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There are various kinds of hosting packages appropriate for different web sites in terms of the resources or the hosting platform they need. To choose the best hosting service for your website, you must reckon what server-side software programs it demands, how many daily visits you expect at the start and in the future, as well as any other specific requirements that may need to be fulfilled.

Shared web hosting - Positive Signs

The most appropriate option for small online portals with several hundred or a few thousand visitors is a shared hosting plan. With this type of site hosting, each user pays only for their account, which reduces the total cost per customer markedly. There are different web hosting solutions differing from one web hosting provider to another, furnishing different quotas of data space and web traffic, different mail address account quotas and so on. The positive point is that you can order a plan that will include the specs your web site really requires. You will not have to pay lots of cash for an account you will not utilize, or wind up with a small account that cannot accommodate the web site. We, at Clear Water Host, offer an extensive array of hosting accounts suitable for personal or small business web sites that even include pre-installed script-powered platforms such as Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to make it easier. If you start with a less powerful account and you demand more functionalities, moving to a more advanced plan requires only a click of the mouse.

Shared website hosting - Negative Sides

A weakness of the shared web hosting environment is that the servers have some software installed on them and you are unable to activate additional software platforms. Some web sites, mainly web shops, require software applications to be present on the web hosting server for them to work, and with a shared web hosting platform, you can install only software applications that do not need root access.

Virtual Private Servers and Dedicated Servers

For portals that require root access, or if your web portal has many 1000's or even 1 000 000's of visits per day, what you need is a VPS or a dedicated server. A virtual private web server is a software simulation of a dedicated hosting server and it operates in precisely the same manner.

Virtual Web Hosting Servers

Both environments traditionally come with complete root-level access and can be rebooted through a software interface by the user, autonomously from the hosting provider. Akin to the shared hosting accounts, the VPS and the dedicated hosting server plans contain diverse functionalities based on what the hosting vendor has to offer. A virtual web server plan has guaranteed disk storage space, random access memory and CPU quotas that can at times be enlarged for brief stretches of time in case there are available system resources on the physical server. With a dedicated web server, the only limit is the hardware architecture it is utilizing, and it can be configured by changing or appending components. A virtual private web hosting server is easier to manipulate as it offers virtualization software, which can be used to restart it, to install applications, examine statistics, etc. The management of a dedicated web server is more complex, so such a solution would rather be used by experienced clients.

Dedicated Web Hosting Servers

Still, certain web hosting providers offer managed dedicated web server hosting services where they complete dedicated server administration assignments instead of the client. This can be included in the plan or an additional service.

Prior To Selecting...

Settling on the top hosting plan is crucial as it can influence the stable performance of a web portal. Prior to selecting a plan, compare the pros and cons, explore carefully all the prerequisites for the site to operate properly, particularly if it is script-powered. And if you are still not sure which is the best hosting service for you, consult with our live chat operators or call us - our sales reps will be happy to assist you and answer all your questions.