Web hosting – It is a service, which allows companies and individuals to publish their websites on the Internet. A web host also called as web server is a computer system, which hosts webpages. Now, users should use the domain name or website URL in their browser to access a website. If any person wants to view your website, then they need to type your website domain or address into their browser. Later, the computer will connect to your server and website which will be delivered via the browser.

Majority of the web hosting companies need  that you will own your domain to host with them. But if you do have not a domain the hosting companies will help to purchase one. The web hosts enable users to place their documents such as graphics, HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) pages, and many other multimedia files on a web server.

Types of Web Hosting – There are several types of web hosting are discussed below –

1. Cloud Hosting – This type of web hosting involves storing the data of your website across several servers. Cloud hosting is also the procedure of outsourcing the computing and storage resources of a company to a service provider, which provides its infrastructure services in a utility model. It also refers to the use of virtual servers which are maintained and hosted by a service provider.
2. VPS (Virtual Private Server) Hosting – VPS is also called as a virtual private server that acts as a virtual or isolated environment on a physical server.  This type of web hosting service is operated and owned by a web or cloud hosting provider. It also uses virtualization technology to split a single physical machine into several private server environments, which share the resources.
3. Managed WordPress Web Hosting – It is a web hosting service that is specially designed for websites built with WordPress. Managed WordPress Web Hosting offers a more optimized and safer environment to host WordPress sites. Managed WordPress hosts are made or only used for WordPress and assurance that they become available as fast as possible.
4. Shared Hosting – It is a perfect or suitable hosting for entry-level of hosting. Shared hosting is that type of hosting service in which several websites exist or are stored on one web server that is connected to the Internet. The website will share a physical server with several other websites with the help of shared hosting. Generally, if any individual starts an online business then they begin with a shared hosting scheme to lower price. The main advantage of shared hosting is to share server costs with a huge number of individuals.
5. Free Web Hosting – It is a web hosting service in which you can host your site without a cost with limited bandwidth, features, and storage. Several internet hosts offer subdomains for those individuals who are interested in making a website. You can create free websites with popular service hosts such as WordPress, Blogger, and many more.
6. Reseller Web Hosting – It is a web hosting service that is provided by a web hosting provider that allows individuals to sell hosting services without having the technical knowledge or owning any of the actual equipment. Reseller web hosting is the best way for organizations and freelancers to provide web hosting services.
7. Cluster Web Hosting – It is that type of web hosting, which spreads the load of hosting in many servers thus enhancing reliability and performance. Several large sites run on clustered hosting solutions. If a consumer’s website is hosted in several clustered web servers and enhances in traffic that will not affect the performance of the website because the system will automatically redirect the traffic to a server with a low load.
8. Dedicated Web Hosting – It is that type of web hosting in whole a whole server is devoted to a website or a single client. Dedicated web hosting is the opposite of shared hosting in which several websites are hosted on the same shared server together. This type of web hosting is perfect for large websites with high traffic. Dedicated servers are very safe or secure as many clients do not share them.
9. Collocation Web Hosting – It is the same as dedicated web hosting in that it provides several ways to advance the site and its resources. This type of web hosting is suitable for large websites with high traffic that means mid-sized or big web companies. Collocation web hosting is also perfect for those start-up organizations who have no money to make their own data center and employ several IT experts.