Word Press Hosting Types You Need To Know About
Since it’s launch WordPress has become so popular, which offers endless utilities to the site owner.
To avail of all the utilities which WordPress has to offer, it needs to be integrated with an efficient hosting.
Below is the list of types of WordPress Hosting, you need to decide as per the size of the website before commencing.
Before opting for any specific type of Hosting, one generally looks for core concepts for balancing.
- Price-It’s the first thing one decides on.
- Ease of use-Both technically, and helpful WordPress features.
- Performance-oriented in terms of page load time and the ability to handle the traffic.
So when we will run through the options below, you can see how these concepts are closely related.
Shared Hosting
This kind of hosting is also known as “Reasonable Kind of Hosting”. For beginners who do not want to spend fortune merely on hosting, Shared Hosting is the best option available to them.
Beginners who do not have much traffic initially can go for this type of hosting. But when it starts getting traffic, they will have to shift to an upgraded one. One should choose thoughtfully, although Shared Hosting is cheap, it can affect the performance of the site.
Managed Hosting
Users who wish to get features like automatic updates, security, backup, and expert WordPress support can go for Managed Hosting. This hosting covers all elements and aspects of different underlying technologies.
Managed WordPress Hosts uses :
- Shared Hosting
- VPS Hosting
- Cloud Hosting
- Dedicated Servers
Managed Word Press Hosts takes care of
- Updating WordPress Software
- Everyday Site backup
- Configuring Server-Side Catching and CDN’s
- Securing your site with things like WordPress-specific firewalls and other security measures.
Virtual Private Server(VPS)
Also known by the abbreviation VPS, a Virtual Private Server lies somewhere between shared hosting and a dedicated server. Site owners looking for more powerful hosting than shared one alongside keeping things economical can opt for this.
Well, with Virtual Private Server, you are still sharing space with your fellow users, but here’s how it differs from Shared Hosting:
In this type of sharing you will not have to share resources{your site will have its own allotment of resources irrespective of what other’s are doing on your server} and will have more control over server {like configuration and allotment}.
Many hosting providers offer two types of virtual private servers.
- Managed-This simplifies your job to a great extent as here the host manages the server for you, exempting you from have any technical knowledge.
- Unmanaged-In this case you are required to configure and manage your server all by yourself, which makes it mandatory for you to have technical knowledge.
So, therefore, choose your hosting type accordingly. Unless you are a pro in managing things on your own, go for Managed VPS hosting.
Cloud Hosting
Totally new in its concept, Cloud Hosting is where your site is hosted on cloud architecture than on a specific physical server.
Known for its Scalability Feature, Cloud Hosting Technology allows you to add or remove resources. To put it simply, if your site on a certain period unexpectedly gets a rise in traffic, you can scale the resources during the rise to manage, and get back to normal when it has gone less.
Cloud Hosting is a plan which fits for all sizes and offers Managed and Unmanaged Hosting similar to Virtual Private Server.
Dedicated Server
Users of websites, specifically E-Commerce, with a big budget and great traffic, seeking great performance should go for Dedicated Server.
With Dedicated Server, you are going to have a boom in your Website’s performance, which implies quick loading of the website and no navigation and page loading errors.
You get an entire server to yourself, without the need to share resources(like shared hosting) or limit yourself to a virtual partition(like a VPS).
Like VPS and Cloud Hosting, Dedicated Servers are both Managed and Unmanaged.
The only point which makes Dedicated Server, a much thought after plan is its Cost. Even the cheapest Dedicated Servers costs $100 a month and going a bit high can easily go up to more than $300 per month.