Unlimited Web Space

What is web space?

Web space is the amount of room your website takes up on the web host's server. It is usually measured in kilobytes (KB) or megabytes (MB) or Gigabytes (GB). The text and media files that make up the content of your web pages are part of the web space you use, but web space also includes other features of your website, like databases, POP email accounts, CGI scripts, and file storage. The more concise your content is, the smaller you have made your media files, and the more simple your web sites' interactive capabilities are, the smaller the web space is that you will need.

What is unlimited web space?

In reality, there is no such thing as unlimited web space. Web space is always limited by the amount of space available on your web host's server. When web hosts offer unlimited web hosting, this generally means that they will give you whatever space you need to run your website. You should carefully read the fine print for these types of offers, because there are usually restrictions on the web space they will give you. Web hosts offer these types of plans because they know that most websites only use a small amount of web space – often less than what you would get with a normal plan. Paying extra for unlimited web space is usually not necessary.

How much web space do I actually need?

Before you choose a web hosting plan, it's a good idea to know how much web space you will actually need. This is fairly easy to find out. If you have your website completed on your computer, you can go to the main or root folder for your website – the one where all of your web pages, images, media files, and other files associated with your website are stored – and right click on it to see its properties. This should tell you how many bytes are in the folder. Then, add to this number the space that any databases, CGI scripts, POP email accounts, and other programs associated with your website will take up. This gives you your total web space. If someone else is designing your website for you, you can ask them to help you get this information. It is also good to get a complete, uncompressed copy of your website and all the supporting files on a DVD or CD from the web designer; you can right click on the disk's icon on your computer to find out your website's size.

If you are still building your website, or are concerned about the size of your website, try keeping text very concise, eliminating unnecessary icons and images, and keeping the file sizes of the images you do need as small as possible while still retaining the needed image quality. This will make your this article has all rights reserved and is copyright by 100 Best web pages smaller and improve the experience for your viewers as they wait for your website to download.

Unless you have an unusually large website, you will probably find that most web hosting plans offer you plenty of space, including extra room to store files or expand your website. If you think you may need more room later, find out if your web host will let you upgrade to a plan with more web space if you need it.