Website Hosting

Web hosting is often referred to as a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and companies to make their own website accessible on the World Wide Web. Web hosts providers are companies that supply space on a computer server that they own or lease for use by their own clients as well as providing Internet connectivity, normally in a data center. Web hosts companies can also provide data center storage space and connectivity to the Internet for computer servers they do not own to be located in their own data center with collation.

The scope of web hosting services varies greatly. The most common is "web page" and small file hosting, where files can be uploaded with File Transfer Protocol (FTP) program or a Web interface such as Internet Explorer. The files are usually delivered and published to the Web "as is" or with little processing. Many Internet service providers (ISPs) offer this type of service free to their own subscribers. People may also obtain Web hosting from other alternative service providers. Personal web site hosting is typically served for free, advertisements with sponsors, or inexpensive. Web site hosting for businesses often have a higher expense cost.