Dedicated Web Hosting Explanation

Free and paid shared plans are among the most widespread website hosting solutions on the marketplace. They are appropriate for small-size online portals that do not request plenty of resources and do not receive that many viewers, but for heavy resource-devouring web pages with many 1000's of website visitors, a more powerful solution is needed. If you are searching for a rock solid, cutting-edge website hosting solution that can deal with even millions of daily visits, a dedicated web hosting is your most appropriate alternative.

Handle the Heavy Load Generated by Your Sites with a Dedicated Web Hosting Server

With the dedicated server hosting solution, you rent an entire physical server whose resources will be used only by your websites. Just like any computer, each dedicated web hosting server has one or more microprocessors operating at a particular speed, a given amount of RAM memory, one or more disk drives, etc. A server is actually a computer with a hardware configuration designed to tackle high load and some software installed on it, such as web server software, PHP and MySQL software, and so on, which permits the web sites stored on it to be available on the web.

Managed Dedicated Web Hosting Services

A dedicated web hosting server can be administered either by the host, or by the customer, on the basis of the concrete dedicated web hosting plan. In either situation, the party managing the physical machine has access to a software tool to reboot it at any particular moment. Management is done via a hosting Control Panel graphical interface that permits you to supervise the services running on the physical machine.

OSs for Dedicated Web Hosting

There are different hosting server Operating Systems such as Windows, FreeBSD, a variety of Linux distributions, etc. Certain hosting suppliers offer dedicated web hosting utilizing one specific Operating System, while others give customers an option. MSSQL databases and .NET websites demand a Windows web server, for instance, and will not function on a different OS, whereas PHP and HTML driven web sites using MySQL databases will perform on any OS. Prior to leasing a dedicated web hosting server, find out what the host provides and what the requirements of your website are.

Software Apps for Dedicated Web Hosting

By default, each dedicated web hosting server offers all the software apps needed to administer a web site - web server software, database software (MySQL, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, and so on), PHP software, an FTP server and so on, so as soon as you get the hosting server, you can upload your web site files and get the site online. The majority of web hosting vendors grant root-level access, i.e. you can install any software apps on the dedicated web hosting server and modify any settings. Particular script-based platforms need server-side applications that should be pre-installed in order for them to function. Different shopping cart software scripts, for instance, include such a precondition, and getting root access to the dedicated web hosting server is vital for having an online storefront. Other hosting distributors do not grant root-level access, but help the client activate the necessary software platforms - this is the so-called managed web hosting service, as compared to the unmanaged hosting service, which includes full root access.

Dedicated Web Hosting by 'FestiveHost'

The web files on the dedicated web hosting server can be managed either through a Secure Shell (SSH) session or through a Control Panel graphical user interface like cPanel, DirectAdmin, Hepsia, etc. There are 10's of hosting Control Panel interfaces in existence, and normally web hosting suppliers provide a couple of them, and with root access at hand, the client can activate any of them. All website files, databases, e-mail addresses, access logs and script installations are managed easily via a graphical user interface in a browser, so no advanced knowledge is necessary. Specific web hosting CPs also comprise a reseller back office panel, so if you get a dedicated web hosting server, you can not merely host your web files, but also sell shared website hosting plans to different customers to gain cash. We, at FestiveHost, provide free invoicing software and a domain reseller account with every dedicated web hosting plan of ours, which enables you to found your own web hosting company and earn money very quickly since the hosting business niche is constantly enlarging.