Explanation of Web Hosting

As its name hints, web hosting is a solution, which entails hosting online content. There are various varieties and kinds of hosting, based on the goals and on the functions. Yet, they all are associated with hosting files, which, once hosted, are made available through the Web. A web host is actually a hosting server that is connected to the Internet and has its own Internet Protocol address, which enables users to access it via the Internet. The web hosting server's configuration and its system resources depend on the sort of hosting service it's going to be utilized for.

What are the different types of web hosting?

Based on the application, the web hosting solution may be:

File Web Hosting - this type of hosting permits the customers to deposit their files on a certain hosting server. With the ordinary file storage web hosting solution, the files that are deposited may only be accessed by the client that's using the service. This web hosting solution traditionally refers to backups of PCs , docs, private files and even other web servers. This service may also contain certain limits in terms of the web storage and the root-level access. There may also be traffic limitations, but that depends on the particular web hosting service provider.

Warez Hosting - the so-called warez web hosting solution is resembling the previous web hosting service type. Yet, in contrast with the file hosting service, the warez web hosting solution is used for propagating patented content without the approval of the patent keeper. In short - it is connected with the unlawful propagation of files and documents. There are a lot of methods for this to be realized, but the two principal ways are - through plain Hypertext Transfer Protocol downloading and via peer-to-peer connections. The first way involves either some web site, or, most often, just a directory on a hosting server that's been made available for everyone to access it and thus download copyrighted files free of cost. The second way involves a P2P connection, making use of the so-called Torrent servers, through which users transfer files between each other. There are very few website hosting companies that allow that type of hosting on their hosting servers, mostly because of all the judicial problems that it entails. Usually such web portals are hosted on private dedicated servers that are registered by 3rd party firms either in the Middle East or in Asia.

E-mail Hosting - this service is applicable with both shared web hosting and dedicated hosting servers, based on the user's wish. If you want to set up your own private SMTP electronic mail server, then you will need either a virtual private web server or a dedicated web hosting server that provides the level of access needed to perform such a procedure. For ordinary e-mail web hosting ends, though, you can open an ordinary shared website hosting account, to which you can point the MX records of your domain name. This is not a service that's very famous, because the web hosting and the mail hosting services are being served by two separate servers, often belonging to separate hosting providers.

Web Hosting - the most widespread and immensely utilized hosting service at the moment. It's utilized for hosting web site files, whose type is determined by the Operating System the hosting server is making use of - Linux or Windows. Different types of files necessitate concrete hosting server Operating Systems, otherwise they won't be exhibited properly on the Web. This sort of hosting may contain storage space and web traffic limitations, root-level access and central processing unit usage limits.

Depending on the goals and on the functions, the client should select the type of web server that he requires for his project, and, of course, the web hosting provider that's going to furnish it. There are different sorts of hosting servers, based on the specifications and the hosting solutions that they provide. These are:

Shared Web Hosting Server - a shared web server provides a smaller quantity of system resources, which, of course, is reflected on the cost of the service. It can be utilized for hosting small scale and middle sized web pages, which do not need big amounts of data storage and web traffic.

Semi-dedicated Hosting - they work on the very same principle as the shared web hosting servers. Yet, there are much fewer users accommodated on the same hosting server. Because of that, each of them will enjoy a bigger share of the hosting server's resources like RAM, server storage, bandwidth and CPU. Perfect for hosting popular web sites that do not need root privileges.

VPS hosting are ideal for middle sized web portals, which do require root-level access to the web hosting server's config files. Typically, there are a bunch of VPS server web hosting accounts located on the same physical machine. Even so, each of them is isolated from the others and runs its own Operating System.

Dedicated Hosting - a fully dedicated physical server set up and accessed by you and only you. It guarantees a vast quantity of system resources. It also gives full root privileges, which renders it an excellent environment for any sort of web portal that needs a hosting service.

The sole question that remains is:

Which website hosting firm should I opt for?

As mentioned above, there are not many companies providing warez web hosting services due to legal predicaments. Such web hosts are being closed down almost every month. Therefore, if you desire to create such a service, you should do it on your own personal computer. The shared web hosting service is the most widespread type of web hosting service. So, each hosting provider offers it. Not all of them, however, provide solutions such as virtual web servers, Semi-dedicated Hosting and dedicated hosting servers. Most of the small sized website hosting firms do not have the resources needed for offering those solutions. You can effortlessly identify such web hosts by the sorts of solutions that they are supplying and by the way that they present them to the clientele. For instance, some web hosts permit you to start with a small scale website hosting account and afterwards upgrade to a bigger one, if you find it obligatory to do so. This is very suitable, since you do not need to migrate sites between servers and there is no risk of facing outages due to all the complications that may show up.

We, at Flash Code Hosting provide all types of services and possess the required hosting server resources and personnel to guarantee that their customers will not run into any problems when changing services, which is what a top hosting company is in fact all about.