What is Web Hosting

What do you mean by Web Hosting?

• Web Hosting is a place where people store their websites.
• In other words hosting refers to the company that rents out their computer/servers to store your website and provide Internet connectivity so that other users can access the files on your website.
• A web host or web hosting service provider is a company that provides the technologies and services needed for the website or webpage to be viewed on the Internet. 
• Websites are hosted or stored on special computers called servers.
• When Internet users want to view your website, all they need to do is type your website address or domain into their browser their computer will then connect to your server and your web pages will be delivered to them through the browser.

Types of Web Hosting-

1. Shared Hosting-

• In shared hosting, your web site is placed on the same server as many other sites, ranging from a few to hundreds or thousands.
• In simple words one server with multiple clients.

2. Virtual Private Server (VPS) Hosting-

• A virtual private server hosting divides a server into virtual servers where each website is like hosted on their own dedicated server but they are actually sharing a server with a few different other users.

3. Cloud Hosting-

• Cloud hosting offers unlimited ability to handle high traffic or traffic spikes. 
• A team of servers (called a cloud) works together to host a group of websites. 
• This allows multiple computers to work together to handle high traffic levels.

4. Dedicated Hosting-

• A dedicated server offers maximum control over the webserver on which your website is stored.
• You rent an entire server and your website(s) is the only website stored on the server.
• But it is very costly to maintain.