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Disk Space
This indicates the amount of disk space that will be available to you on the hosts server to hold your web site files. Normally because HTML files are small, a web site (unless it has extensive graphics or database functionality) will be small, as low as 1 or 2 MB in most cases. When you do a search on FindMyHosting.com and select disk space as a factor in the search you are indicating a minimum level that you want a plan to offer. As an example, the FindMyHosting.com site, not including the database (i.e the web pages and graphics only) is about 3MB.
1. My web site has already been created - Use windows explorer to check the total MB of your site while it is still on your development machine. Then perhaps double your sites current size so that you have room to grow. When you check the total MB of your site don't forget to include the total MB of your graphics files.
2. My web site hasn't been created yet but I have a vague idea of how many pages it will have - A good rule of thumb is to assume approx. 50 KB per page (1 MB = 1000 KB, 1 GB = 1000 MB). 50 KB per page is on the high side so it's a conservative estimate for the average size of a web page.
| Number of Pages / Description | Approx Size of Your Site in MB |
| Very simple site, not much graphics, approximately 10 pages of text | Your site will probably be well under half a MB. Choosing 5MB as a minimum (the lowest disk space search level in FindMyHosting.com) will be more than you would ever need. |
| Some pictures and graphics, approximately 25 pages. | Your site will be approximately 1.5 MB, probably much less. So again, choosing "at least 5MB" in the disk space search option will be more than enough |
| Complex site with lots of text and graphics, javascript functions on most pages, approximately 100 pages. | Your site would be around 3 - 5MB in size, so you would probably be wise to select 20MB as the minimum level. This will give you lots of room to expand the site further |
| Complex site, lots of graphics and a database - You have about 1000 products in your database. | You would probably want to select at least 50MB, but you could select a higher level. You may find that its really not much more expensive to jump to say 500MB. A database can eat up disk space and obviously the more data you have in it, the more space it will take |
Often hosting companies will charge an extra fee if disk space exceeds the plan limits. If you think this could happen then either go with a higher MB limit from the start or check with the hosting provider to understand their policies on Disk Space. Remember, the addition of a database can significantly increase your requirements for disk space.