Introduction
A website needs to be hosted in order for the viewers to see and experience the website. There are many different web hosting services available in 2024 and in this blog, I will go over some important details about web hosting services and which service is the best.
How does Web Hosting Work?
Web hosting works when the creator of the website stores website files on the server and then provides the necessary things needed for the users to view it. For the files to be stored on the website, the web host provides server space.
What are the things that web hosting needs?
- Control Panel
- Domain
- DNS Management
Now I will go over each of them and explain why they are very important for web hosting to function properly.
Control Panel
A Control Panel also known as cPanel is a very famous control dashboard that helps you control the website hosting server. Control Panel is very user friendly and very easy to operate, and it is designed for users to control different features of their hosting account. The Control Panel is a game changer for people who do not have good experience in the digital and website world. Since it provides various features that are helpful in different ways such as File Management, Domain Management, Email Management, Backup, and Restore.
File Management allows users to import, edit, and manage websites through web based interface. It also enables FTP accounts for easy file transfer.
Domain Management allows users to add various domains to their hosting accounts such as .com, .org, and .net.
Email Management allows users to manage the emails that are in the user’s domain.
Backup and Restore allow users to keep their files safe in case something happens to the website. If a user loses their website but they have a backup for it then they can restore it back to their domain and the viewers can have access to their websites
Domain
A domain used for people to view other’s websites and they are registered via domain registrars. Whenever people type the website’s name they need to add a “.” then either com, org, net, etc… You have to add the correct domain in order to get to the correct website otherwise it will not let you access the website you are looking for. SEO looks at the domain of the website and then ranks the website based on how good and popular the domain is.
DNS Management
DNS stands for Domain Name System and it manages the configuration and administration associated with domain name. DNS turns a readable domain names into IP addresses which are combinations of different numbers. The DNS management includes different tasks that are related to the maintenance of DNS records. The DNS management changes take some time to fully complete across the world. Users can build subdomains via DNS management and it leads them to particular locations.
Conclusion
In conclusion, web hosting is very useful if you have or are planning to create a website.