As we Said before there are two types of web hosting , the free web host and the premium web host , but actually the premium host is divided into Five types , each type has its properties and functions , and prices , you have to choose the most suitable web host type for you depending on your needs .
And in this post we will guide you to all the types of web hosting , what are the properties of every type , their prices , and which one is suitable for you .
First what is meant by web hosting types ?
In most of web hosting companies , when you open their websites to order your new web host you will find that they give different hosting plans , for example you may find one for $4 per month , and another one for $190 , sure if you are a newbie you will have a lot of questions about why this high difference in prices , and which one I would buy and be suitable for me .
Now let’s talk about these types , what are their properties , their average prices , and what you will buy .
( I will sort the types ascending from the weaker type to the stronger one )
before everything what is meant by Web Host Server ?
You will hear this word frequently, the Server is something that contain all the websites hosted on the company , and usually every type of web hosting has its own server , or more than one server for every type in large and famous companies .
First : Shared Web Hosting
When you hear the word Shared Web Host , you can imagine a very crowded place full of people , and many brawls can occur between them .
Replace the “place” with the “Server” of the web hosting , “People” by the “websites” hosted on this server , and “brawls” with the “server load and down time”
Shared web host is having your web host and website with hundreds of other websites hosted on the same server , for example the custom server that designed for the shared web host type will host about from hundred to five hundred web host and websites , this is variable according to the web host company , and sure the less number of web hosts under the server the more it is better and the more this company will have a strong web host , and the more websites hosted under the same server the more server load become more bigger , until it reaches a downtime server where the server will stop working and your website will be closed for some minutes .
Shared web host gives you a definite web space and bandwidth with less features than other types , like there is no Addon and parked domain . as you will have one web host for one web site .
Useful for whom ?
shared web host are useful for people who are going to have a personal small website , or a website to share some pictures with friends .
Non useful for whom ?
For large websites that have lot of visitors never get such a shared web host , as they will face lots of problems in server load time , as the server will be very crowded with websites that influence each other , and your website will not work all time .
Also if you wanna start a website and you expect to become popular with a lot of visitors in the future, you can start as a shared web host in the first and when your website’s visitors increase at a certain point you may upgrade your web host to something bigger than shared web host without losing any data .
last thing in shared web host : any company always Monitoring the websites on every server to detect any server load from any website that may affect other neighbors websites listed on the same server , if they found a high load from any website , they close it until the owner of this website remove the thing that cause the server load , or to upgrade his web host type .
and for web hosting your maximum limit of server resources or the maximum load you can reach is 3% of the whole server load , after that your website will be closed for a while until this server load disappears .
How much thing a shared web host will cost me ?
It will cost you from $3 to $10 monthly
Second : Reseller Web Hosting
Reseller web hosting is like shared web hosting but it has the ability of having more than websites for the same reseller web host account , you can divide your whole space of your reseller account to different web spaces and bandwidths for every different domain .
Some people buy reseller web hosting and sell web spaces to their friends to earn from it , it’s recommended NOT to act like a web host company as reseller web hosting haven’t reached the required quality to host hundred websites .
What is the different between Reseller web hosting and Addon domain features ?
Addon domains is a limited feature , that all the added domains in Addon domains must be your own websites , while in reseller web hosting you have a fully management of the hosted web sites, and you can sell web spaces to others with a definite user name and password for every account , and you will have bigger server resources or load on the server than the Addon domains that are found in a shared web host .
How much server resources for reseller web hosting I will have ?
It also varies from company to another , but in the range from 7% to 15% ( the more bigger the more better )
also there will be accounts with you in the same server that designed only for hosting reseller accounts , like in the shared web host , but fewer accounts .
Useful for whom ?
For large personal websites , if you have a personal website but have a lot of visitors then reseller web hosting , it will be the best solution to avoid any server load may happen .
Also useful for someone who can host his friends’ websites with him , like getting a web space for his class friends in the school .
Non useful for whom ?
Also it’s not recommended for large websites
And not for people who are going to sell web spaces to earn from it ( open a small host company ) , you are going to host from 5 to 10 websites only ( On the basis of they are bigger websites ) and then face a server load problems .
How much reseller account will cost ?
it will cost you from $14 to $30 monthly.
Third : VPS web hosting ( Virtual Private Server or Virtual Dedicated Server)
Virtual Private Server technology enables a physical server to be divided virtually into parts every part is called a VPS , every VPS act like a server , like you have a server but it is virtual without some features that are found only in physical servers .
With VPS you can add unlimited numbers of websites , like in reseller account , but in VPS you have your own RAM that you can do large server load without effecting other neighbors listed on the same server , and only from 4 to 8 VPS are listed on one server .
It is the best solution for most of websites , you can sell web spaces and create a small web host and earn money , or if you have a lot of large websites you can collect them all in one VPS , or can be very suitable for a very large website .
There are unmanaged VPS and fully managed VPS , if you have experience about server and how to install programs and scripts on the server , then the unmanaged one will suitable for you to save your money as unmanaged is cheaper , if you do NOT have any experience you can get the fully managed one and the web host company will do the rest .
Useful for whom ?
For very large websites , or for someone that have a lot websites to collect them in one web host without getting problems in server load .
also it is pretty good if you gonna build a small web host company , you can buy a VPS and start selling web spaces from it .
Non useful for whom ?
VPS is not useful for personal or starter websites , you will NOT need neither these web space nor bandwidth nor most of the VPS features , also there are very large websites that VPS will not be suitable for it , in this case getting a new server will be the best solution ( read the next type )
How much a VPS will cost me ?
It will cost you from $25 to $150 monthly.
Fourth : Dedicated hosting
Dedicated hosting is to have the whole server , and you have the choice to put one website on it , or many other websites on the same server , you will have the full access to all the functions of the server , you will have your own hard disk space , RAM that definite your server speed and server load , and you will install all software according to your needs .
Dedicated hosting is an advanced web hosting that can host a very large website , and you can reach this largeness not less than before four or five years to start thinking to have a dedicated hosting .
Dedicated hosting means that you rent a server but you will not have it , you will access it from your home , and the server itself will not be with you , and it will be managed and maintenanceed by the company .
Useful for whom ?
For people who own very large websites that have lot of traffic ( visitors ) , or for people who are going to build a huge web host company , they can buy three or four dedicated hosting and start making their web hosting plans and sell web spaces to earn money .
Not useful for whom ?
Never think to get a web host such as dedicated hosting for a personal website , a large website that VPS is more suitable than the dedicated one or you will are going to Bankrupt .
How much having a dedicated hosting will cost me ?
It is pretty high , it will cost you from $100 to $500 monthly , never buy it until you are earning from your website or web host company more than what you are going to pay , or even the same , and see if you can host your website on a VPS and you do NOT need a dedicated hosting right now , you will save about hundred dollars .
Fifth : Colocated hosting
Colocated hosting is the same as the dedicated hosting , the only difference is that in colocated hosting you will own the server it self , and it will be with you Whether in your work or in your home , and you will be responsible for maintenance of the server yourself , you will rent it and pay every month it’s price .
Useful for whom ?
Only useful for experienced people about everything in server and data centers , and how to maintenance the server if a problem happened to it.
Non useful for whom ?
If you are not experienced then forget it , just have a look for the dedicated hosting .
How much colocated hosting will cost me ?
It’s little cheaper than dedicated hosting , as the price of dedicating host includes the server maintenance , and in Colocated hosting , the server will be with you , so you are going to maintenance it yourself , for that reason it is cheaper than dedicated hosting .
After I told you about web hosting type , it’s your task now to choose what is suitable for your website ?
if you are hesitated and don’t know what to choose , just write a comment here with your website link , and I am going to tell you what is the best web hosting solution for you .
