Web Hosting

A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their own website accessible via the World Wide Web.

Web hosTs are companies that provide space on a server they own or lease for use by their clients as well as providing Internet connectivity, typically in a data centre.

These web servers work 24/7 (99.9% up time) to provide access to the website they host.

There are different types of web servers technologies; running on different Operating Systems like windows, Linux, Unix etc. using different  Web Servers programs like IIS, Apache etc. and databases like SQL, MySql, Oracle etc.
Each technology can be used with different tools and programming languages and provide different features to the end user.

If you want other people to view your web site, you must copy your site to a public server.

Obtaining a Hosting Package

Hosting a website requires a strong computer that runs special programs and works all the time, that is why most website owners will consider hosting their own website but will use a web host instead, it make life much easier.

Web hosting packages are often provided as part of a general web design / development project, but can be obtained separately from a web host.

Hosting packages differ in many features but the main issue is the capacity, disk space and bandwidth (monthly traffic). A small to medium website require 10 MB - 100 MB disk space and about 1 GB - 5 GB bandwidth, make sure that your hosting capacity is sufficient, or your website will not be accessible when limit reached.

Email Hosting

Email Hosting Package is ideal for those that have a domain name and need email, but do not need a website.

Most web hosting provides some type of email hosting but will limit the number of email accounts and disk usage.

Email hosting service often provide web based email access.