Suppose you are new in the internet world and want to start an online business by creating your website. In such a scenario, there are some terminologies you must be knowledgeable about. The most important amongst these are web hosting and domain registration, which people usually get confused about.
Web Hosting and Domain registration are entirely two different things. Web hosting makes the files that comprise a website (code, images, etc.) available for viewing online. Every website you’ve ever visited is hosted on a server. When Web hosting providers allocate space on a web server for a website to store its files, they host a website.
On the contrary, a domain name is a unique name that helps to identify your website. Every website must a unique domain name that serves as an address used to access the website. And Domain registration is a service that helps people select a suitable name for their website.
Difference between the web hosting and domain registration
If you think of your website as an online store, a web host is the one who will provide the physical space where you display your store’s products. In this case, the text, images, videos, and other content make up your site.
Web hosting is basically of two types; shared hosting allows multiple websites to share a Web server and its resources among all the hosted websites. Shared hosting divides a Web server to accommodate and operate more than one website. For instance, a domain host provides a domain name, for instance, www.yourdomain.com, that visitors can utilize to locate your website. Thus, a domain name can be thought of as an address that directs people to the location of your website.
Domain hosts store the domain names, and they assist you in your registration. If you’re using a domain registered through a third-party provider, like “Pakchamp”, they are your domain host. Let us consider the example of a house.
At first, when a person wants to construct a house for their family, the first requirement is the land; after buying the land and constructing the house, a name/address is necessary to tell people where the house is located. The case of a website is very similar, web hosting provides some space on the server to let you store important files of your website, and then a domain registration helps provide a name/address to your website so the people can access it.
The fact is that although web hosting and domain registration are somewhat different things, they are always used together to let you make an online appearance. So, they both are of great importance for your business and its growth.
Conclusion
You might have understood by now that what the difference is between web hosting and domain registration and how important they are to your online business. Choosing the right web hosting and domain registration service is something you must spend time on and select the best and a professional one. Only a few good companies are offering these services in Pakistan, with our company’ Pakchamp’ being a well-reputed web hosting provider, and it would be an honor to be your host.