The World Wide Web is a massive collection of web sites, all hosted on computers (called web servers) all over the world. The web server (computer) where your web site's html files, graphics, etc. reside is known as the web host. Web hosting clients simply upload their web sites to a shared (or dedicated) webserver, which the ISP maintains to ensure a constant, fast connection to the Internet.

A Web Hosting company provides you space on their web server which allows anyone on the Internet to view your web site.

 

Web Hosts charge on a monthly or yearly basis and provide differing levels of service. Important things to consider are:

 

- The amount of space offered

- The bandwidth allowance

- The percentage of server uptime

- The level of customer support

- Web site management tools

- Email account allowance

- The amount of databases offered

- If you can upload files by FTP

- Supported scripting languages

 

If you are building a simple web site that only requires HTML pages then some of these features will not be needed, but use them as a guide.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Web Hosting

 

There are many hosting providers out there and it is sometimes difficult to decide on which one offers the best deal for your needs. Take a look at the following overviews of top providers to give you a better idea.

 

WebHostingPad.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IXWebhosting.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Web.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PowWeb.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LunarPages.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IPower.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HostGator.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GoDaddy.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FatCow.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlueHost.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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