What is Website Hosting?
Introduction
Also called web hosting, Website hosting is a service that allows individuals and organizations to make their website accessible via the World Wide Web. Hosting providers allocate server space and resources to store website files and make them available to users online.
Have you ever know this? When someone types domain name of particular website into a browser, such request is send by browser to the server, a storefront or place where your website hosted. The server then checks the requested files and send them to the browser as to display the website in the users’ browsers. There are various companies that offers different types of hosting plans, such as shared hosing, dedicated hosting, virtual private servers (VPS), and cloud hosting. Each has different features, you should check which one is best or appropriate for you. There are various websites which provide website hosting services, the list of those website are mentioned below:
- Bluehost
- HostGator
- SiteGround
- DreamHost
- GoDaddy
- A2 Hosting
- InMotion Hosting
- Hostinger
- WP Engine
- GreenGeeks
- iPage
- Liquid Web
- Nexcess
- HostPapa
- Webflow