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What is Hosting? Explaining web hosting for beginners

Hosting (or web hosting) is an online service that helps you publish your website or web application to the Internet.

When you sign up for a hosting service, you rent a place on the server that contains all the files and data needed for your website to run.

A server is a physical computer that runs without interruption so that your website can be up and running at all times for everyone to access. Your Web Hosting provider is responsible for keeping the server up and running, resisting malicious attacks, and transferring content (text, images, files) from the server to the user's browser.

I. How does web hosting work?

When you decide to create a website, you need to find out the hosting company to give you a web hosting space on the server. Your web host will contain all your files, documents, and databases. Regardless of whether someone types the domain name in the address bar of the browser, the hosting will transfer all the necessary files from the server to that browser.

You need to choose the hosting package that best suits your needs and buy that hosting. In fact, web hosting is like renting a house, you pay on a regular basis to keep the server up and running.

To minimize risk, each Hostinger plan is covered by a 30-day money back guarantee, ensuring the service you experience is the best fit for you. Furthermore, you can start from a basic web hosting plan designed specifically for small projects. As your website grows and requires more space or server resources, you can move to a higher plan without the hassle of switching.

That's right, you don't need any programming knowledge to perform server administration. Your account already has a user interface ready for you to manage all aspects of your website. For example, you can upload HTML files and other files to the server, install a CMS like WordPress, access your database, and create backups for your site.

Although cPanel is the most used hosting interface by everyone, it can be quite confusing for those who don't have a lot of technical knowledge to get a site up and running right away. So our team decided to build another control panel, exclusive to Hostinger customers.

We proudly call it the Hostinger control panel, a beautiful control panel with a slick user interface that can easily manage all tasks in one place – even if it's your first time with web hosting. Our customers love it, as it has helped them successfully manage their hosting accounts with ease and ease.

Besides providing accommodation for your website, a hosting provider can also provide other website-related services, such as:

• SSL certificates (to use the secure web protocol https:// )
• Email hosting
• Page builders
• Developer tools
• Customer care service (preferably using live chat)
• Automatic website backup
• One-click installation (like: install WordPress or Drupal)

II. Different types of web hosting

Most web hosting providers offer many different types of hosting to meet the different needs of many customers. The most common types of hosting are:

• Shared Hosting
• VPS Hosting
• Cloud Hosting
• WordPress Hosting
• Dedicated Server Hosting

The bigger your website, the more server space you need. Let's start from the smallest hosting package, ie from shared hosting, so that when your site gets bigger, you can upgrade to a more advanced type of hosting.

Web hosts often provide many types of packages for each type of hosting. For example at Hostinger, our shared hosting packages have 3 different hosting package levels.

1. What is Shared Hosting?

Shared hosting is the most popular type of web hosting and the top choice for small businesses and blogs. When you hear the word “web hosting”, they usually refer to shared hosting. With shared hosting, you share server resources with other customers of your hosting provider. Websites are placed on the same server to share resources and memory, processing power, disk space, etc.

Advantage:

• Low cost
• Beginner-friendly (no technical knowledge required)
• Server is pre-configured
• Control panel is easy to use, user-friendly
• The provider is responsible for the management and operation of the server

Defect:

• Less control over server configuration
• A spike in traffic from other websites can slow down your site.

2. What is VPS Hosting?

VPS (Virtual Private Server) hosting is a type of web hosting that also shares a server with other users, however, the difference compared to shared hosting is that your web host provider will divide the partition on the server for you. That means a private space on a physical server set up, with your own memory and processor power just for you. In fact, VPS hosting is suitable for medium-sized businesses and rapidly growing websites.

Advantage:

• Private server resources (without having to buy a server)
• Massive traffic from other websites does not affect the performance of your site
• Root access to the server
• Easy to upgrade
• Highly customizable

Defect:

• More expensive than shared hosting package
• Need technical knowledge and server administration knowledge.

3. What is Cloud Hosting?

Cloud hosting is currently the most reliable solution on the market, as it seems to have absolutely no downtime. With cloud hosting, your provider has a set of servers. Files and resources are distributed across servers. When one of the cloud servers is overloaded or has any problems, your traffic will automatically be routed to and processed at the other server of that cluster server.

Advantage:

• Almost no downtime
• Server failure does not affect your site
• Resources are distributed according to need
• Payment depends on usage (you pay for what you use)
• More flexible than VPS, in terms of scalability    

Defect:

• Difficult to manage costs
• No root privileges

4. WordPress Hosting

WordPress hosting is a form of shared hosting, designed specifically for WordPress website owners. Your server is configured specifically for WordPress and your site comes with pre-installed plugins such as caching plugin and security plugin. Because of the custom-made configuration, your site will load faster and run right away with no problems.

WordPress hosting often has many features related to WordPRess such as, custom-designed WordPress themes, drag-and-drop builder and specific tools. In particular, the server is optimized to run WordPress, the installation and operation of WordPress will be much more efficient on a WordPress hosting.

Advantage:

• Low cost (usually it will be the same price as shared hosting)
• Easy to use for beginners
• One click install WordPress
• Good performance for WordPress site
• The technical support team is trained to handle WordPress related issues
• Pre-installed WordPress plugins and themes

Defect:

• Recommended for WordPress sites (can be a problem if you host a variety of websites other than WordPress)

5. Dedicated Server

Dedicated server (or dedicated hosting) is a physical server of your own, all resources on that server are dedicated to you. Therefore, a dedicated server gives you full control over the server, completely flexible to use. You can configure the server to your liking, choose the operating system and software to use, and install a dedicated hosting environment, specifically for your needs.

In fact, a dedicated server is just as powerful as a private server you buy outside, especially backed by professional support from the web host.

Advantage:

• Full control over server configuration
• Trustworthy (You do not share any resources with anyone)
• Root access
• High security

Defect:

• High price
• Need technical knowledge and experience in server management.

III. What is the difference between domain name and web hosting?

Before signing up for a web hosting service, you also need to purchase a domain name. So what is the difference? Web hosting provides a place to host your site, the domain name is the address of your site – for example: hostinger.vn. When users want to visit a website, they type the domain name in the address bar of the browser, and the hosting server will transfer the data to the broswer.

Most cheap hosting requires you to buy your own domain name before using web hosting, except for free hosting with secondary domain support, or Premium Hosting with a free domain name. If you already own the domain name, you can transfer it to your current hosting provider. You need to pay an annual domain name maintenance fee to keep ownership of the domain name.

To see if your domain name is registered, you can use our free domain checker service.

In short, what is Web Hosting?

Web hosting is the service you need to store website data and publish your website online. Having a website will help reach millions of people globally, opening up great opportunities for you to do business.

A good web host can ensure your content is always present on the internet, ensure visitor satisfaction, and attract more users to your website.

Now, you know everything about hosting and you are ready for the new website building journey!