What Type Of Web Hosting To Choose?
Choosing the type of web hosting that we want for our
internet business may not be an easy task if we are not clear about the
characteristics of each one and the scope that we want our website to have, as
well as the load and traffic that we expect our website to support. . URated website hosting
solutions will help you to choose the best hosting for you website. It is
important to know the characteristics of each one as well as the advantages and
disadvantages that each type of web hosting provides.
There are numerous companies on the Internet that offer their
web hosting services, domain registration, as well as all kinds of extras
included within what is considered web maintenance: system updates, resolution
of incidents, backup copies, etc. Below we indicate what each concept is and
what each type of web hosting implies.
WEB HOSTING
We will start by briefly talking about what is web hosting.
We understand by web hosting the physical space reserved and available for the
storage of files that can be accessed through the internet. This is a service
provided by companies and in it we can host web pages, multimedia files,
emails, etc. General use is typically for hosting our websites. The contracting
period for a web hosting is usually annual, although it is not uncommon to find
providers that allow the periods to have shorter periodicities: semester,
quarterly or monthly.
SHARED HOSTING
Specifically, shared hosting is a basic web hosting service
where we have a large number of users on the same physical computer or server.
A server is still a powerful computer with Internet access (usually with a
single IP) that generally consists of a processor, memory and hard disk to
support, in this case, hundreds or even thousands of users.
The main advantage of shared hosting is its reasonable
price, since by sharing so many users the same server the price of the service
decreases. We can also highlight that it is the provider who is in charge of
managing the machine and that it is the one in charge of ensuring that the web
server works correctly.
On the contrary, with this type of web hosting we have great
limitations when it comes to being able to customize the characteristics of our
shared hosting since the configuration, like the rest of the components such as
the processor and memory, are common to all users within the server.
Another disadvantage is that the resources available for
each shared hosting (processor, memory or hard disk) are limited and are shared
between all the users of the same server. In fact, in most cases, resources
such as memory or processor are not guaranteed for a minimum performance of our
website. On many occasions, the performance of a website can be affected by the
actions or overload of another website within the same server.
This may mean that our web hosting service cannot be
accessed temporarily or that the response time of the server to display our
website is alarmingly high, which can harm our SEO web positioning and user
experience.
The latter is particularly relevant in terms of visibility
on the Internet since today search engines take server response times into
account (among many other factors) when placing a website in a better or worse
position on the page’s search result.
VIRTUAL PRIVATE SERVER (VPS)
Virtual private servers (VPS, Virtual Private Server in
English), as a type of web hosting, are the next step that we should consider
once we verify that shared hosting does not satisfy all the needs of our
internet business.
VPS are technically superior in almost every way to shared
hosting. The machine hosting the VPS uses a method to divide that machine (web
server) into multiple virtual servers (VPS). Thus, each VPS can have its own
operating system, has root access, can be reinstalled and restarted
independently, has its own reserved (and guaranteed) resources. In addition,
the problems that a VPS could have within the web server are not transferred to
the other VPS that are within the same machine (web server).
VPS are in less crowded environments than for shared
hosting. As the resources are assigned individually to each user, the general
performance of our website is higher than if our web hosting was a shared
hosting, as it has guaranteed resources such as memory or processor.
The disadvantage of this type of web hosting is that you
generally have to have knowledge to administer a VPS since, in general, the
service provider does not provide the management for their administration.
Another disadvantage that we could highlight is that,
compared to shared hosting, VPS have a higher price, which is at an
intermediate price between shared hosting and dedicated servers, since it is an
intermediate solution to these two options of web hosting.
DEDICATED SERVER
The machine that in the other cases used to host hundreds of
shared hosting or dozens of VPS is now destined for a single user. There is no
sharing of resources because all of them are destined exclusively for a single
user. This web hosting option is the one that provides the most performance but
it is also much more expensive than opting for a VPS. One of the drawbacks is
that you have to have extensive knowledge to manage it since we are the real
administrators of that machine. These types of servers are ideal for large
projects, with a high workload, with a good server response time and with
several thousand visits per day.
CONCLUSION
Today most of the hosting companies offer various types of
web hosting within their services, although the VPS option for projects of a
certain entity is presented as the best option. It is true that shared hosting
is more affordable economically speaking, but currently the economic leap is
not as great as it was a few years ago. We also achieved a significant
improvement in performance, reliability and speed for our website, which
provides a better user experience for all our customers.
If you are considering a professional corporate website that
has a minimum of functionality and guaranteed resources, it is better to opt
for a VPS. As we have already indicated previously, having a good response time
is important for search engines to position us better and to achieve a good
user experience now that more and more users access the internet from their
mobile devices. Hiring a dedicated server would be suitable for large projects
and with a high number of daily visits, although for this type of web hosting
you must have the knowledge to know how to manage it yourself.
Apart from the characteristics of each machine (server), it
is important to check other types of functionalities and services offered by
the web hosting provider, such as having a telephone number for incidents,
making automatic system backups, the physical location of the servers, and other
types of services within what would be web maintenance.
If you have doubts about what type of hosting you need and
you need to deploy your business on the internet, URated Interactive, an online
digital marketing agency expert in internet consulting can offer you a
free quote for the type of web hosting you need.
Our marketing agency, experienced in web hosting, will
advise you and indicate the best way to proceed so that you can optimally
establish or improve your online business. Contact Us for a free quote.
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