Web hosting is a service that enables your website to be live over the internet using WWW (World Wide Web). There are many such services providing companies which rent a space on their servers for our web files and once our web files are uploaded on the server, we can see them live on the internet.
There are many kinds of servers for serving all kinds of websites starting from a small 2-5 page website to a big business portal. The server specification varies from one website to website and so before buying the server for any website, it is must to know which type of host solution is suitable for what kind of website.
Many providers have customer support to assist in regards to the selection of the most appropriate Web server solution. However, it is recommended to know the basics of hosting well to avoid any future issue in the services as it is said to be the "First Step of E- Commerce"
There are various types of Servers and Hosting Services as below and the features of each type varies from one Company to other.
1. Home Servers
2. Virtual Dedicated Server
3. Free Website Hosting Service
4. Dedicated Service
5. Shared Service
6. Colocation Service
7. Clustered Hosting
8. Reseller Web Hosting
9. Cloud Hosting
10. Grid Hosting
12. Managed Hosting Service
Website Hosting Companies play a vital role in the Online Business Existence and so it becomes mandatory for all to know them well and keep them in confidence for keeping the services and confidentiality level as high as possible.