Definition of Web Hosting

As its name signifies, web hosting is a solution, which involves hosting online content. There are different forms and types of web hosting, based on the aims and on the usage. However, they all entail hosting files, which, once hosted, are made accessible throughout the Web. A web host is actually a web hosting service that is connected to the Internet and has its own Internet Protocol address, which enables people to have access to it through the Web. The hosting server's architecture and its system resources are subject to the kind of hosting service it's going to be utilized for.

What are the various forms of web hosting?

Depending on the mission, the business website hosting service may be:

File Storage Web Hosting - this type of hosting enables the users to store their files on a given web hosting server. With the traditional file web hosting service, the files that are deposited may only be accessed by the user that's availing of the service. This hosting service mainly concerns backups of computers , documents, private files and even other web hosting servers. This service may also involve given limitations when it comes to the data storage space and the root privileges. There may also be bandwidth quota limits, but that is dependent on the particular web hosting provider.

Warez Web Hosting - the so-called warez hosting service is resembling the previous web hosting service form. In spite of that, in contrast with the file web hosting service, the warez web hosting service is used for circulating proprietary work without being given the go-ahead by the copyright possessor. To put it briefly - it refers to the unlawful propagation of files and documents. There are a lot of approaches for this to be completed, but the two main approaches are - through simple Hypertext Transfer Protocol downloading and via P2P connections. The first method involves either a specific web page, or, most commonly, just a directory on a web server that's been made available for everyone to access it and thereby download patented docs free of cost. The second approach entails a P2P connection, using the so-called Torrent web servers, via which people share files between each other. There are a few website hosting corporations that allow such type of web hosting on their hosting servers, mainly owing to all the judicial troubles that it entails. Typically such sites are hosted on private dedicated hosting servers that are registered by third-party companies either in the Middle East or in Asia.

Mail Hosting - this service is used with both shared website hosting and dedicated web hosting servers, depending on the client's intention. If you would like to set up your own private SMTP electronic mail server, then you will need either a virtual hosting server or a dedicated server that provides the level of access needed to carry out such a task. For traditional email hosting ends, though, you can use an ordinary shared web hosting account, to which you can point the MX records of your domain. This is not a service that's widely famous, because the website hosting and the e-mail hosting services are being served by 2 different servers, often owned by separate web hosts.

Web Hosting - the most famous and frequently used hosting service at present. It's utilized for hosting website files, whose sort is determined by the Operating System the web server is using - Linux or Windows. Different types of files require different web server Operating Systems, otherwise they won't be exhibited properly on the World Wide Web. This form of web hosting may involve data storage space and traffic limits, root access and CPU usage restrictions.

Based on the mission and on the functions, the customer should select the sort of web hosting server that he needs for his work, and, of course, the website hosting corporation that's going to furnish it. There are various types of hosting servers, based on the specs and the website hosting solutions that they offer. These are:

Shared Hosting Server - a shared website hosting server offers a smaller amount of system resources, which, of course, is manifested in the cost of the service. It can be used for hosting small scale and middle sized sites, which do not demand vast amounts of web storage and bandwidth.

Semi-dedicated Hosting - they function on the same principle as the shared website hosting servers. In spite of that, there are much fewer clients sharing the same web hosting server. Therefore, each of them will receive a greater share of the web hosting server's resources like RAM, server storage space, traffic and CPU. Ideal for hosting immense web pages that do not demand server root access.

VPS hosting are perfect for middle scale online portals, which do need root-level access to the hosting server's configuration files. Usually, there are a handful of VPS hosting server accounts hosted on the same machine. Nonetheless, each of them is independent from the rest and runs its own Operating System.

Dedicated Hosting - a completely dedicated web hosting server set up and accessed by you and solely you. It guarantees a tremendous amount of resources. It also provides root access, which renders it an excellent environment for any type of online portal that necessitates a web hosting solution.

The only question that remains is:

Which web hosting firm should I settle on?

As mentioned above, there are just a few web hosts providing warez hosting services due to judicial complications. Such web hosts are being closed down virtually every month. Therefore, if you wish to provide such a service, you should do it on your own PC. The shared web hosting service is the most widespread type of web hosting service. Hence, each and every website hosting firm offers it. Not all of them, however, offer solutions such as private virtual web servers, Semi-dedicated Hosting and dedicated servers. Most of the small scale website hosting corporations do not have the resources demanded for offering those solutions. You can easily ID such hosting companies by the kinds of services that they are providing and by the way that they present them to the clients. For example, certain hosts permit you to commence with a small sized website hosting plan and afterwards shift to a more advanced one, if you find it necessary to do so. This is quite convenient, because you do not need to migrate web portals between servers and there is no risk of facing outages because of all the complications that may occur.

We, at OG Web Wiz offer all sorts of solutions and have the required server resources and personnel to assure that their clients will not face any troubles when swapping services, which is what a top hosting company is actually all about.