| A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting | | | | gets his or her own Web server and gains fullcontrol |
| service that allows individuals and organizations to | | | | over it (root access for Linux/administrator access |
| provide their own websites accessible via the World | | | | for Windows); however, the usertypically does not |
| Wide Web. Web hosts are companies that provide | | | | own the server. |
| space on a server they own for use by their clients | | | | Managed hosting service: In this hosting the user gets |
| as well as providing Internet connectivity, typically in | | | | his or her own Web server but is not allowed full |
| a data center. Webhosts can also provide data | | | | control over it; however, they are allowed to |
| center space and connectivity to the Internet for | | | | manage their data via FTP or other remote |
| servers they do not own to be located in their data | | | | management tools. The user typically does not own |
| center, called colocation. | | | | the server. The server is leased to the client. |
| Types of Web Hosting: | | | | Colocation web hosting service: It is similar to the |
| Free web hosting service: is free, | | | | dedicated web hosting service, but the user owns |
| advertisement-supported web hosting, and is often | | | | the colo server; the hosting company provides |
| limited whencompared to paid hosting. | | | | physical space that the server takes up and takes |
| Shared web hosting service: one's Web site is placed | | | | care of the server. This is the most powerful and |
| on the same server as many other sites,ranging from | | | | expensive type of the web hosting service. In most |
| a few to hundreds or thousands. Typically, all domains | | | | cases, the colocation provider may provide little to no |
| may share a common pool ofserver resources, such | | | | support directly for their client's machine, providing |
| as RAM and the CPU. A shared website may be | | | | only the electrical, Internet access, and storage |
| hosted with a reseller. | | | | facilities for the server. In most cases for colo, the |
| Reseller web hosting: It allows clients to become web | | | | client would have his own administrator visit the data |
| hosts themselves. Resellers could function,for | | | | center on site to do any hardware upgrades or |
| individual domains, under any combination of these | | | | changes. |
| listed types of hosting, depending on whothey are | | | | Clustered hosting: It is having multiple servers hosting |
| affiliated with as a provider. Resellers' accounts may | | | | the same content for better resource utilization. |
| vary tremendously in size: theymay have their own | | | | Grid hosting : It is relatively a new web hosting buzz, |
| virtual dedicated server to a colocated server. | | | | this form of hosting is when a server cluster acts like |
| Virtual Dedicated Server: slicing up a server into | | | | a grid and is composed of multiple nodes. Being highly |
| virtual servers. each user feels like they'reon their | | | | fault tolerant, this system is breaking new grounds |
| own dedicated server, but they're actually sharing a | | | | when it comes to the network stability factor. |
| server with many other users. Theusers may have | | | | Click on Linux Web Site Hosting to know more about |
| root access to their own virtual space. | | | | web site hosting. |
| Dedicated hosting service: In this hosting the user | | | | |