What is web hosting?

If you have a website you need a server on which to deploy and which is constantly active and well connected to the Internet – This service is called hosting. Another thing you need is preserved name of the site or domain – such as "awardspace.com". Domain can be maintained both by the same company from which you order and hosting, and elsewhere. Most common domain (. Com,. Net,. Org,. Eu) cost approximately $14.95 year, and may get them as a free bonus with any hosting plan. Domain towards the web hosting through DNS, which will receive a standard and easy to follow instructions on how to setup your hosting company. After these steps your site is visible on the Internet and fully functional.