The web hosting is the service that provides Internet users with a system to store data, images, video, or any content accessible via the Web. The Web Hosting Providers are companies that provide space on a server to its customers.

Types of Web Hosting

The web hosting is divided into six categories: free, shared, resellers, virtual servers, dedicated servers and co-location.

1. Free Hosting: The free hosting is extremely limited when compared with paid hosting. These services usually add advertising on the sites and have a limited space and traffic.
2. Shared Hosting: In this type of service several customer’s sites are placed on the same server through the web server configuration program. It is a very good alternative for small and medium-sized customers, this type of web hosting has good economic performance.
3. Reseller Hosting: This hosting service is designed for large users or people who sell Hosting service to others. These packages have a lot of space and domains available for each account.
4. Virtual Server: using a virtual server, the company offers control of a computer. So you can manage multiple domains easily and economically, in addition to electing programs running on the server. It is the type of product recommended for corporate design and web programming.
5. Dedicated server: The term dedicated server refers to an advanced form of web hosting, in which customers rent or buy a complete computer, and thus has full control and responsibility to administer it. The physical care of the machine and Internet connectivity is a task for the hosting company, which usually take it in a data center.
6. Co-location: This service provide a physical space for a data center for the client to put their own computer. The company gives connectivity to the Internet, but the server computer select belongs to user.