23-09-2017, 09:20 AM
A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their website accessible through the World Wide Web. Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server owned or leased for use by customers, as well as providing Internet connectivity, typically in a data center. Web hosts can also provide space in the data center and Internet connectivity for other servers located in their data center, called colocation, also known as Housing in Latin America or France.
Until 1991, the Internet was limited to use only ... for research and education in science and engineering ... and was used for email, telnet, FTP and USENET traffic, but only a small number of web pages. The protocols of the World Wide Web had just been written and not until the end of 1993 would there be a graphic web browser for Mac or Windows computers. Even after some open access to the Internet, the situation was confused until 1995.
To host a website on the Internet, an individual or company would need their own computer or server. As not all companies had the budget or experience to do this, web hosting services began to offer users of users' websites on their own servers, without the client needing to possess the infrastructure needed to operate the website. Website owners, also called webmasters would be able to create a website that would be hosted on the web hosting service server and posted on the web by the web hosting service.
As the number of users increased on the World Wide Web, there was growing pressure for companies, large and small, to have an online presence. In 1995, companies like GeoCities, Angelfire and Tripod were offering free hosting.
