DSOM - topic- Domain & Hosting.
What exactly is Domain and web hosting? - Features
and types.
Domain
A domain or domain name is the location of
a website.
Domain name is the address of your website that people
type in the browser’s URL bar to visit your website (if your website was a
house, then your domain name will be its address.)
Internet
is basically a giant network of computers connected to each other through
cables. To easily identify them, each computer is assigned a series of numbers
called IP Address.
This
IP address is a combination of numbers separated with dots. Typically, IP
addresses look like this:
66.249.66.1
Hosting
Web hosting is the place where all the files of your
website live. It is like the home of your website where it actually lives.
When someone enters your domain name in a browser, the
domain name is translated into the IP address of your web hosting company’s computer.
This computer contains your website’s files, and it sends those files back to
the users’ browsers.
Web hosting companies specialize in storing and serving
websites. They offer different types of hosting plans to their customers.
What Different Types of Web Hosting Exist?
1. Free Web
Hosting
With a free web hosting service, you are not technically creating your
own website, but creating one or more pages on someone else’s website.
For example, WordPress allows
you to create a free site or blog on their wordpress.com website. However,
you’ll find that your website is actually a subdomain of their domain
2. Shared Hosting
Shared hosting is the cheapest option you can find
where you get your own domain. It’s generally best suited for small websites
without much traffic. When you sign up for a shared hosting plan, your
website will be sharing space on a server with other websites. To make things
more efficient and so they can offer cheap hosting options, hosting companies
put multiple users on the same server.
3. Virtual Private Server (VPS) Hosting
Virtual Private Server hosting is the next step up from shared hosting.
It’s quite a popular option for website owners looking for an upgrade from
traditional shared hosting because it is quite balanced from all points of
view, including cost.
A VPS server still requires you to share space with other users on the
same physical server, but the way this is achieved is entirely different to
traditional shared hosting.
A hypervisor is a piece of software that allows you to create and
operate multiple virtual machines (also known as guest machines) on a single
computer (also known as the host machine)
4. Dedicated Server Hosting
A dedicated server is a type of
remote server that is entirely dedicated to
an individual, organization or application. It is deployed, hosted and
managed by ahosting, cloud or managed service provider (MSP). A dedicated
server is exclusive and not shared with any other customer, service or
application.
5. Cloud Hosting
Cloud-based computing is similar in the sense that you
gain access to a massive network of servers, and can use those resources based
on your needs with no interruption to service. In other words, with cloud
hosting, you are never going to find yourself running out of resources,
regardless of how gigantic your site gets. While a traditional Virtual Private
Server can be scaled up, there is a limit. The maximum resources you can get
with a VPS are the equivalent of what the server is equipped with.
6. Colocation Hosting
With colocation hosting, you buy your own server, rent
space in a data center’s rack and use their bandwidth. It requires you physically
taking the server to the colocation provider and installing it, though some
providers offer managed services and can handle the installation and
maintenance. You then use the bandwidth, IP, and power given to you by the
provider. Colocation hosting is similar to having a dedicated server, except
that you own the hardware. So, the advantages and disadvantages are similar,
except that since it’s your own server, you can do whatever you like without
restriction, including upgrading the hardware.
Colocation can be more expensive than other forms of
web hosting, especially once you factor in the investment in hardware
7. Self-Service Web Hosting
You buy the servers, install and configure all the
software, ensure backups are made, provide cooling to keep the servers from
melting down, and so on and so forth. Depending on your needs, you’re
essentially building a mini data center, which will require space, hardware,
and staff to operate.
8. Managed WordPress Hosting
Managed WordPress hosting isn’t technically a type of
hosting, but more of a combination of hosting type with additional services. In
essence, it’s a type of hosting package, In
essence, it’s a type of hosting package, but WordPress has become so popular
that it’s worth mentioning, especially for those of you who aren’t all that
technically proficient.
So, managed WordPress hosting is a service where the hosting company
manages all the techy stuff related to keeping your WordPress site up and
running smoothly, including handling things such as speed
improvement, security, updates,
scalability, and daily backups.
Features OF DOMAIN NAME
o Short and compact –
Domains should be short, quick and informative. Nowadays, the domain names with
single words have been sold out and these websites have gained huge success. Longer
the domain name, more the people will get confused.
o Easily memorized –
Do not include any kind of difficult or confusing words in your domain. Use
such domain name which people can easily keep in mind the next time they want
to browse your website. Use words which have easy spelling.
o .com extension –
.com extension is the post popular and successful extension. .com extension is
a usual extension that people are used to. Websites which meant for local
regions can use domains like .co.uk, .in, .pk, etc.
o Informative –
Your domain name should speak something about your website in short words. Let
it be compact but descriptive.
·
Avoid hyphens,
symbols and numbers – Use of
hyphens and numbers in a domain name unnecessarily causes trouble to the user while
remembering the name and while typing. Thus, avoid using them and keep even
your domain name user friendly.
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