What is web hosting?

Web hosting service is a kind of Internet hosting service that allocates to make your own website reachable via the World Wide Web. Web hosting companies are providers of space on a server they own or lease to utilize by their customers plus providing Internet connectivity. They provide data center space and connectivity to the Internet for servers they do not own to be located in their data center, known as co-location. Main types of web hosting can be categorized as shared, dedicated, co-location, and reseller.

Free Web Hosting

• Ads on Your Website – most free web host providers will put ads and/or banners on your website. There are several free web host providers that will not force ads on your website.

• Web Space - usually you’ll have about 250MB of web space. If you are planning to store photos or video files, you’ll run out of web space pretty fast.
• File Size Limitation – many free hosting providers limit your max website files size, usually it's about a half megabyte.

• Account Expiration – you may find your website unavailable after some period. Check what the default expiration time is.

• Hardware Limitation – if you have medium of higher traffic, free web provider can cut it by web server’s hardware limitations. For example: percentage of server's CPU and/or memory. But, if you have a few visitors per day, there is no reason to worry about it.

• FTP Access – it’s the easiest and quickest way to upload/download files from your website. Most free hosting providers don't have this option.

• First Year for Free – some of the paid hosting companies offer you first year for free, but you’ll need to supply a valid credit card. If you’ll cancel the service before the end of the first year, web host provider will charge your credit card.

• Technical Support - can be helpful if you have problems or questions. Unfortunately, most free web hosts either don't has technical support or won't respond to your applications. Some free web hosts have video tutorials and/or online documentation.

Important of the Web Hosting

Internet or world wide web (www) is a network of computers that are connected to each other. The companies that provide this network are known as the Internet Service Providers (ISP). The computers, that host websites, share their web files (web pages, images, flash etc.) so that anyone can access them from anywhere in the world when connected to the internet. This file sharing is achieved by a software know as the web server software. The most common web server software are Apache and Windows IIS (Internet Information Server).

Users access the websites on the internet by sending requests to the internet. The software used to make these requests is known as a web client. Most commonly used web client is a web browser such as Internet Explorer, Netscape or Opera.

Why do you need web hosting?

To make your website available to the internet community, the website files need to be hosted on a web server. A web server is a powerful computer, which can accomodate thousands of requests for your website pages. A web server has to be connected to the internet all day and night so that users can access it anytime. A web hosting provider is a company that sells space on these web servers to website owners like you. They provide a full-time, high-bandwidth connection to the internet, so that visitors can access your site easily.

Reasons for not hosting a website on your home computer:

1. Server and server software (web server, mail server, firewall, virus protection etc.) can be expensive.

2. The server needs a 24/7 high speed connection to the internet, which is relatively costly.

3. Setting up all the configurations including mail server, FTP server and DNS server can be complicated.

4. Server maintenance requires 24 hour support, special skills and knowledge.


Now-a-days web hosting is very cheap (usually starting from under $5/month) due to intense competition in the web hosting industry. There are free web hosting companies also, however, they are not recommended for professional or company websites. The free web hosts will recover their costs by showing ads on your website, and provides less flexibility in terms of having your own domain names and email addresses.

Web Hosting From Canada

Web Hosting Canada - For Every Need! 30-Day Money Back Guarantee! Shared web hosting & dedicated servers from Canada for the world. WeDoHosting provides top-quality support and pricing in Canadian dollars. All of our servers and experienced technicians are located in Victoria, BC and unlike many other web hosting companies, we built and own our data centre. This means we take our business seriously as we're not simply reselling another provider's investment, and we're held accountable for your hosting experience.

UK WEB HOSTING :

Welcome to eUKhost, the UK's premier web hosting company. At eUKhost you will find low cost, yet reliable, web hosting services. Whether you're an enterprise level business, a small business or even someone who wants to host their personal website, we have a suitable website hosting solution for you. eUKhost was originally founded in the year 2001 and, at the time, had only a handful of clients. Since then, eUKhost.com has witnessed unprecedented growth and now hosts over 100 000 websites. Our wide array of services include cPanel Hosting, Windows Hosting, Reseller Hosting, Semi Dedicated Servers, Business Web Hosting, VPS Hosting, Dedicated Servers and Offsite backup solutions. Combined with 24/7 technical support and a 99.95% uptime guarantee, you are in safe hands with eUKhost.

How do I transfer my domain name?

For Registrant-to-Registrant Transfers:

The registrant should update the contact information through the sponsoring registrar. EnterSys cannot do this for you; you must do it through the registrar.



For Registrar-to-Registrar Transfers:

1. Obtain the authorization code from the current sponsoring registrar of the domain. Please consult the WHOIS to find out who the sponsoring registrar is.

2. After you receive your authorization code, supply it to the new (gaining) registrar.

3. The new (gaining) registrar should then initiate the transfer. Once initiated, the transfer will be completed in five 24-hour periods.

4. EnterSys advises that you change your auth code after a transfer. You can do this through your new registration.