What is Webhosting?

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What is Webhosting?

A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that provides individuals, organizations and users with online systems for storing information, images, video, or any content accessible via the Web. Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server they own for use by their clients as well as providing Internet connectivity, typically in a data center. Web hosts can also provide data center space and connectivity to the Internet for servers they do not own to be located in their data center.


Service scope

The scopes of hosting services vary widely. The most basic is web page and (small) file hosting, where files can be uploaded via FTP or a Web interface. The files are usually delivered to the Web "as is" or with little processing. Many ISPs offer this service for free to their subscribers. People can also obtain Web page hosting from other, alternative service providers. Web page hosting is typically free, advertisement sponsored, or cheap.

Web page hosting is generally sufficient only for personal home pages. A complex site calls for a more comprehensive package that provides database support and application development platforms (e.g. PHP, Java, and ASP.NET). These facilities allow the customers to write or install scripts for applications like forums and content management. For e-commerce, SSL is also required. The host may also provide a Web interface (e.g. cPanel, Interworx) for managing the Web server and installing scripts as well as other services like e-mail.

Some hosts specialize in certain software or services (e.g. e-commerce). They are commonly used by larger companies to outsource network infrastructure to a hosting company.


Hosting reliability and uptime

Hosting uptime is the time while the host is accessible. Hosting providers aim for 100% uptime but there are always server restarts and maintenance, so 100% uptime is almost impossible. A standard claim these days is '99% or 99.9% server uptime' but the difference between these 2 regular statements is 80 hours of downtime each year. 99% uptime means the server is unavailable for 87 hours a year.


Types of hosting

Internet hosting services can run web servers; see Internet hosting services.

Hosting services limited to the web:
Free web hosting service: is free, (sometimes) advertisement-supported web hosting, and is extremely limited when compared to paid hosting.
Shared web hosting service: one's Web site is placed on the same server as several hundred other sites. These are somewhat restricted to what can be done.
Dedicated hosting service: the user gets his or her own Web server and gains full control over it (root access for Linux/administrator access for Windows); however, the user does not own the server.
Colocation web hosting service: similar to the dedicated web hosting service, but the user owns the server; the hosting company provides physical space that the server takes up and takes care of the server. This is the most powerful and expensive type of the web hosting service.
Virtual Dedicated Server: slicing up a server into virtual servers. each user feels like they're on their own dedicated server, but they're actually sharing a server with many other users.
Reseller web hosting: allows clients to become web hosts themselves.
Clustered hosting having multiple servers hosting the same content for better resource utilization

Some specific web services:
File hosting service: hosts not web pages but files
Image hosting service
Video hosting service
Blog hosting service
One-click_hosting


Obtaining hosting

Web hosting is often provided as part of a general Internet access plan; there are many free and paid providers offering these services.

A customer needs to evaluate the requirements of the application to choose what kind of hosting to use. Such considerations include database server software, scripting software, and operating system. Most hosting providers provide Linux-based web hosting which offers a wide range of different software. A typical configuration for a Linux server is the LAMP platform: Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP/Perl/Python.

Web hosting packages often include a Web Content Management System, so the end-user doesn't have to worry about the more technical aspects.


A HUGE list of FREE Webhosting companies:

ababa - Basic plan: No ads. SSI. 15 MB disk space, 1GB monthly transfer. Browser upload. Instant signup. Advanced plan: Ad supported. FTP, SSI, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby. 25 MB, 2 GB monthly transfer. Application required.

aboho.com - Requires forum posting. 15Mb space and 500Mb bandwidth. No forced banner ads. FTP uploads. PHP, MySQL supported. cPanel provided. Subdomain hosting.

A11.net - 12Mb. Ads on pages. Browser uploads. Email forwarding. Templates provided. URL: 'http://yoursite.a11.net/'.

Angelfire - 20Mb. Choice of pop-up or on-page ads. FTP or Browser uploads. Templates and building tools provided. URL: 'http://www.angelfire.com/dir/yoursite/'.

Anzwers - Unlimited space and bandwidth. Banner ad each page. Browser uploads. URL: 'http://www.anzwers.org/free/yoursite/'.

AOL Hometown - 12Mb. Banner frame ad. FTP uploads. URL: 'http://hometown.aol.com/yoursite/'.
1ASPHost - 100 Mb with unlimited bandwidth. Pop-up ads on each page. ASP and MS Access databases supported. URL: 'http://home.1asphost.com/yoursite/'.

Balasainet.com - 25Mb. Browser uploads. Perl/CGI supported. Subdomain hosting.

Biz.ly - 12Mb with unlimited bandwidth. Browser uploads. Banner on each page. URL: 'http://yoursite.biz.ly'.

Brinkster - 15 MB with 500 MB monthly bandwidth. Supports ASP, MS Access, Flash, and SSI. Does not accept audio or video files. No domain name support.

Bronwyn.co.uk - 12 MB. Banner and Pop-up ad on each page. URL: 'http://yourname.bronwyn.co.uk'.

BuildtoLearn - For accepted sites. 20Mb. FTP uploads.

Bz.tc - 20 MB. Banners and Pop-up ad on each page. FTP. URL: 'http://www.yoursite.bz.tc'.

0Catch - 100Mb with 600Mb bandwidth. 1Mb filesize limit. Banner or Pop-up ad on each page. FTP uploads. URL: 'http://yoursite.0catch.com/'.

CCRTC Internet - No forced ads. URL: 'http://www.ccrtc.com/dir/yoursite/'.

CentralPets.com - For pet and animal related websites. Browser uploads. Templates provided.

Community Architect - 12Mb with 512Mb monthly bandwidth. Ads on pages. 256kb filesize limit. Online site builder. Subdomain hosting.

Cool Free Pages - 50Mb with unlimited bandwidth. Exit Pop-up ad. FTP uploads. PHP supported. Domain hosting. URL: 'http://yoursite.coolfreepages.com/'.

CyberSoup - 15Mb. Banner ad on each page. Browser uploads. Web-based site builder. URL: 'http://my.cybersoup.com/yoursite/'.

DomainDLX - 100Mb with unlimited bandwidth. Banner or popup on each page. Browser upload. Web-based email. Domain hosting. ASP, Access databases and SSI supported.

Dreamwater - 10 Mb with unlimited bandwidth. Banner ad on each page. Browser uploads. Templates provided. CGI scripts: chat board, form mailer, and guestbook. URL: 'http://yoursite.dreamwater.com/'.

Eccentrix - 50 Mb with 900Mb monthly bandwidth. Pop-ups on each page. CGI scripts: guestbook and message board. URL: 'http://www.eccentrix.com/dir/yoursite/'.

eSmartStart - 20Mb. FTP and browser uploads. Templates provided. URL: 'http://yoursite.eSmartWeb.com/'.

The Express Page - For creating a first home page. 1 page allowed. Browser uploads. URL: 'http://expage.com/yoursite/'.

Fateback - 60Mb with unlimited bandwidth. Small banner ads. FTP and browser uploads. POP3 email. Domain hosting available. URL: 'http://yoursite.fateback.com/'.

FortuneCity - 25 Mb with 3Gb monthly bandwidth. Banner ad and Pop-ups on each page. FTP uploads. URL: 'http://members.fortunecity.com/yoursite/'.

FortuneCity UK - 25Mb with 0.5Gb monthly bandwidth. Banner ad on each page. FTP and browser uploads. URL: 'http://members.fortunecity.co.uk/yoursite/'.

The Free Auction - 1.5Mb. Browser uploads. Web-based PageBuilder and templates provided. Search box, guestbook, counter and form mailer provided.

Free Hosting Guru - For approved sites. 5Mb space with unlimited bandwidth. No ads. Browser uploads. PHP supported. URL: 'http://yoursite.freehostingguru.com/'.

Free Web Hosting - Unlimited space with unlimited bandwidth. Header and footer ads on each page. FTP uploads. Web-based email. Domain hosting. URL: 'http://yoursite.sohounion.com/'.

Free Web Page Hosting - 150Mb with 600Mb monthly bandwidth. 900kb filesize limit. Banner or Pop-up ads. FTP and browser uploads. Form mailer, guestbook and message board provided. URL: 'http://yoursite.freewebpage.org/'. Affiliated with TopCities.

Free Web Space - 50Mb. FTP uploads.

Free Web Space - 20 Mb. Banner ad on each page. Browser uploads. Email forwarding. CGI scripts and website tools. URL: 'http://yoursite.freewebspace.com/'.

Free Web Town - Offering audio and video streaming, iPod and PSP video conversion, blog hosting, stores, auctions, and a traditional web-based site builder. URL: 'http://www.freewebtown.com/yoursite/'.

FreeCyberZone.com - 12Mb. Banner ad on each page. Browser uploads. Free web-based e-mail. CGI scripts: counter, guestbook and message boards. URL: 'http://yoursite.freecyberzone.com/'.

FreeHomePage.com - 12Mb. Templates provided. Pop-up and banner ads on each page. URL: 'http://yoursite.freehomepage.com/'.

FreePages - 5 web pages allowed. Templates provided. URL: 'http://pages.nutang.com/yoursite/'.

Freeservers.com - 12 Mb. Banner ad on each page. Browser uploads. Email forwarding. CGI scripts: counter, guestbook and form mailer. Domain hosting. URL: 'http://yoursite.freeservers.com/'.

Freespaces.com - Unlimited space and bandwidth. No forced banner ads. URL:'http://www.freespaces.com/yoursite'.

Freewebs.com - 40Mb with 500Mb monthly bandwidth. No forced ads. CGI, Perl and SSI supported. Online website builder, counters, forums, form mailer provided. Domain hosting available. URL: 'http://www.freewebs.com/yoursite/'.

FriendPages - 5Mb. Ads on pages. URL: 'http://yoursite.friendpages.com/'.

Geocities - 15 Mb with 3Gb monthly bandwidth limit. Banner or Pop-up ads on each page. Browser or FTP uploads. On-line editor. CGI scripts: counter and guestbook. URL: 'http://www.geocities.com/yoursite/'.

Global Web - 50Mb space with 1Gb monthly bandwidth. Free Subdomains. Forced ads on top of each page. FTP uploads. POP3 email. PHP, MySQL, CGI and Perl are supported.

2GlobalMart.com - 12Mb. FTP uploads. Web-based email. Counter, form mailer and guestbook provided. FrontPage supported. URL: 'http://yoursite.g2gm.com/'.

Graffiti.net - 20Mb. Button link required. FTP uploads. Web-based email. Full CGI-BIN support, chat, message boards and mailing lists. URL: 'http://www.graffiti.net/yoursite/'.

7H Free Web Hosting - 20Mb. Banner ad on each page. Web-based email account. Site building tools. Domain hosting. URL: 'http://yoursite.7h.com/'.

Home Page Builders - 12Mb. Banner at top and bottom of each page. Browser uploads.
Web-based site builder. URL: 'http://yoursite.fabpage.com/'.

HomePageHost - Application review in signup. 50Mb. FTP uploads. PHP, MySQL supported. Subdirectory hosting.

7Host - 50Mb. Banner ad on each page. FTP uploads. ASP supported. URL: 'http://user.7host.com/yoursite/'.

Host Department - 10Mb with unlimited bandwidth. FTP uploads. Guestbook, message board and form mailer provided. Password protection for directories available. URL: 'http://free.hostdepartment.com/[initialletter]/yoursite/'.

Host Ultra - No image galleries allowed. Unlimited space with unlimited bandwidth. Filesize limit 1Mb. Exit Pop-up ads on each page. FTP and browser uploads. PHP supported. Domain hosting available. URL: 'http://www.hostultra.com/~yoursite/'.

Hostars Free Web Hosting - 25Mb space and 500Mb monthly bandwidth. Ads on pags. FTP uploads. URL: [Only Registered users can see links . Click Here To Register...]

HostRave Free Hosting - 20Mb with unlimited bandwidth. Text link ads. FTP and browser uploads. PHP, MySQL, CGI, Perl supported.

HostsLtd - 20Mb. Counters, guestbooks, polls, forums and form mailer provided. URL: 'http://www.freehostsltd.com/dir/yoursite/'.

hus.meg.nu - 2.5Mb. 500kb filesize limit. No forced ads. Site builder tools. URL: 'http://hus.meg.nu/homepage/dir/yoursite'.

IcySpicy - 20Mb. Banner ad on each page. Browser uploads. Templates provided. URL: 'http://yoursite.icyspicy.com'.

ItsMySite.com - 5Mb. Ad frame or banner on each page. Only hosts pages built by SiteBuilder, an online site building tool. Password-protecting available. URL: 'http://www.itsmysite.com/yoursite/'.

JoinMe - 5Mb. Web based editor, guest books and bulletin boards provided. URL: 'http://joinme.net/yoursite'.

Lastpromise.com - Two tiers of free hosting with limited spaces available. POP3 e-mail, subdomain or directory URLs, and PHP/MySQL offered. No ads.

Lecktronix.net - 20Mb. Banner ad on each page. FTP and browser uploads. Web-based site builder provided. CGI scripts: counter, guestbook and forms. URL: 'http://yoursite.lecktronix.net/'.

Lifelesspeople.com - For approved sites. 100Mb with 2Gb monthly bandwidth. No forced ads. FTP uploads. PHP, MySQL, Perl, SSI supported. Domain hosting supported. Subdomains at lifelesspeople.com, l2p.net and belike.net

20 Megs Free.com - 20Mb. Browser or FTP uploads. Website builder and templates provided. Guestbook, counter and form mailer provided. URL: 'http://yoursite.20megsfree.com/'.

20megs.com - 20Mb with unlimited bandwidth. Banner ad on each page. FTP or browser uploads. CGI scripts: guestbook and message board. URL: 'http://www.20megs.com/category/yoursite/'.

Megspace - 50Mb with unlimited bandwidth. Banner ad on each page. Browser uploads. CGI scripts: form mailer, guestbook, and message board. URL: 'http://www.megspace.com/dir/yoursite/'.

Mg2.org - A community focused on web hosting. Sponsor based user selection and approval. 20Mb. No forced ads. FTP uploads. PHP, CGI, JSP and Perl supported. GCC access provided. URL: 'http://yoursite.mg2.org/'.

MyWebPage at Netscape - 20Mb. Banner ad at top of each page. Browser uploads. URL: 'http://webpages.netscape.com/yoursite/'.

NexusWebs - 35Mb with 750Mb bandwidth. No forced banner ads. FTP and browser uploads. Web-based email. Online website builder. URL: 'http://yoursite.nexuswebs.net/'.

nu3.net - 12Mb. Banner ad on each page. Browser uploads. Web-based email. Scripts: form mailer, guestbook and message boards. URL: 'http://yoursite.nu3.net/'.

OAM Web - 5 Mb. Banner ad on each page. Browser uploads. CGI scripts: form mailer, guestbook, and message board. URL: 'http://oamweb.com/dir/yoursite/'.

PCI Free Host - 12Mb with 512Mb monthly bandwidth. 256kb filesize limit. Banner ad on each page. Email forwarding. CGI scripts: webring, message board, form mailer and counter. URL: 'http://yoursite.pcizone.com/'.

Planet-D - Unlimited space. Browser uploads. Web-based email. PHP, Perl, suexec supported. Domain hosting allowed. URL: 'http://yoursite.planet-d.net/'.

PrimeTap - 12Mb. Banner and Pop-up ads on each page. Browser uploads. Templates provided. URL: 'http://yoursite.primetap.com/'.

ProHosting - 20Mb with 1Gb monthly bandwidth. FTP uploads. Web-based site builder. URL: 'http://free.prohosting.com/~yoursite/'.

ProperComfy - 50Mb with unlimited bandwidth. No forced ads. FTP uploads. Web-based email. PHP, Perl, MySQL supported. Domain hosting available. URL: 'http://yoursite.propercomfy.co.uk/'.

Psend - 20Mb. Banner ad on each page. FTP and browser uploads. Web-based email. PHP supported. URL: 'http://yoursite.psend.com/'.

4qtherapeia.com - Only for sites that have already been built. 10Mb. No forced ads. Browser uploads. Domain hosting. URL: 'http://yoursite.joolsc.net/'.

QuickFox Websites - 150Mb. No forced banner ads. SSI supported. URL: 'http://users.quickfox.org/~yoursite/'.

Sakellaris Electronics - 12Mb. Banner ad on each page. FTP and browser uploads. Templates provided. Email forwarding. URL: 'http://yoursite.snn.gr/'.

00server.com - 20Mb. Banner ad on each page. Browser uploads. URL: 'http://yoursite.00space.com/'.

SitePalace.com - 8Mb with unlimited bandwidth. Banner ad on each page. Browser uploads. CGI scripts: counter. URL: 'http://www.sitepalace.com/yoursite/'.

Slydevil's Lair - 5Mb. Four DS3 backbone connections. No forced banner ads. Browser uploads. Guestbook provided.

Stormpages.com - 50Mb with unlimited bandwidth. Scripts: message board, guest book. Web-based site builder provided. URL: 'http://stormpages.com/yoursite/'.

SwiftHost - 100Mb. No forced ads. FTP uploads. PHP and ASP supported.

T35.com - Unlimited space with unlimited bandwidth. 250kb filesize limit. Pop-under ads. FTP uploads. PHP, SSI supported. Domain name hosting available. URL: 'http://yoursite.t35.com/'.

TheGeekHost.com - For technically oriented sites. 15Mb with 500Mb monthly bandwidth. Ads on pages. Browser uploads. SSI supported. Site building and management tools. Available scripts include guestbook, counter, appointment book, and message board. URL: 'http://www.thegeekhost.com/yoursite/'.

Thirdage.com - 9Mb. Pop-up ad on each page. Browser uploads. Guestbook and counter provided. URL: 'http://home.thirdage.com/area/yoursite/'.

Tripod.com - 20 Mb. Banner or Pop-up ad on each page. FTP uploads. MS FrontPage, CGI and Perl supported. Web-based builder and templates provided. URL: 'http://yoursite.tripod.com/'.

Tripod-UK - 50Mb. Banner frame ad. Browser and FTP uploads. MS FrontPage, PHP and MySQL supported. URL: 'http://members.lycos.co.uk/yoursite/'.
Virtual Solar System - 5Mb. No forced ads. Browser uploads. URL: 'http://www.virtualsolarsystem.com/dir/yoursite/'.

Web Hosting Pal - 50Mb with 5000Mb monthly bandwidth. No forced ads. FTP uploads. PHP, Perl, SSI supported. URL: 'http://yoursite.webhostingpal.com/'.

Web1000.com - 50Mb with unlimited bandwidth. No forced ads. FTP uploads. Adult sites permitted. Many URLs available.

WebMasterTools.Com - 10Mb with unlimited bandwidth. Banner ad on homepage. FTP uploads. Two POP3 email accounts. URL: 'http://webmastertools.com/dir/yoursite/'.

Websamba.com - 30Mb with unlimited bandwidth. Banner at top and bottom of each page; no user ads. FTP uploads. CGI, ASP, SSI and ODBC databases supported. URL: 'http://www.websamba/yoursite/'.

WebSpawner.com - For beginners. Pop-up ad on each page. Web-based builder and site management tools.

Wizards of WizardSoul - For a simple web page. Text link ad at top of each page. Web-based builder and messenger system provided. URL: 'http://wizardsoul.com/wizards/yoursite/'.

Worldbreak.com - 12Mb. Banner ad on each page. Browser uploads. Unlimited web-based email accounts. CGI scripts include counters, form mailer and guestbook. URL: 'http://yoursite/worldbreak.com/'.

Xaper Homepages - 20Mb. Banner ad on each page. FTP uploads. Templates provided. URL: 'http://yoursite.xaper.com/'.

XentriK Hosting - Offering 10MB disk space, 500 MB data transfer, no forced advertisments, FTP, PHP, CGI and SSI support. URL: user.xentrik.net

X-Mail.net - 20Mb. 500kb filesize limit. Browser uploads. Web-based email account.
Yours2Use - 2Mb. No forced ads. URL:'http://members.yours2use.co.uk/yoursite/'.

[Spiral]

thanks for the deinition mate

[phanna555]

So detial mate thanks.

[copperzepher]

Amazing. Truly a help to all of us. Some of these host you listed go against the "you get what you pay for" saying. Thanks mate.

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