Web hosting is some sort of Internet hosting service that allows organizations and individuals to provide their own websites which are accessible throughout the World Wide Web. The scope of web hosting services varies very widely. The most basic thing is a webpage and a small scale file hosting, where files can be uploaded through a web interface or file transfer protocol. The files are generally delivered to the web “as in” or with little processing. There are many internet service providers who offer such kind of services absolutely free to their subscribers. Public can also get web page hosting from further alternative service providers. Typically, personal web hosting is usually free, cheap, or advertisement sponsored. As compared to the personal web hosting of any other business, this web hosting has a higher expense.

Types of hosting

-          Free web hosting service – free and advertisement supported web hosting

-          Shared web hosting service – one’s website is positioned on the same server and all domains share common pool of server resources, such as the CPU and RAM.

-          Clustered hosting – manifold server hosting the similar content for superior resource utilization.

-          Grid hosting – hosting when a server cluster performs like a grid and is composed of manifold nodes.

-          Reseller web hosting, Virtual dedicated server, Dedicated hosting service, Collocation web hosting service, and Home server.