Quality Shared Hosting

There are different types of shared hosting services suitable for different web pages in regard to the system resources or the shared hosting environment they require. To select the most proper shared hosting service for your web portal, you must evaluate what server-side software programs it demands, how many hits per day you expect at the start and in the long run, as well as any other specific demands that may have to be fulfilled.

Shared website hosting - Perquisites

The most suitable alternative for small size web sites with a few hundred or several thousand visitors is a shared hosting plan. With this form of website hosting, each user pays only for their plan, which reduces the overall cost per customer drastically. There are various web hosting packages varying from one hosting vendor to another, offering different quotas of data storage and monthly bandwidth, different e-mail address account quotas and so on. The advantage is that you can pay for an account that will have the features your web portal really demands. You will not have to pay a lot for an account you will not avail of, or wind up with a small account that cannot host the site. We, at iNet Finland, offer an extensive variety of shared hosting accounts appropriate for personal or small business websites that even come with pre-activated script-driven platforms like Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to render it simpler. If you kick off with a low-cost account and you require more features, upgrading to a more advanced account involves just a mouse click.

Shared web hosting - Negative Signs

A negative aspect of the shared web hosting environment is that the web hosting servers have some software installed on them and you cannot install new software platforms. Certain web sites, particularly web stores, demand applications to be activated on the server for them to run, and with a shared website hosting account, you can activate only software programs that do not request root access.

Private Virtual Web Hosting Servers and Dedicated Servers

For online portals that need full server root access, or if your web site has many 1000's or even 1 000 000's of viewers per day, what you need is a virtual private servers or a dedicated server. A VPS web server is a software simulation of a dedicated web server and it runs in an exactly identical way.

VPS Servers

Both environments normally come with complete root access and can be restarted through a software interface by the user, autonomously from the web hosting provider. Just like the shared web hosting plans, the virtual private servers and the dedicated server web hosting plans contain diverse features depending on what the hosting company offers. A private virtual hosting server package includes guaranteed data storage, RAM and CPU usage quotas that can sometimes be expanded for short stretches of time provided that there are available system resources on the physical server. With a dedicated web hosting server, the only limitation is the hardware it is using, and it can be configured by altering or appending components. A virtual hosting server is simpler to tackle as it arrives with a virtualization panel, which can be utilized to reboot it, to install applications, monitor stats, etc. The management of a dedicated server is more intricate, so such a plan would rather be utilized by proficient clients.

Dedicated Web Servers

However, given hosting providers provide managed dedicated web hosting solutions where they carry out server administration tasks instead of the customer. This can be included in the plan or an additional option.

Prior To Deciding...

Selecting the top hosting plan is crucial as it can affect the proper operation of a web site. Prior to opting for an account, compare the pros and cons, examine thoroughly all the prerequisites for the online portal to work properly, particularly if it is script-based. And if you are still in doubt which one is the best shared hosting service for you, ask our live chat operators or call us - our sales representatives will be happy to assist you and answer all your questions.