Webhosting is maintained by concern that works by providing disk space, memory and network connection to the users. The four basic types of web hosting are free web hosting, shared web hosting, unmanaged dedicated web hosting and managed dedicated web hosting. Free web hosting is the basic type that can be used for personal sites where in you don’t want heavy site traffic. It offers less number of features and sometimes it doesn’t support multiple addresses etc. shared web hosting, as name itself suggest that the server is shared among many companies that owns web sites. The drawback of this webhosting is the security feature. Since the IP address provided is same to all the companies that share the server is same, there is good chance for fellow companies to hack and modify the date that is transmitted through the server. The dedicated webhosting is the famous version of web hosting that is applicable for large scale industries. Where the server is completely dedicated to the concern and they have complete authorities related to the server. They take care of the administration and back up of the site. And in managed web hosting the server is managed by the third party and they act as the administrator for the server.

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