Quality Hosting

There are different varieties of hosting services suitable for different web pages in relation to the system resources or the hosting platform they demand. To choose the most optimal hosting service for your online portal, you must evaluate what server-side software programs it requires, how many visits per day you expect at the start and in the long run, as well as any other specific needs that may have to be met.

Shared web hosting - Positive Aspects

The most adequate option for small scale websites with several hundred or several thousand viewers is a shared hosting account. With this type of site hosting, each user pays only for their plan, which decreases the overall price per individual significantly. There are various web hosting packages differing from one hosting vendor to another, offering different quotas of server space and monthly bandwidth, different e-mail quotas and so on. The advantage is that you can obtain a plan that will have the specifications your web page indeed needs. You will not have to pay lots of money for a plan you will not make use of, or wind up with a small size account that cannot host the site. We, at Wonderly Web Hosting, offer a great variety of hosting plans suitable for personal or small business sites that even include pre-installed script-powered platforms like Joomla, Mambo, Drupal or WordPress - to render things easier. If you start with a low-price account and you require more features, upgrading to a more advanced plan requires just a click.

Shared web hosting - Disadvantages

A shortcoming of the shared web hosting solution is that the servers have some software applications installed on them and you are unable to activate additional software programs. Some web sites, above all online shops, require applications to be installed on the hosting server for them to run, and with a shared web hosting solution, you can activate only software that does not request full root-level access.

Virtual Web Hosting Servers and Dedicated Web Hosting Servers

For online portals that require complete root access, or if your online portal has many thousands or even 1 000 000's of daily hits, what you require is a VPS or a dedicated server. A VPS server is a software emulation of a dedicated server and it behaves in absolutely the same manner.

Virtual Private Servers

Both environments traditionally come with complete root-level access and can be rebooted through a software platform by the user, autonomously from the hosting supplier. Analogous to the shared hosting accounts, the VPS and the dedicated web server packages come with diverse specifications based on what the web hosting company has to offer. A virtual server plan offers guaranteed web storage, random access memory and CPU usage quotas that can sometimes be increased for brief spells of time provided that there are available resources on the physical machine. With a dedicated server, the only limitation is the hardware architecture it is utilizing, and it can be revamped by changing or adding components. A VPS web server is easier to manipulate as it comprises a virtualization software platform, which can be used to reboot it, to install software applications, monitor stats, etc. The management of a dedicated server is more intricate, so such a solution would rather be utilized by skilled users.

Dedicated Servers

However, some web hosting suppliers provide managed dedicated server hosting services where they carry out dedicated web server administration operations instead of the client. This can be included in the package or an extra option.

Before You Choose...

Picking the top hosting plan is important as it can influence the proper functioning of a site. Before selecting an account, compare the pros and cons, explore carefully all the preconditions for the web site to operate properly, particularly if it is script-powered. And if you are still not sure which is the best hosting service for you, check with our live chat operators or give us a call - our sales reps will be glad to assist you and answer all your questions.