Web hosting Accommodation Website?
You are about to create a website and you wonder what type of accommodation to choose? Here's a quick comparison of different accommodation options available to you:
1. Shared Hosting
This is a sharing of server resources across multiple websites, each site belonging to individuals or society which a priori do not know. This is basic accommodation that is sufficient for sites including static or dynamic sites do not require huge resources.
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Low Cost | | You can not install your own programs |
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| any technical requirements (at the expense of the host) | resource utilization are unclear, risks slowing down or even crash the server |
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| No knowledge required of directors | Average performance (see mediocre) |
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| Many services annexes | security and confidentiality of data difficult to guarantee (for sharing) |
2. Dedicated Hosting (dedicated)
Here you are the only master on board and have control over your own server, your programs and websites. It is advisable to choose this accommodation if your audience is important and that your content is dynamic with a need for resources (bandwidth, processor, memory, ...) more important. A dedicated server is also time and knowledge of administration.
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| High Performance | Expensive |
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| Full autonomy | necessary knowledge administration |
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| You install what you want, be it Whether operating system or software | You are responsible for the attacks and security breaches |
3. Hosting Semi-Dedicated (virtual)
This solution midway between shared hosting and dedicated you can enjoy good performance without requiring intervention techniques yourself. The virtual server acts like a dedicated server but on a shared infrastructure special. This infrastructure is responsible for providing resources and memory depending on your configuration choices.
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| Very good performance | risk of performance degradation if the infrastructure of the host is not sufficiently robust |
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| Reduced costs compared to dedicated server | Knowledge Administration recommended |
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Good vision | Consumer Resources | |
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| spoke limited or no technical | |
4. Accommodation home
If you wish to use a specific program without wishing to rent or virtual dedicated server you may be considering staying with you. This is particularly the case if you want to test an application before installing it on a dedicated server or if you want to spend as little as possible or even have absolute control over your server.
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| Restart possible by reaching | Your server must be turned 24 on 24. Therefore systems provide air conditioning and anti-power outage. |
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| Installing new programs and updates smoothly | Bandwidth very low if you have installation pointed. |
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| Direct access to the machine via the internal network (not via FTP) | If you want to limit costs and do not opt for a fixed IP but rather a changing IP, you will use a service to manage the link between your domain name and changing your IP (use a service like DynIP to fix this problem) |
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| You can change the hardware easily at any time | A computer on 24/24 cost you more than 15 € per month just by electricity |
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| You want to manage 30 000 mail boxes? No problem! | The server can not be your personal computer but a computer designed specifically for this role. There will be more expensive, noisier, bigger, ... |
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| | If the server crashes and you are not there to restart too bad! |
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| | You are responsible for your server and security flaws |
5. Shared accommodation
If you want to use your own server and enjoy a professional connection, the roommate is the best solution. Indeed, in an upscale Datacenter Server colocation allows you to have fast Internet connections to your machine. In addition, you will benefit from infrastructure conditioned system and anti-cuts.
| Advantages Disadvantages | |
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| Bandwidth very efficient (depending on your configuration) | necessary knowledge administration. |
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| You choose your hardware | You are responsible for the operation of your server and security flaws |
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| You install what you want as your operating system and software | may be more expensive than a dedicated server if you spend too much time traveling |
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| Your server in an air conditioned room is protected from power outages | |
Conclusion: Next
performance you need you can choose suitable accommodation. I think a way forward is the semi-dedicated server "virtual" which should grow to offer many possibilities. Amazon recently embarked on this type of service and appears to meet a great success: http://aws.amazon.com
