MEDIACOM Web Hosting
MySQL,
Database, Filemaker
Single page hosting is generally sufficient for personal web pages. A
complex site calls for a more comprehensive package that provides
database support and application development platforms (e.g. PHP, Java,
Ruby on Rails, ColdFusion, and ASP.NET). These facilities allow
customers to write or install scripts for applications like forums and
content management. Also, Secure Sockets Layer SSLis highly recommended
for e-commerce. FileMaker hosting allows your data to be accessed
worldwide via custom web publishing or remote access.
Hosting Services Types
Free web hosting service: offered by different companies with
limited services, sometimes supported by advertisements, and often
limited when compared to paid hosting.
Shared web hosting service: one's website is placed on the same
server as many other sites, ranging from a few to hundreds or thousands.
Typically, all domains may share a common pool of server resources, such
as RAM and the CPU. The features available with this type of service can
be quite extensive. A shared website may be hosted with a reseller.
Reseller web hosting: allows clients to become web hosts
themselves. Resellers could function, for individual domains, under any
combination of these listed types of hosting, depending on who they are
affiliated with as a reseller. Resellers' accounts may vary tremendously
in size: they may have their own virtual dedicated server to a colocated
server. Many resellers provide a nearly identical service to their
provider's shared hosting plan and provide the technical support
themselves.
Virtual Dedicated Server: also known as a Virtual Private Server
(VPS), divides server resources into virtual servers, where resources
can be allocated in a way that does not directly reflect the underlying
hardware. VPS will often be allocated resources based on a one server to
many VPSs relationship, however virtualisation may be done for a number
of reasons, including the ability to move a VPS container between
servers. The users may have root access to their own virtual space.
Customers are sometimes responsible for patching and maintaining the
server.
Dedicated hosting service: the user gets his or her own Web
server and gains full control over it (user has root access for
Linux/administrator access for Windows); however, the user typically
does not own the server. Another type of Dedicated hosting is
Self-Managed or Unmanaged. This is usually the least expensive for
Dedicated plans. The user has full administrative access to the server,
which means the client is responsible for the security and maintenance
of his own dedicated server.
Managed hosting service: the user gets his or her own Web server
but is not allowed full control over it (user is denied root access for
Linux/administrator access for Windows); however, they are allowed to
manage their data via FTP or other remote management tools. The user is
disallowed full control so that the provider can guarantee quality of
service by not allowing the user to modify the server or potentially
create configuration problems. The user typically does not own the
server. The server is leased to the client.
Colocation web hosting service: similar to the dedicated web
hosting service, but the user owns the colo 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 web hosting
service. In most cases, the colocation provider may provide little to no
support directly for their client's machine, providing only the
electrical, Internet access, and storage facilities for the server. In
most cases for colo, the client would have his own administrator visit
the data center on site to do any hardware upgrades or changes.
Cloud Hosting: is a new type of hosting platform that allows
customers powerful, scalable and reliable hosting based on clustered
load-balanced servers and utility billing. A cloud hosted website may be
more reliable than alternatives since other computers in the cloud can
compensate when a single piece of hardware goes down. Also, local power
disruptions or even natural disasters are less problematic for cloud
hosted sites, as cloud hosting is decentralized. Cloud hosting also
allows providers to charge users only for resources consumed by the
user, rather than a flat fee for the amount the user expects they will
use, or a fixed cost upfront hardware investment. Alternatively, the
lack of centralization may give users less control on where their data
is located which could be a problem for users with data security or
privacy concerns. |
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