Types Of Hosting

The following is information that I have found to be true in my

own web development but is by no means an absolute in what might

work for you instead. It is intended to be used for informational

purposes only. There has been such an onslaught of questions

regarding this topic that I thought I would expound a little.

Shared Hosting(static type hosting)

It's exactly what it implies, "shared." You will be sharing just

about everything with however many users happen to be on that

particular shared server. I would never recommend any type of

online commerce reside on a shared hosting server but too often

there is no way around it. Budgets at times soar low, and people

have to make due with what they have. Shared hosting is shared by

many users; this is a benefit for users who do not want to deal

with it, but a hindrance to power users who want more control. In

general shared hosting will be inappropriate for users who require

extensive software development outside what the hosting provider

supports.

Shared hosting typically uses a web-based control panel system

such as cPanel, DirectAdmin, Plesk, InterWorx, H-Sphere or one of

many other control panel products. Most of the large hosting

companies use their own custom developed control panel. Control

panels and web interfaces can cause controversy however, since web

hosting companies sometimes sell the right to use their control

panel system to others. Attempting to recreate the functionality

of a specific control panel is common, which leads to many

lawsuits over patent infringement. Another point: If any one of

the users makes an error in scripting, all users on the shared

server are affected. Therefore to lower the chance of this

happening, users that are subscribed to Shared Hosting services

are not authorized to run their own programs.

If you must choose a shared hosting plan then go with WHAT WORKS

FOR YOU. Many developers have their opinions on what is good and

what is bad I know that I do for sure. For example, I would always

recommend In Motion Hosting, Arvixe, and Host Gator first if you

are going shared and other companies like Go Daddy, Fat Cow, and

Network Solutions last. Just remember one thing: You are sharing

with thousands if not millions of other users and your website

will reflect that in areas of performance. Eventually, if your

business grows you will find a way to offset the cost of a

VPS/Dedicated with the profits you are making. Also, Open Cart is

really good about providing extensions that will help boost

performance on a shared hosting server if you can't afford a more

expensive set up. Those are mentioned below.

Final thoughts about shared hosting:

For session security and also possible file access violations

shared hosting isn't a solution for anyone serious about their

shopping carts. And for those that didn't know this: the average

shared server has at least one Apache web server running on it. It

also contains the PHP programming language or executable CGI

scripts. That copy of Apache maintains all incoming HTTP requests

for each site functioning on the server. In order to serve your

website to the world, Apache must be able to interpret your HTML

and CSS files, PHP scripts, images and so forth. Web-based

applications such as blogging software and content management

systems also require write access to the directories of your

website.

Read and write access is typically granted by configuring group

permissions on a specific file or directory. Each user account and

the Apache server are essentially members of the same group. An

FTP daemon is often set up by default to ensure the group's

ability to read access to all files uploaded to the server,

enabling Apache to the serve the websites. Still want a shared

hosting account? Perhaps all you can afford to start then you do

what you have to. This won't be an article on who's best, and

who's worst. There are plenty of those articles in this forum if

you search.

Cloud Hosting(dynamic type hosting)

Currently there seems to be an over abundance of hype and

confusion about Cloud Hosting that can be found scattered all

about the internet. Some of this confusion is brought on by the

fact that most large Cloud Hosting companies really don’t want you

to understand what it is that you’re actually paying for, or why

you have to re-write the code for your entire application. With

ambiguous marketing efforts and huge advertising budgets, it’s no

wonder there are many misconceptions. The truth is, Cloud Hosting

is very much the next level of Web Hosting, and it doesn’t have to

be much more complex than that.

Myth: Cloud hosting is identical to shared hosting

The truth is that Cloud Hosting offering is in a lot of ways like

Shared Web Hosting, but only with the way you manage your

applications, as it should be. The underlying technology used to

serve Web Applications on a Cloud Platform is exponentially more

complex than Shared Web Hosting. There are significant financial

and time investments made by any company who is capable of

engineering their own Cloud Hosting platform. For the customer, it

simply means better Uptime, Reliability, Redundancy, and

Scalability. Cloud Server Hosting refers to a group of linked

servers and web hosting service which is offered via the cloud.

Cloud hosting is typically based on a subscription fee and the

payment usually is comprised of a standard fee for restricted

resources or tailored fee per feature which you intend to use for

example storage, network, memory and CPU. The merchant can control

the website on his own and the administration end of the website

is carried out via the hosting provider’s website. Cloud Hosting

resembles regular web hosting and is usually considered a type of

infrastructure – encapsulation and abstraction. It is simpler to

consider it as ‘hardware-as-a-service.’ Moreover, specific

features of the service are depicted to offer an outline of the

price and performance (typically known as utilization statistics).

How to choose a cloud server:

When finding the best cloud solution for you, consider the basic

types of cloud computing service providers:

Software as a Service (SaaS)

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

There is in no way enough space to write about the different types

and what they are. Cloud service providers such as RACK SPACE are

full of wonderful information on how to choose the right one.

Virtual And Dedicated Hosting(static type hosting)

With so many different choices out there when it comes to web

hosting, it can be a tough decision to choose between them. One of

these tough decisions comes when people are unsure of the

differences between a VPS and a dedicated server. These two types

of web hosting are very similar, and confusion is inevitable.

Today, we will focus on these two services, and decide the major

differences. Take the time to decide which best fits your needs.

The cheaper of the two is the Virtual Private Server, also known

as a VPS. For those that have not yet been informed, a VPS is a

shared server that has many of the same functions as dedicated

hosting. Unlike regular shared hosting, VPS allows the user to

have a separate operating system, as well as root access. VPS

customers also are given certain performance guarantees that are

normally associated with dedicated hosting. Although there are

multiple users on the same server, each user has their own

personal settings. To paint a clear picture, here is an example.

The VPS is like an apartment complex. Everyone has their own

living space, front door and lock. They are partitioned apart,

although the whole of the building is together. Many common spots

are shared, but each section has its own space. This is how VPS

functions.

Dedicated hosting on the other

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