Before looking for a web hosting company first you need to decide whether you need a shared hosting or a dedicated hosting.
What is Shared Web Hosting?
An account on a web server that hosts other shared accounts is known as Shared Web Hosting. A shared server can host many accounts; some servers host a few hundred, while some have thousands of sites hosted on a server. As shared hosting accounts are cheaper than dedicated servers, it is an good option for the small businesses to host their website on a shared server. Shared web hosting accounts has a limited access to the core administrative functions of the server. Many web hosting companies provides complete technical support for their customers of shared hosting plans. The price of the comprehensive technical support is normally included in your account plan.
What is Dedicated Server?
A Dedicated Server is normally dedicated to one, or a few websites. The dedicated server is more costly than that of a shared server. The dedicated server permits you the full access to the core administrative functions of the server. With most dedicated server plans offered by hosting companies, you’re pretty much on your own where technical support is concerned. If you don’t have an IT staff or a server administrator to provide support, you may want to find a person to help you manage your dedicated server. Many web hosting companies that provide dedicated server accounts also offer support on “per issue”, that means you’ll have to pay a certain amount, usually an hourly fee, for technical support issues. Some dedicated server plans have optional “support tickets” that you can purchase in advance.
Managed Dedicated Hosting is another option. Well, with a managed dedicated hosting plan, company provides a dedicated server and the also offers full technical support like you normally find in a shared hosting plan. This is a good option for those companies that don’t have an IT staff or a server administrator. The Managed Dedicated Server price is usually high than an unmanaged dedicated server since you’re getting technical support included in it.
Whatever web hosting plan you select, but make sure it suits and fits to your needs.
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This post was written by admin on March 13, 2009
