| Have you ever imagined the power that a single web | | | | personal web sites. |
| site has? Web sites are broadcasted to a global | | | | Complex sites, such as those maintained by big |
| audience everyday, and this powerful communication | | | | corporations require comprehensive systems which |
| tool makes a single individual reach so many people | | | | include database support and application platforms |
| for so little time and money. | | | | such as PHP, Java, and ASP.NET. These features can |
| With the beginning of web hosting, practically anyone | | | | allow clients to install scripts for forums and content |
| can now create his or her own web site. A simple | | | | management. |
| web site costs very little to maintain and operate, | | | | Web hosting can be categorized into several types. |
| and free web hosting is widely available from a host | | | | These include: free hosting, image hosting, shared |
| of providers. These web sites run on free hosting | | | | hosting, cluttered hosting, reseller hosting, dedicated |
| domains. | | | | hosting, and collocated hosting. |
| If I have an idea for a website, there are several | | | | Free hosting is widely available in the internet, but is |
| things that I need to get started. I need to think of | | | | particularly limited if you will compare it to paid |
| a unique domain name that I will use. | | | | hosting. These services usually require their |
| The domain name is a unique name which identifies | | | | advertisements on your site, and have small disk |
| one or more IP addresses (IP stands for Internet | | | | space and traffic limits. But this service is very helpful |
| Protocol, which identifies computers and other | | | | and most people start their web pages through free |
| devices on a network). For example, in the URL the | | | | hosting. |
| domain name is | | | | Image hosting, is another type of service which is |
| Let's say I choose as my domain name. What I need | | | | usually free but requires registrations. They allow |
| to do next is to check the domain registry and make | | | | users to upload images on their servers. |
| sure that is not taken yet. Assuming that it is | | | | Shared hosting occurs when a web site is placed on |
| available, I will have to register the name so I can | | | | the same server that shares with several other sites. |
| claim its ownership. | | | | This service type has some restrictions, though, as |
| This is also called "reserving" or "parking" the domain | | | | to what exactly could be done. Another problem is |
| name. Now for me to park the domain name, it has | | | | when a site is down; it also brings the other web |
| to be hosted or live on a particular server. Once it is | | | | sites on the server down. |
| registered, web hosting occurs. | | | | Clustered hosting, on the other hand is intended to |
| Web hosting provides online systems for storing | | | | get rid of problems which shared hosting can cause. |
| information such as images, videos, and other | | | | This system allows customers with clustered security |
| content that can be accessed through the web. | | | | handling, and load balancing. |
| Web hosting companies provide individuals and | | | | Reseller hosting is a service designed for users who |
| organizations the space on their servers and the | | | | want to become hosts themselves. A reseller gets a |
| needed internet connectivity. These companies also | | | | large amount of space and divides it to users on his |
| provide space and internet connectivity for servers | | | | her account. With dedicated hosting, you can get |
| other than their own to be placed in their data | | | | your own server. There are no restrictions in terms |
| centers. | | | | of space and traffic, apart from the measures |
| The scope of web hosting is very diverse. File | | | | designed to maintain network integrity. |
| hosting (also called web page hosting) is the most | | | | In colocated hosting, you can purchase a server and |
| basic service, wherein the files and web pages I | | | | install at any host's data center. This type of service |
| created can be uploaded to the internet through a | | | | is usually chosen by users who have administration |
| web interface called FTP or File Transfer Protocol. | | | | experience. It is also the most expensive since a user |
| The FTP is a type of software which is used as a | | | | do not colocate many servers. |
| standard for transferring files between computers | | | | Web hosting offers a customer with many options. |
| with different operating systems. It can handle any | | | | There are many providers offering this service for |
| file types without added processing, but sometimes | | | | free or for a fee. The choice is basically that of the |
| requires long login procedures. This simple web | | | | user, and this depends on the website which will be |
| hosting applies only to simple web pages such as | | | | set up. |