| A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting | | | | services like e-mail. Obtaining hosting: Web hosting is |
| service that allows individuals and organizations to | | | | often provided as part of a general Internet access |
| provide their own websites accessible via the World | | | | plan; there are many free and paid providers offering |
| Wide Web. | | | | these services. Such considerations include database |
| Web hosts are companies or individual that provides | | | | server software, scripting software, and operating |
| space on a server they own for use by their clients as | | | | system. Most hosting providers provide Linux-based |
| well as providing Internet connectivity, typically in a data | | | | web hosting which offers a wide range of different |
| center. Service scope: The scopes of hosting services | | | | software. A typical configuration for a Linux server is |
| are very wide. Web page hosting is generally sufficient | | | | the LAMP platform: Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. |
| only for personal web pages. As the in the question of | | | | Web Hosting in Pakistan: Pakistan is also making its |
| complex sites, this calls for a more comprehensive | | | | mark in the web hosting business, many companies |
| package that provides database support and | | | | and individuals host web sites of not only in its own |
| application development platforms like PHP, Java, and | | | | country but also other Asian countries and other |
| ASP.NET that facilitates customers installing scripts for | | | | countries in American and European continents. The |
| applications like forums and content management | | | | Pakistani web hosts also offer other services like SEO |
| somewhat like e-commerce for which SSL is also | | | | (Search Engine Optimization), email-marketing, web-site |
| required. | | | | evaluation and banner evaluation and mini site |
| The web hosts may also provide a Web interface | | | | development at different prices and rates depending |
| control panel (e.g. panel or Hosting Controller) for | | | | on the web-site to be hosted. |
| managing the Web server, installing scripts and other | | | | |