Web hosting refers to a kind of hosting service on the internet, which allows an individual or an organization to make his/her/its own website accessible to others, through the World Wide Web. As it is, web hosts are service providers, who provide space on a particular server, which they own or may lease for use by the clients. They also provide Internet connectivity as well, usually in a data center. Along with that, a website owner may also be provided with data center space as well as internet connectivity for servers which they do not own to be situated in their data center. This is known as colocation.

A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to provide their own website accessible via the World Wide Web. Data storage space accessed via the Internet, usually used to host web sites and data files and you need to buy space for keeping files.

Web hosting is a generic term which we will explain in the context of the web services you receive. Such services include:

* Registering a domain name, such as indersingh.com
* Using this domain name for serving a website such as http://indersingh.com
* Having a website building tool or a blog or CMS application.
* Others - backing up your important data online, supporting chat / voice services and so on.

In order to publish a website online, you need a Web host. The Web host stores all the pages of your website and makes them available to computers connected to the Internet. The domain name, such as "sony.com," is actually linked to an IP address that points to a specific computer. When somebody enters your domain name into their browser's address field, the IP address is located and Web site is loaded from your Web host.

A Web host can have anywhere from one to several thousand computers that run Web hosting software, such as Apache, OS X Server, or Windows Server. Most websites you see on the Web are accessed from a "shared host," which is a single computer that can host several hundred Web sites. Larger websites often use a "dedicated host," which is a single machine that hosts only one website. Sites with extremely high amounts of traffic, such as apple.com or microsoft.com, use several computers to host one site.

If you want to publish your own website, you'll need to sign up for a "Web hosting service." Finding a good Web host shouldn't be too hard, since their are thousands available. Just make sure the Web host you choose offers good technical support and ensures little or no downtime. You'll usually have to pay a monthly fee that varies depending on how much disk space and bandwidth your site will use. So it's a good idea to estimate how big your site will be and how much traffic you expect before signing up for a Web hosting service.