Best Hosting

There are different kinds of hosting solutions suitable for different websites when it comes to the system resources or the hosting platform they demand. To select the most optimal hosting service for your web portal, you need to reckon what server-side software programs it needs, how many daily visits you expect at the beginning and in the long run, as well as any other specific demands that may have to be met.

Shared Website Hosting - Strong Sides

The most relevant choice for small size web portals with a few hundred or several thousand viewers is a shared hosting package. With this form of site hosting, each user pays only for their plan, which minimizes the total cost per customer markedly. There are diverse web hosting packages varying from one hosting provider to another, delivering different amounts of hard disk storage space and traffic, different electronic mail account quotas and so on. The privilege is that you can get an account that will have the features your web portal really requires. You will not need to pay a lot of money for a plan you will not utilize, or end up with a small size plan that cannot host the website. We, at HenleyHost, offer a wide selection of hosting packages appropriate for private or small business web pages that even provide pre-activated script-powered systems such as Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to make things simpler. If you start with a low-end package and you demand more functionalities, upgrading to a high-end plan requires only a click of the mouse.

Shared website hosting - Negative Signs

A downside of the shared web hosting solution is that the servers have some software installed on them and you are unable to activate new software platforms. Certain sites, above all web stores, need software applications to be activated on the web server for them to run, and with a shared hosting package, you can install solely software programs that do not need full server root access.

Virtual Private Web Hosting Servers and Dedicated Hosting Servers

For online portals that demand complete server root access, or if your website has many 1000's or even millions of visits per day, what you require is a VPS or a dedicated server. A virtual server is a software simulation of a dedicated hosting server and it acts in an exactly identical way.

Virtual Private Hosting Servers

Both platforms generally offer full root access and can be restarted via a software interface by the customer, independently from the hosting supplier. Much like the shared web hosting plans, the VPS and the dedicated server hosting accounts sport diverse specifications based on what the hosting provider has to offer. A private virtual web server plan offers guaranteed server storage, RAM and central processing unit usage quotas that can at times be increased for short periods of time on condition that there are unused resources on the physical machine. With a dedicated web server, the only limiting factor is the hardware architecture it is using, and it can be upgraded by altering or adding components. A Virtual Private Server is simpler to run as it comes with a virtualization console, which can be utilized to reboot it, to install software applications, examine statistics, etc. The management of a dedicated server is more complex, so such an account would rather be utilized by proficient users.

Dedicated Web Hosting Servers

Still, some hosting vendors offer managed dedicated hosting solutions where they carry out hosting server management operations on behalf of the client. This can be included in the package or an additional feature.

Before You Choose...

Opting for the top hosting plan is important as it can influence the stable performance of a web portal. Prior to picking a plan, compare the pros and cons, study carefully all the requirements for the web portal to work properly, especially if it is script-driven. And if you are still unsure which one is the best hosting service for you, ask our live chat operators or call us - our sales representatives will be glad to help you and answer all your questions.