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The growth of the web hosting industry has made it possible for new innovation to spring. These innovation are meant to cater for the diverse needs of people. So, this means that not very type of web hosting is suitable for just any website. Here are some types of web hosting.
Shared Hosting: This is by far the most popular form of hosting. This is because of it's affordable nature and it's easy of use. Shared hosting is a type of hosting where servers are shared among multiple websites. This means that it also has it's downside. One of the downside is that if the server is overloaded it affects the smooth running of other websites on the same server. So if you are new to the web hosting world this is the hosting for you unless of course you are building the next google whcih requires a large space and transfer of files..
Reseller Hosting: If you want to start your own web hosting company then you need a reseller hosting at least for a start. With a reseller account you can be your own web hosting company and you can sell web hosting in bits at your own prices. Reseller hosting comes with all the tools needed for a day to day running of your web hosting site.
VPS Hosting: A VPS also known as a virtual private server is a hosting type where a server is shared among different people but unlike a shared hosting account the server is partitioned to give users privacy and more control. You can upgrade to a VPS when your shared account is becoming too small to contain your files.
Dedicated Hosting: As the name says. This is a type of hosting whereby a server is dedicated to just one person and the person can use it without external interference like the shared hosting. This type of hosting is suitable for large websites like google, facebook, twitter etc.
So now i guess you have an idea about the different kinds of web hosting account that you can get. Though there are other types of web hosting but these are the most common.
