Web hosting is like renting space on the internet where you can store your website’s files. When someone wants to visit your website, their browser sends a request to the server where your website is hosted. The server then retrieves the necessary files (such as HTML, CSS, images, etc.) and sends them back to the user’s browser, which displays the website.
Think of web hosting as renting space in a building to store your belongings. In this analogy, your website files are your belongings, and the server is the storage space. Different types of hosting exist, including shared hosting (where multiple websites share resources on one server), VPS (Virtual Private Server) hosting (where your website has its own virtualized server), and dedicated hosting (where you have an entire physical server to yourself). The choice depends on factors like your website’s size, traffic, and specific needs.