Best Shared Hosting

There are different varieties of shared hosting services suitable for different websites with regard to the resources or the shared hosting platform they demand. To choose the most proper shared hosting service for your web site, you have to reckon what server-side software programs it requires, how many visits per day you expect at the start and in the long run, as well as any other special needs that may need to be satisfied.

Shared Web Hosting - Positive Signs

The best alternative for small size online portals with several hundred or several thousand viewers is a shared hosting plan. With this type of web space hosting, each customer pays only for their plan, which reduces the total price per person significantly. There are diverse web hosting plans differing from one web hosting company to another, furnishing different amounts of server space and bandwidth, different electronic mail account quotas and so on. The advantage is that you can obtain a package that will offer the features your web page really demands. You will not need to pay a lot of money for a plan you will not use, or wind up with a small scale account that cannot host the web portal. We, at Asia Pacific Hosting, offer a wide choice of shared hosting packages suitable for personal or small business web sites that even come with pre-activated script-powered platforms such as Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to make it easier. If you start with a cheaper plan and you demand more system resources, moving to a better package requires only a click of the mouse.

Shared web hosting - Weak Points

A disadvantage of the shared website hosting platform is that the servers have some software programs installed on them and you are unable to activate new software applications. Some websites, especially web storefronts, request applications to be installed on the server for them to operate, and with a shared web hosting platform, you can install only software applications that do not need complete server root access.

Virtual Private Web Hosting Servers and Dedicated Hosting Servers

For web portals that demand root access, or if your web page has many 1000's or even millions of daily viewers, what you need is a VPS hosting or a dedicated hosting. A VPS web hosting server is a software simulation of a dedicated solution and it runs in an absolutely identical way.

Virtual Private Web Servers

Both environments traditionally come with full root-level access and can be restarted through a software tool by the user, autonomously from the web hosting company. Like the shared website hosting plans, the VPS hosting and the dedicated server hosting accounts come with different features depending on what the web hosting company offers. A Virtual Private Server hosting account includes guaranteed storage space, RAM and CPU usage quotas that can sometimes be enlarged for short intervals of time if there are unused resources on the physical machine. With a dedicated web hosting server, the only limiting factor is the hardware equipment it is making use of, and it can be revamped by altering or appending components. A virtual web hosting server is simpler to tackle as it comprises a virtualization tool, which can be used to restart it, to install software applications, monitor statistics, etc. The management of a dedicated hosting server is more elaborate, so such a plan would rather be utilized by qualified clients.

Dedicated Web Hosting Servers

Nevertheless, some hosts offer managed dedicated web server hosting solutions where they perform server administration operations instead of the client. This can be a part of plan or an extra upgrade.

Before You Elect...

Selecting the top hosting plan is essential as it can affect the stable performance of a online portal. Prior to opting for a package, weigh the pros and cons, study carefully all the preconditions for the web site to function 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 reps will be happy to help you and answer all your questions.