Best Shared Hosting

There are different varieties of shared hosting packages suitable for different sites in regard to the system resources or the shared hosting environment they require. To choose the most relevant shared hosting service for your site, you need to judge what server-side software programs it requires, how many hits per day you expect at the start and in the long run, as well as any other special demands that may need to be answered.

Shared Hosting - Positive Signs

The best choice for small scale web portals with several hundred or several thousand viewers is a shared hosting account. With this form of web site hosting, each user pays only for their account, which decreases the total price per user drastically. There are different web hosting accounts varying from one hosting supplier to another, supplying different amounts of hard disk storage and traffic, different e-mail quotas and so on. The good point is that you can purchase a plan that will have the resources your online portal in fact needs. You will not need to pay plenty of cash for an account you will not use, or wind up with a small size account that cannot host the web portal. We, at Rick Hosting, offer a big collection of shared hosting accounts appropriate for private or small business sites that even include pre-activated script-based systems such as Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to make things simpler. If you start with a low grade plan and you require more functionalities, moving to a better package involves just a mouse click.

Shared web hosting - Negative Signs

A weak side of the shared web hosting platform is that the hosting servers have some software platforms installed on them and you are unable to activate additional software programs. Specific websites, particularly web shops, demand software applications to be present on the server for them to work, and with a shared web hosting solution, you can install only software programs that do not require complete server root access.

Virtual Web Servers and Dedicated Servers

For sites that demand complete root access, or if your online portal has many thousands or even 1 000 000's of visits per day, what you require is a virtual private servers or a dedicated server. A virtual web server is a virtual emulation of a dedicated web hosting server and it runs in a strictly identical manner.

Private Virtual Servers

Both services normally include root-level access and can be rebooted via a software interface by the user, autonomously from the web hosting supplier. Much like the shared web hosting accounts, the virtual private servers and the dedicated hosting packages have diverse characteristics based on what the web hosting provider offers. A private virtual web server hosting package has guaranteed server storage space, RAM and central processing unit usage quotas that can sometimes be extended for brief intervals of time provided that there are available resources on the physical server. With a dedicated server, the only limit is the hardware equipment it is utilizing, and it can be revamped by changing or appending components. A private virtual hosting server is simpler to handle as it arrives with a virtualization software platform, which can be used to restart it, to install applications, monitor stats, and so on. The administration of a dedicated web hosting server is more intricate, so such a solution would rather be resorted to by proficient clients.

Dedicated Web Servers

Yet, given web hosting firms offer managed dedicated web server hosting solutions where they run server administration operations on behalf of the customer. This can be included in the plan or an additional feature.

Prior To Deciding...

Selecting the top hosting package is important as it can affect the stable performance of a site. Before selecting a package, compare the pros and cons, inspect thoroughly all the preconditions for the web portal to work properly, particularly if it is script-driven. And if you are still unsure which is the best shared hosting service for you, consult with our live chat operators or call us - our sales representatives will be happy to assist you and answer all your questions.