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Hosting Questions and Answers >> Hosting Basics What is web hosting? In a nutshell web hosting is simply taking your web pages (html files) and placing them on a web server which will be stored inside of a "data center". Data centers are connected to the internet with extremely high-speed connections so that the world can have access to your web files 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Of course this is only very small portion of what web hosting is. [ Submit a better answer ] [ Ask a question ] How much does web hosting cost? Web hosting costs vary dramatically depending on what type of site you run, how many visitors you get, and any additional features you may require. If you just want to run a simple site with html/cgi/php web pages then pricing can range from $4.00 per month to upward of $20.00 per month for a virtual web hosting account. If you have a site that gets millions of visitors a day you may require a dedicated server which can cost anywhere between $80.00 per month to $500.00 per month. [ Submit a better answer ] [ Ask a question ] What is Virtual (Shared) Hosting? Virtual hosting allows more than one web site to be run on the same server. This makes web hosting extremely cheap opposed a dedicated server. Even though virtual web hosting is the standard in todays industry for the average web site it does have its downfalls, such as security and sometimes speed. With regards to security, the server is only as safe as the least secure site on the server. If one site has a vulnerabilty then the entire server is at risk to hackers. With virtual hosting, speed is an issue because you are sharing the server resources such as ram and cpu with many other sites. If one site has a suddenly peaks then the server may become overloaded and begin to slow down. [ Submit a better answer ] [ Ask a question ] What is bandwidth? In your search for a hosting company, you will come upon the term Bandwidth. In basic terms most companies are referring to the number of data that you are allowed to transfer within a given period of time. The usual period is set at a month in most cases. It is very important to note that bandwidth is used *everytime* someone visits your website. Each time an image loads that is actual bandwidth that is being used and is counted towards your allocated monthly amount of data transfer. It is important to always not only factor in the size of your page but the actual size of the images contained in your site as part of the data transfer. Each time someone visits your page, it's bandwidth being transferred to allow them to access your site. [ Submit a better answer ] [ Ask a question ] Does the web host own my site? No, the content that is within your site is yours and yours alone! [ Submit a better answer ] [ Ask a question ] |
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