If you are planning to build a blog or website in Nigeria, then you will definitely need a fast and reliable hosting site to power it, but before you do so it’s very important to understand the type of web hosting services they provide which will be suitable for your business.
In this article therefore, we are going to take a look at the types of web hosting that are available, and after learning about them you would be in a better position to find the one that’s suitable for your online business.
To start off, let us get to see the definition of web hosting and why it is very important for your blog or website.
Definition of web hosting?
Web hosting is simply a process where a website engineer or designer rents or buys a server (space) in cyberspace to house a website for himself or client.
Website content such as HTML, CSS, and images can never be accessible online if they are not housed in a server.
And so we can say that the purpose of web hosting is to enable a website to be accessible on the internet because without it there is no way people can find your domain in cyberspace.
In every sense of the word, web hosting is the powerhouse of every blog or website; And whatever problems it causes will definitely affect that blog or website.
Thus, I am going to write this article based on my personal experience in using web hosting in Nigeria.
Types of web hosting.
Below are the different types of web hosting plans which are existing to enable websites to become accessible based on their business needshese include:
- Shared Web Hosting
- Dedicated Web Hosting
- VPS Web Hosting
- Cloud Web Hosting
- Reseller Web Hosting
- WordPress hosting.
- Windows hosting.
Let’s move on to check a few details of the most popular web hosting plans.
1. Shared Web Hosting.
Shared hosting is the most common and most popular type of web hosting that is used by billions of websites across the world.
In shared hosting, different websites are hosted on a particular server. In other words, using a shared hosting plan will allow you to share the server with other website owners.
This type of web hosting plan is good for websites that are just starting out and do not have that much traffic.
But it\’s always advisable to move on to a bigger server when your traffic begins to reach 200,000 visitors per day at most.
The one good thing about this hosting plan is that it is very cheap and thus affordable.
2. VPS Hosting
VPS means Virtual Private Servers, and it is also known as Virtual Dedicated Servers, and it is another type of web hosting that is available on the cyberspace.
As the name implies, dedicated servers are assigned to each and every client that buys this hosting plan even though it is actually serving multiple sites.
VPS is always preferred above shared hosting if your website is going to have large contents or files or you are running a big online business.
3. Dedicated Hosting.
Dedicated hosting which is sometimes called managed hosting or dedicated server is a web hosting plan that provides an entire server for clients to rent.
When placed side to side with shared hosting plans, this type of hosting is relatively expensive. It is good for websites that have lots of traffic.
Dedicated hosting will provide you with greater self-service server administration facilities and give you total control over the server with its software and security systems.
4. Cloud Hosting
A cloud hosting plan is a type of web hosting that operates across many web servers that are interconnected.
This type of hosting plan typically offers its users unmetered, reliable bandwidth and infinite disk space that will allow you to host various domains.
You can read the article below to see the difference between cloud hosting and shared hosting.
Difference between cloud hosting and shared hosting.
5. Reseller Hosting
Reseller hosting is a another type of web hosting that allows the account owner to use his allotted hard drive space and bandwidth to host a website for third parties.
The original hosting account belongs to the reseller.
Reseller hosting is very beneficial when there is no requirement for the amount of space you purchase and you can share some of the allocated resources with a third party.
6. WordPress hosting.
WordPress hosting is a type of shared web hosting provided and powered by WordPress for those that are using their platform to build their websites.
WordPress is one of the best and most popular Content Management System (CMS) in the world that is estimated to power millions of blogs and even eCommerce websites. It provides it’s users a kind of server that’s carefully optimized with fast disks (SSD), a fast server that has a caching system and robust RAM allocation.
7. Windows hosting.
Windows hosting is another type of shared hosting that has it’s own cPanel known as Plesk which differs from a Cpanel because it provides more operating systems like CentOS, Ubuntu and Windows Server.
Another difference between Plesk and cpanel is that it offers technologies like ASP.net programming language and MSSQL database systems.
Conclusion.
Now that you’ve learned about the 7 main types of web hosting, I think you are in a better position to choose the one that is suitable for your online business.
Good luck!