Best Web Hosting

There are different types of web hosting accounts suitable for different web sites with regard to the system resources or the web hosting platform they demand. To choose the best web hosting service for your web site, you have to estimate what server-side software applications it demands, how many hits per day you expect at the beginning and in the future, as well as any other specific requirements that may have to be met.

Shared web hosting - Perquisites

The most relevant alternative for small scale websites with several hundred or a few thousand visitors is a shared hosting package. With this form of web hosting, each client pays only for their plan, which reduces the total cost per individual critically. There are diverse web hosting packages varying from one host to another, delivering different amounts of hard disk space and monthly bandwidth, different e-mail address account quotas and so on. The plus is that you can pay for an account that will provide the specs your web portal actually demands. You will not need to pay lots of cash for a package you will not utilize, or wind up with a small scale plan that cannot accommodate the website. We, at Lair Mail, offer an enormous array of web hosting solutions suitable for private or small business web portals that even offer pre-activated script-based systems such as Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to make it simpler. If you commence with a low-end account and you require more resources, moving to a better account demands only a click.

Shared web hosting - Drawbacks

A weakness of the shared web hosting platform is that the hosting servers have some software installed on them and you are unable to install additional software programs. Given sites, especially online stores, require software applications to be activated on the server for them to run, and with a shared website hosting plan, you can install only software programs that do not demand full root-level access.

Private Virtual Web Servers and Dedicated Web Servers

For portals that demand complete root-level access, or if your site has many thousands or even 1 000 000's of viewers per day, what you demand is a VPS hosting or a dedicated hosting. A virtual web server is a virtual simulation of a dedicated machine and it acts in a precisely identical manner.

VPS Servers

Both platforms traditionally provide complete server root access and can be restarted through a software program by the customer, autonomously from the web hosting supplier. Much like the shared hosting packages, the VPS hosting and the dedicated server accounts contain different characteristics based on what the hosting provider offers. A private virtual web server hosting account offers guaranteed web space, random access memory and central processing unit usage quotas that can at times be increased for short stretches of time on condition that there are available system resources on the physical server. With a dedicated server, the only limitation is the hardware architecture it is utilizing, and it can be upgraded by altering or appending components. A private virtual hosting server is simpler to run as it comes with a virtualization tool, which can be used to restart it, to install software applications, monitor statistics, etc. The administration of a dedicated server is more complicated, so such a package would rather be utilized by tech-savvy users.

Dedicated Web Servers

Still, some web hosting suppliers offer managed dedicated web server hosting services where they carry out hosting server management tasks on behalf of the client. This can be a part of package or an extra upgrade.

Prior To Reaching a Decision...

Selecting the top hosting package is essential as it can influence the stable functioning of a web site. Prior to opting for an account, weigh the pros and cons, examine thoroughly all the prerequisites for the online portal to perform properly, particularly if it is script-based. And if you are still in doubt which is the best web hosting service for you, check with our live chat operators or call us - our sales reps will be happy to help you and answer all your questions.