) It support unlimited number of visitors and price range start from 100$ per month.
4) It is best suited when you need a high level of security and full control over the system where the website is hosted.
Cloud Hosting – New trend of hosting
Cloud hosting is similar to sort of dedicated hosting and it price depend on the configuration of the CPU you select.
Its price start from 15$ to 100$ per month.
It has high scalability and high up time.
Learn more about cloud hosting here .
WordPress hosting – A version of shared hosting
Many website providers start providing a wordpress hosting now – It is very similar to shared hosting plan , only the difference is it have several tools which is provides a better assistance to install wordpress.
But its up to one’s choice –
Conclusion –
For beginners , go for the shared web hosting plan only rather VPS , Dedicated ,wordpress or any other hosting.
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Some important fact about hosting
1) WordPress and other CMS tools are build on PHP language and mostly hosting provided by hosting providers supports only PHP and have linux operating system and these are perfect for wordpress websites.
2) These computers are placed at several locations by the hosting companies , so it is recommended always choose the location servers which is near by the visitors for better performance.
For example – If you have Indian visitors then buy the hosting from bluehost.in as it provides better performance as it has its server or computer at Indian location.
if you have USA visitors then buy the hosting from bluehost.com as it has its server or computer at USA location.
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