Web hosting is a service that allows individuals and organizations to make their websites accessible via the World Wide Web. In simple terms, web hosting providers offer space on servers owned or leased for use by clients, as well as providing internet connectivity, typically in a data center.
When you create a website, you need a place to store all its files—HTML documents, images, videos, etc. This is what web hosting provides: a server or servers where those files can be stored and accessed by people browsing the internet. When someone types your website’s domain name into their web browser, their computer connects to the server where your website is hosted, retrieves the files, and displays them on their screen.
Web hosting services can vary widely in terms of features, pricing, and performance. Some common types of web hosting include shared hosting (where multiple websites share resources on a single server), virtual private server (VPS) hosting (where multiple virtual servers are created on a single physical server), dedicated hosting (where an entire server is dedicated to one client), and cloud hosting (where resources are spread across multiple servers in a network). Each type has its own advantages and is suited to different types of websites and levels of traffic.
